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And there were likely multiple competing and incompatible formats in the early days. Utility is greatly reduced when some of the stuff you want won't work with
by Falkon1313 4y ago
And there were likely multiple competing and incompatible formats in the early days. Utility is greatly reduced when some of the stuff you want won't work with other stuff.
- cfn 4y agoYes, that I recall reading about, there were even competing DC grids and AC grids. I think Edison's was DC.
- samtho 4y agoEdison's was DC. He hated A/C and did public demonstrations of killing animals with A/C just to “prove” how dangerous it was. The Current Wars was a very interesting blip in history, and ultimately Tesla and Westinghouse won with A/C because of its ability travel over longer distances with minimal loss, the fact that minor variations in frequency can be used to determine current the load/demand ratio (allowing power plants to respond to load changes), and it’s voltage can be easily stepped up or down by passive devices (transformer).
- cfn 4y agoThat's exactly it, thaks for providing the missing context. As a youngster, I was a big fan of Edison and read a lot about him back then.