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> In China and Europe, new cities and villages are being envisioned that will be entirely DC powered. Citation needed? Other then HVDC links or micro-generatio
by DoingIsLearning 5y ago
> In China and Europe, new cities and villages are being envisioned that will be entirely DC powered.
Citation needed? Other then HVDC links or micro-generation I can't see a practical use for DC unless you are entirely off-grid.
- naikrovek 5y agolots of things are envisioned every day. everyone has ideas; calling it "envisioned" doesn't make those things any more feasible or realistic. article author is either sole owner of a huge copper deposit or isn't articulating themselves very well. DC makes no sense for distribution at all.
- Skunkleton 5y agoBut DC is used for distribution, just at extremely high voltages.
- DoingIsLearning 5y agoHVDC is used in distribution for specific transfer between point A and point B, HVDC is not used _for_ distribution. Distribution implies a network that keeps getting downstepped until it reaches consumer nodes.
- twobitshifter 5y agoSan Francisco has a “secret dc grid serving 900 customers” - the problems described are now solvable. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26431569 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26431569
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- contingencies 5y agoI am aware of at least one American managed company here in China selling DC-all-the-things.