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Same reason you don't repurpose a train into an airplane, the two have different benefits and drawbacks, and are used for different purposes.
by pyrale 2y ago
Same reason you don't repurpose a train into an airplane, the two have different benefits and drawbacks, and are used for different purposes.
- bsder 2y agoCopper wires are copper wires. There are 3 of them for 3 phases. They are sized for AC and AC losses. DC does not require 3 phases. DC does not have any skin effect or corona losses and thus can operate on smaller wires. The problem, of course, is that HVDC requires a DC terminal which costs money. It is likely quite a bit easier to build two HVDC terminal on land that the electric company likely already owns than rip up and rewire a whole boatload of long distance wiring.