• DocumentCode
    1193086
  • Title

    Triumph of AC - from Pearl Street to Niagara

  • Author

    Sulzberger, Carl L.

  • Volume
    99
  • Issue
    3
  • fYear
    2003
  • Firstpage
    64
  • Lastpage
    67
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Power and Energy Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    1540-7977
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MPAE.2003.1197918
  • Filename
    1197918
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1193086