Title: Discussion Board - AC/DC
Course: 2016FA-MCO-110-401 > Section: Module 3: Power

As you may already know, circuits can use one of two different types of current flow. AC, or alternating current and DC or direct current. In DC, the electric charge only flows in one direction, but with AC the direction can change periodically.

The invention of the different current types were discovered by two different men. Thomas Edison was credited for direct current generation and distribution while Nikola Tesla was credited for alternating current.

Read this article from the Electrical Engineering Portal: AC versus DC. Those were the days… and this article from Live Science Nikola Tesla vs. Thomas Edison: Who Was the Better Inventor?. These articles discuss the discoverys made by Tesla and Edison and their subsequent rivalry. They also give you more insight on how alternating power and direct power (both still in use today) came to be.

Which system do you think was better? Could things have gone differently that would have changed the way we use power today? Answer these questions in the discussion board. You may need to do some outside research to properly prepare your answer. Make sure to comment on at least one of your fellow classmate's posts letting them know whether you agree or disagree and why.

Post your responses here. You will need to make your thread before you are able to read or respond to others.