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AC and DC Battle For Data Center Efficiency Crown

Posted by samzenpus on from the who-made-who dept.

jfruh writes "AC beat DC in the War of the Currents that raged in the late 19th century, which means that most modern data centers today run on AC power. But as cloud computing demands and rising energy prices force providers to squeeze every ounce of efficiency out of their data centers, DC is getting another look."

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  1. Re:War of the currents by stanlyb · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    You man, don't know anything about analog current and digital one. Sorry, go and take this course again. With A+. The cheapest way to transport electricity from point A to point B is to use, surprise, the "wave" format. The sinusoid one.