4 Dec
2010
4 Dec
'10
10:51 a.m.
On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 22:28, Owen DeLong <owen@delong.com> wrote:
... This is easily done with AC and would be quite complex and inefficient (especially with the technology available at the time this decision was made) with DC.
Correct. Now, of course, with switched mode conversion and power FET technology DC-to-DC converter efficiency can be greater than 95% in optimized designs, but back when Edison and Tesla were arguing the merits, DC conversion was very inefficient compared to AC.