Bob Ammerman wrote:
> DC is used for very high voltage (1 MVolt+!) long
> distance power transmission. For one thing, it
> avoids the skin effect.

Could you, please, estimate the depth of a skin
effect in copper lines at 60Hz AC.

Mike.

(Perhaps losses due to coronal glow at 1 MVolt+ are
greater)

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