DocumentCode
107164
Title
The Beginning of Electric Energy Transmission: Part Two [Historical]
Author
Guarnieri, Massimo
Volume
7
Issue
2
fYear
2013
fDate
Jun-13
Firstpage
52
Lastpage
59
Abstract
After the early experimental lines realized by Gaulard and Gibbs of 1881?1884, the consequent theoretical investigations by Ferraris, and the improvements developed at Ganz & Co. (Budapest, Hungary) by Zipernowsky, Blathy, and Deri, who in 1885 introduced the ZBD scheme (from their initials), engineers soon started building on alternating currents (ac) in several countries. Early operative ac systems, which exploited the capability of transformers to step voltages up and down, soon appeared, aimed at distributing and transmitting electric power over long distances.
Keywords
power transformers; power transmission; alternating currents; closed magnetic circuit; electric energy transmission; electric power; public lighting; step voltages; step-down transformers; theoretical investigations; transformers; AC machines; Alternators; Electrical machines; History; Induction motors; Power distribution; Power generation; Power transmission;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Industrial Electronics Magazine, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
1932-4529
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/MIE.2013.2256297
Filename
6532479
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