The electric third rail makes it more difficult to do maintenance safely. 1000V DC current will literally burn a person to a black crisp.

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Inverters and microinverters convert the direct current (DC) power produced by solar panels into alternating current (AC) used in homes and businesses.

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It's high-voltage, high-current DC, which is not too far off of automotive electronics from a technology standpoint.

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Among the custom-integration features included in all Denon "CI" models are a RS-232 for 3rd Party control and assignable high current DC trigger outputs.

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The reserve power category includes backup batteries and related products that provide a continuous supply of direct current (DC) during power outages.

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If Donegal Celtic win the Championship, Institute will be relegated but they will go into a two-legged play-off if current leaders DC finish second.

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If and when they do, there is a chance DC could become the preferable current for long distance.

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At current fuel costs, I could orbit DC 195.3 times in my 2012 Subaru Forester for the same amount of money.

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High-voltage DC can carry power over long distances at lower cost than alternating current, but the transformers still cost too much to make the idea widespread.

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