We all know that AC won the war vs DC back in the day.
But did you know high-voltage DC is still around? What’s more, it’s actually become quite useful!
Some countries have recently installed million-volt DC power lines that span thousands of kilometers!
While HVDC has various benefits over HVAC, naturally there are also a few drawbacks.
Join me for another exciting episode of EEK!
Off we go:
Previous EEK! videos that explain current, voltage, AC, DC, 3-phase AC power, RMS, Power Factor, and other exciting topics:
And there you have it.
Good video. This paper on the subject is from 2016 but still relevant.
http://www.cqlpe.ca/pdf/Herouxdctransition.pdf