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In alternating current the flow of electric charge periodically reverses direction. Nikola Tesla was an inventor, mechanical engineer, and electrical engineer. Tesla devised a better system for electrical transmission - the AC system that we use in our homes today. AC offered great advantages over the DC system. By using Tesla's newly developed Transformers, AC voltages could be stepped up and transmitted over long distances through thin wires.
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What do alternating currents do'?
It is an alternating current that switches its polarity 60 times in a second. 60 Hertz is the frequency that electricity is generated in the U.S.
What are alternating currents?
This Website shows you what alternating currents are: http://www.play-hookey.com/ac_theory/
What has the author Franz Ollendorff written?
Franz Ollendorff has written: 'Technische Elektrodynamik' -- subject(s): Electrodynamics, Electronics 'Die Welt der Vektoren' -- subject(s): Vector analysis 'Die grundlagen der hochfrequenztechnik' -- subject(s): Alternating Electric currents, Electric currents, Alternating, Electricity
What were the earliest types of electricity that scientists experimented with?
static electricity and current electricity
What are currents that change direction?
Alternating Current
What is alternating electricity?
same as DC electricity
What has the author Thomas Holmes Blakesley written?
Harlan Morse Blake has written: 'Cases and materials on antitrust law' -- subject(s): Cases, Industrial Trusts, Restraint of trade
What has the author Alexander Russell written?
Alexander Russell has written: 'A treatise on the theory of alternating currents' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Alternating Electric currents
Which sources produce alternating current?
AC generators, powerplants etc produce alternating currents.
What has the author Knox McIlwain written?
Knox McIlwain has written: 'High-frequency alternating currents' -- subject(s): Alternating Electric currents 'Principles of color television'
What has the author Edith Clarke written?
Edith Clarke has written: 'Circuit analysis of A-C power systems' -- subject(s): Alternating Electric currents, Alternating current, Electric circuits, Electric currents, Alternating, Electric power distribution
What are two types of currents?
Direct current and alternating current
