Miesbach–Munich Power Transmission

Monument to Miesbach–Munich Power Transmission, in the Alter Botanischer Garten (Munich)

Miesbach–Munich Power Transmission was the first^[1] transmission of electrical energy over a large distance.

It took place in 1882 between a steam engine situated near Miesbach and the glass palace of Munich, where world's first international electricity exhibition took place. The voltage used was 2000 V direct current, and the distance 57 kilometres. Only 2.5 kilowatts of power was transmitted, which was used to run an artificial waterfall. The system was designed by Oskar von Miller and Marcel Deprez.^[2].

References

1. ^ "Entwicklung der Gleichstromtechnik im Deutschen Museum in München: Memorialchart for the first transmission of electrical energy over a large distance". http://www.deutsches-museum.de/de/ausstellungen/energie/starkstromtechnik/gleichstrom/. Retrieved 2007-12-02.  Note the voltage of 1,400 V
2. ^ Jos Arrillaga (1998). High Voltage Direct Current Transmission. Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). p. page 1. ISBN 9780852969410. http://books.google.com/books?id=I2mdgdflTQUC&pg=PA1. Retrieved 2009-01-06. 

See also

• High-voltage direct current

External links

• "Von Miesbach nach München - die erste Fernübertragung von elektrischem Strom. Pioniertat durch Oscar von Miller". http://www.vde.com/VDE/Fachgesellschaften/ETG/Arbeitsgebiete/Geschichte+der+Energietechnik/Oeffentlich/Miesbach-Muenchen.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-02.