The transformer's ability to step AC voltage up or down with ease gives AC an advantage unmatched by DC in the realm of power distribution in figure below. When transmitting electrical power over long distances, it is far more efficient to do so with stepped-up voltages and stepped-down currents (smaller-diameter wire with less resistive power losses), then step the voltage back down and the current back up for industry, business, or consumer use use.

http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_1/1.html

Best regards.

 

Thanks for the correction, there is a superfluous "use" in there.

Dave

 

trunks14:

Thanks for pointing out the correction. You are listed as trunks14@allaboutcircuits.com in the Conributors List, Appendix A-2 at ibiblio where the correction has been entered.

http://www.openbookproject.net//electricCircuits/AC/AC_A2.html

Dennis

 

Many eyes do no bugs make.

 

Many eyes do no bugs make.

See: http://www.allaboutcircuits.com/vol_2/chpt_1/1.html

Between the Step-up Transformer and Transformer-TM-line diagrams (last two diagrams at the bottom of the article):

The transformer's ability to step AC voltage up or down with ease gives AC an advantage unmatched by DC in the realm of power distribution in figure below. When transmitting electrical power over long distances, it is far more efficient to do so with stepped-up voltages and stepped-down currents (smaller-diameter wire with less resistive power losses), then step the voltage back down and the current back up for industry, business, or consumer use use.

Dave

 

I saw it, I was semi quoting something I heard about open source, in that with everyone contributing bugs tend not to last very long. It was referring to Linux as I recall.

 

I saw it, I was semi quoting something I heard about open source, in that with everyone contributing bugs tend not to last very long. It was referring to Linux as I recall.

My bad! Bizarre thing is, that "bug" has probably been in there since the e-book was originally published here at AAC 5 years ago - I guess it never caused a "crash" before!

Dave