• DocumentCode
    1363963
  • Title

    Power and energy: Slowed electricity demand and high interest rates have forced utilities to generate, transmit, and distribute power more efficiently

  • Author

    Fischetti, M.A.

  • Author_Institution
    IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
  • Volume
    21
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    1984
  • Firstpage
    72
  • Lastpage
    77
  • Abstract
    The author examines the trends and equipment used in high-voltage DC for efficient transmission of electricity over long distances and for linking back-to-back networks. Superconducting generator projects are also examined.
  • Keywords
    DC power transmission; power system interconnection; superconducting machines; DC power transmission; high-voltage DC; linking back-to-back networks; long distances; power system interconnection; superconducting generators; transmission of electricity; Generators; HVDC transmission; Power generation; Power transformers; Switches; Transformer cores;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Spectrum, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9235
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MSPEC.1984.6370145
  • Filename
    6370145