Comment on [discussion] DC (direct current) power network
explore_broaden@midwest.social 2 months agoHow does AC have an advantage in long-distance transmission? Arguably they can be more efficient.
Comment on [discussion] DC (direct current) power network
explore_broaden@midwest.social 2 months agoHow does AC have an advantage in long-distance transmission? Arguably they can be more efficient.
Phoenix3875@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Sorry I wasn’t being clear. AC is used for connecting within areas of densely populated cities, e.g. British National Grid. If we are talking about really long distances (> hundreds of kilometers), HVDC is indeed preferred.
I was talking about a trend of some factories replacing AC from power grids (possibility generated in nearby cities) with DC from solar panels on their rooftops. So it’s a long distance compared to that.