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Medium-voltage substations

Authors: Georges VALENTIN, René FONDEUR, Bernard JOYEUX‐BOUILLON, Jean‐Claude TURPAIN

Publication date: September 10, 1996 | Lire en français

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    1. Terminology

    • Transmission network: HVB network linking generating stations to the transformer substations that supply the HV distribution network.

    • Public distribution network: HV or LV (low voltage) network that supplies electricity directly to the distributor's regular customers.

    • Private network: internal network for an industrial or tertiary installation requiring significant power.

    • Source structure: network structure comprising source substations (delivery and/or power plant substations) and distribution substations.

    • Private distribution structure: HV and LV network structure internal to industrial or tertiary installations.

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