What are the advantages of current transmission over voltage transmission?
B Thread Starter bala_ayya Joined Jun 23, 2008 1 Jun 23, 2008 #1 What are the advantages of current transmission over voltage transmission?
beenthere Joined Apr 20, 2004 15,819 Jun 23, 2008 #2 That is not a reasonable question. It requires a difference in potential (voltage) to cause a flow of current). You can't have one without the other. It is usual to have very high voltages in power transmission to minimize current. Look up the price of copper to see why.
That is not a reasonable question. It requires a difference in potential (voltage) to cause a flow of current). You can't have one without the other. It is usual to have very high voltages in power transmission to minimize current. Look up the price of copper to see why.
SgtWookie Joined Jul 17, 2007 22,230 Jun 23, 2008 #3 Perhaps the OP is referring to the transfer of information via current rather than voltage? In a series circuit, there will be voltage drops along the way, but current will have the same value at any point in the circuit.
Perhaps the OP is referring to the transfer of information via current rather than voltage? In a series circuit, there will be voltage drops along the way, but current will have the same value at any point in the circuit.