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Re: LED lighting for garden


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  • Subject: Re: LED lighting for garden
  • From: Ian Oliver <ioliver.lists@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2001 16:01:12 +0100
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In article <01d001c0c806$3ea39200$0601a8c0@xxxxxxx>, Ian
Lowe
wrote:
> 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?

Nope.  The reason AC is better is because you can use transformers - ship
the energy around at higher voltage and you get lower losses. The you
transform down for safety later on.

Regards

Ian Oliver
Sunny Leeds, UK
Using Java on Tini for control via Dallas 1-wire




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