1. Remote control of electrical network installations
1.1 Power grid: role and complexity
The role of the grid is to deliver non-storable electrical energy to where it's needed, when it's needed.
A large number of structures are required to maintain a high quality of service at all times, and at the lowest overall cost. In France, there are three main types of network.
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A powerful interconnection network serves :
on the one hand, to transport large quantities of energy over long distances, from producing areas to consuming areas;
secondly, to compensate for an accidental production shortfall in a zone, thanks to interconnection. In 1996, this network comprised 20,780 km of 400 kV lines...
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Remote control of electrical network installations
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