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André-Marie Ampère and the two hundred years of electrodynamics
On September 18, 1820, the French scientist André-Marie Ampère presented his first reflections on the equivalence between magnets and currents at the Paris Academy of Sciences.
This intervention followed the reproduction in front of this same academy, a week earlier, of the Danish scientist Hans Christian Oersted’s famous experiment during which the compass needle deflected when approaching a conducting wire connected to a Volta-type battery.1946 PARIS OPENING SESSION SPEECH
Our great family of CIGRE endured a Session in 1939 whereby “heavy storm clouds already threatened the world.” [Quotes from 1946 Opening Session by Ernest MERCIER]. “They burst with the implacable fury of a world-wide cataclysm.”
System Operations impact of Covid-19: European Perspective
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a viral pneumonia of unknown cause detected in Wuhan, China, was first reported to the WHO Country Office in China on December 31, 2019. On February 11, 2020, WHO announced a name for the new coronavirus disease: Covid-19, and this virus has since become a worldwide pandemic with a major socio-economic impact.
Rethinking power grid resilience: experiences and lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
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Electra
June 2020
Edito:
- Strategy and decisions during difficult times
- 1946 Paris Opening Session speech
Global Connections
- System Operations impact of Covid-19: European Perspective
- The mastering of large electrical systems - Interview with André Merlin
- The Emissions Gap: The current decade is defining for our future
- Hydrogen scalable production for a sustainable and breathable world
Life of Association
- General Assembly
- Distinguished Member Awards 2020
- Technical Council Awards 2020
- Thesis Award 2020 : Roni Irnawan
Annual Reports
- B3: Substations and electrical installations
- B4: DC systems and power electronics
- B5: Protection and automation
Working Group Report
- WG A2.54: Load sound power levels for specification purposes of three-phase 50 Hz and 60 Hz liquid-filled power transformers
Technical Brochures
- 798 - WG B4.66: Implications for harmonics and filtering of the installation of HVDC converter stations in close proximity
- 799 - WG C4.31 : Assessment of conducted disturbances above 2 kHz in MV and LV power systems
- 800 - WG B5.47: Network protection performance audits
- 801 - WG B1.44: Guidelines for safe work on cable systems under induced voltages or currents
- 802 - WG B3.45: Application of non-SF6 gases or gas-mixtures in medium voltage and high voltage gas-insulated switchgear
- 803 - WG C5.24: Exploring the market value of Smart Grids and interactions with wholesale (TSO) and distribution (DSO) markets
