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Re: LED lighting for garden
- To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: LED lighting for garden
- From: patrickl@xxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 14:25:12 -0000
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> Ian,
>
> Are you sure about that? whilst I know that higher voltages result
in a
> lower loss, (hence the Supergrid 220Kv Distribution pylon I can see
from my
> window)
> I was pretty sure that the losses experienced by simple DC will
always be
> higher than an AC waveform?
>
> Going back to history, isn't that why Tesla's AC distribution was
better
> than Edison's DC plants? because you could get power further away
from the
> generating station?
Phew, even though my memory of A level physics is hazy, I'm glad
someone has the same recollection as me. All to do with P=I^2 R isn't
it?
Patrick
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