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Re: primary solid/ tube and DC TENSION LINES



Original poster: "Ed Phillips by way of Terry Fritz <twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <evp-at-pacbell-dot-net>

Tesla list wrote:
> 
> Original poster: "Mccauley, Daniel H by way of Terry Fritz
<twftesla-at-qwest-dot-net>" <daniel.h.mccauley-at-lmco-dot-com>
> 
> Actually, very long distance, very high voltage tension lines are DC ! ! ! !
> 
> Dan

	I believe some are now as high as 1000kV.  For a given conductor size
and line current (and hence power transfer) the DC has less corona loss.

Ed