On Wed, Jun 9, 2010 at 3:50 AM, Charles Craft wrote: > 2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Submarine_power_cable > How do they convert the HVDC back to AC? > DC motors turning AC generators? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-voltage_direct_current I heard about this long time ago when I was a secondary school student after visiting various power stations during a summer camp. I heard it in the university as well. But in real life, I might only came across this one since an adjunct professor from Southern California Edision gave some lecturers about Power Generation. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_DC_Intertie I heard SCE was considering setting up Electric Charging Stations for the Electric Vehicles across Southern California. That must be a vaporware... -- Xiaofan http://mcuee.blogspot.com -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist