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Why is house current 60 Hz in the US?
Why is it 50 Hz in other parts of the world?
Is there some mathmatical formula that states that 50 and 60 Hz are the most efficient frequencies for power transmission?
I am reading a book about Edison and Tesla and the fight they had regarding how to generate electricity in the US (DC vs. AC).
Tesla was the AC proponent. At one point he told the engineers at Westinghouse that 60 Hz was better than what they were using (133 Hz). I was wondering why. ---Marc
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Why is it 50 Hz in other parts of the world?
Is there some mathmatical formula that states that 50 and 60 Hz are the most efficient frequencies for power transmission?
I am reading a book about Edison and Tesla and the fight they had regarding how to generate electricity in the US (DC vs. AC).
Tesla was the AC proponent. At one point he told the engineers at Westinghouse that 60 Hz was better than what they were using (133 Hz). I was wondering why. ---Marc
I had trouble deciding where to post this question, so I put it in the Cafe.