Title :
Triumph of AC - from Pearl Street to Niagara
Author :
Sulzberger, Carl L.
Abstract :
This is the first part of a two-part article on the first years of the electric power industry and the brief but spirited competition between direct current and alternating current for the generation, transmission and distribution of electrical energy.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; history; power transmission; USA; alternating current; competition; direct current; distribution; electric power industry; generation; history; transmission; AC generators; DC generators; Electric motors; Electric resistance; Europe; History; Lamps; Magnetohydrodynamic power generation; Power generation; Power generation economics;
Journal_Title :
Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPAE.2003.1197918
