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2. Fundamental technical options
Choices concerning the main technical orientations can have significant long-term technical and economic consequences for the electrical energy distributor, as well as for users. However, some of the options outlined below have become global standards, and would be particularly difficult to challenge.
2.1 General options for MV and LV networks
2.1.1 Types of electric current
Historically, direct current was used in many large cities in industrialized countries. In Paris, for example, the...
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Bibliography
- (1) - Collection de la direction des études et recherches d'EDF - La planification des réseaux électriques. - Eyrolles (1984).
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