alt Hacker News> Or if one really cares about the loss, use direct current
I thought direct current had higher transmission losses vs AC
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teo_zero • yesterday at 11:44 AM
Tesla vs. Edison is back! :)
LargoLasskhyfv • yesterday at 11:24 AM
Not if it's really high direct current, like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current
Problem is they need these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_converter , for these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HVDC_converter_station which are expensive. So it depends on circumstances, how and when its economically feasible to use HVDC, or not.
AC has higher losses over a transmission wire because of the changing magnetic field that it induces which creates losses.