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    Westinghouse advocated for alternating current which could be transformed to higher voltages allowing transmission over greater distances with lower energy losses compared to direct current. While alternating current caused energy losses from radiation and eddy currents, it required fewer and thinner wires than direct current to transmit the same power over long distances. Edison's direct current worked well over short distances without losses but was not practical for long-distance transmission due to the many thick wires needed to deliver high currents.

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    Westinghouse advocated for alternating current which could be transformed to higher voltages allowing transmission over greater distances with lower energy losses compared to direct current. While alternating current caused energy losses from radiation and eddy currents, it required fewer and thinner wires than direct current to transmit the same power over long distances. Edison's direct current worked well over short distances without losses but was not practical for long-distance transmission due to the many thick wires needed to deliver high currents.

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    Westinghouse advocated for alternating current which could be transformed to higher voltages allowing transmission over greater distances with lower energy losses compared to direct current. While alternating current caused energy losses from radiation and eddy currents, it required fewer and thinner wires than direct current to transmit the same power over long distances. Edison's direct current worked well over short distances without losses but was not practical for long-distance transmission due to the many thick wires needed to deliver high currents.

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    Westinghouse advocated for alternating current which could be transformed to higher voltages allowing transmission over greater distances with lower energy losses compared to direct current. While alternating current caused energy losses from radiation and eddy currents, it required fewer and thinner wires than direct current to transmit the same power over long distances. Edison's direct current worked well over short distances without losses but was not practical for long-distance transmission due to the many thick wires needed to deliver high currents.

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    Westinghouse (AC)
    Advantages
    Disadvantages
    Through the use of
    - energy loss in radiation
    transformers, the voltage
    and eddy currents
    could be stepped up or
    generated in nearby
    down as required.
    metals.
    Higher voltages meant that
    AC could be transmitted
    over greater distances
    than DC, with smaller
    energy losses.
    Less clumps of wires
    Edison (DC)

    Advantages
    Edison had the initial
    advantage DC worked well
    over short distances
    Not causing losses through
    electromagnetic radiation
    or magnetic induction.

    Disadvantages
    DC could only be
    generated and distributed
    at the voltages at which it
    was used by consumers.
    Too many wires to transmit
    large currents

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