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Article #16657Re: DC to AC on large scale???
From: Scott Dorsey
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:40
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 15:40
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In article <C1HG4I.EG4@ms.uky.edu> msunde01@mik.uky.edu writes: > >Wouldn't using motors and generators cause a big drop in efficiency?? It >seems to me that a lot of power would be wasted in converting the >electricity to mechanical power and back . . .. But then I suppose that's >exactly what gave somebody(-ies) the idea of doing it with silicon ?? Yes, that's why M-G sets aren't too popular anymore. You can get up to eighty percent efficiency at peak load, but the problem is that with a load that varies considerably, a set designed to handle the peak load will be extremely inefficient when less power is required. --scott
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!news.larc.nasa.gov!grissom.larc.nasa.gov!kludge From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov (Scott Dorsey) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: DC to AC on large scale??? Date: 27 Jan 1993 15:40:38 GMT Organization: NASA Langley Research Center and Reptile Farm Lines: 12 Message-ID: <1k6admINNs37@rave.larc.nasa.gov> References: <schumach.728009085@convex.convex.com> <C1HG4I.EG4@ms.uky.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: grissom.larc.nasa.gov