War of Currents
an era of clash between use of Alternating and Direct Current for electric power distribution
Episodes
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#5757: Why the Grid Still Runs on AC When DC WonEvery reason AC beat DC has been overturned by power electronics. So why is your wall socket still AC?Main topic -
#5758: Why Your Outlet Is 120 Volts and Europe's Is 230The US isn't really a 120-volt country — it's 120/240 split-phase. Here's the engineering logic behind the numbers on your panel.