Re: DC to AC on large scale???

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From: Richard A. Schumacher
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 00:44

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In <1k0rksINNc34@rave.larc.nasa.gov> kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey) writes:

>Actually, motor generator sets were pretty common up until about ten years
>ago when efficient silicon stuff became available.  You even see AC-DC

Sure, but the original question was about regional power distribution.
Did anyone ever use MG sets to convert AC to DC to feed more than a
few city blocks?

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