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Yves PELENC: Honorary Scientific Director Merlin Gerin - Former Professor at the Institut National Polytechnique de Grenoble
INTRODUCTION
Updated reprint of article published in 1988
For the time being, the use of direct current (DC) is still not widespread in high-voltage applications. However, the study of phenomena linked to its interruption is a prerequisite whose pedagogical virtues are irreplaceable when it comes to understanding AC outage problems in the best possible conditions.
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- - De façon générale, on se reportera utilement aux travaux du Groupe 13 Appareillage de coupure de la Conférence Internationale des Grands Réseaux Électriques (CIGRE), publiés dans la revue Electra et dans les comptes rendus des sessions qui se tiennent à Paris les années paires. Pour la moyenne tension, on se référera aux travaux des Congrès Internationaux des Réseaux...
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