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From: jans@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM (Jan Steinman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Re: Free power from 'whispering wires' ??
Message-ID: <3677@tekgvs.GVS.TEK.COM>
Date: 11 Jul 88 17:25:25 GMT
Organization: Tektronix Inc., Beaverton, Or.
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<<4. What percentage of the high-voltage lines that one sees in the countryside 
are AC and what percentage are DC?>>


I don't think this is correct.  I've seen pictures of huge (I mean 40-60 feet 
tall) thyristors, which are supposedly used for line synching high voltage DC 
transmission lines to a local grid.  I believe the article mentioned that DC 
transmission was efficient enough to more than overcome the conversion losses.

I didn't work out the math, nor can I recall the publication.  Anyone else know 
something about this?

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