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On Sat, 29 Nov 2014 16:04:03 -0500 "Matt Emmerton" <matt@gsicomp.on.ca> wrote: > You might be interested to learn that many electrical utilities > across the world use DC transmission systems over hundreds or > thousands of kilometers. >=20 > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_HVDC_projects Too funny, a few years back another discussion on a FreeBSD or Linux mailing list was about the DC preconception, that only AC could be used for current transmission. Even dictionaries mention that it's common practise to use DC too. "high voltage direct current transmission <HVDC transmission> Hochspannungsgleichstrom=C3=BCbertragung {f} <HG=C3=9C>" - http://www.dict.cc/?s=3Dcurrent+transmission
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