The Beginning of Electric Energy Transmission: Part Two [Historical] (original) (raw)
2013, IEEE Industrial Electronics Magazine
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The paper explores the historical development of electric energy transmission, focusing on the emergence of direct current (DC) systems during the 19th century. It highlights key figures such as Werner Siemens, Zénobe Gramme, and Thomas Edison, detailing their contributions to the technological advancements that made widespread electric power distribution possible. The text delves into significant events, such as the Wiener Weltausstellung and various exhibitions, illustrating how demonstrations and innovations paved the way for the acceptance and utilization of electric energy. The analysis underscores the transition from early DC systems to more efficient alternating current (AC) systems, setting the stage for modern electricity transmission technologies.
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The history of electricity reveals a series of discoveries with the simplest discoveries being made first and more complex discoveries being made later. Some discoveries could not be made without certain prior discoveries having been made. The earliest forms of electricity to be experienced by people were those that occur naturally such as lightning and those resulting from simple activities like rubbing an object which causes electricity by means of friction. Systematic experimentation concerning electricity began after the scientific revolution with scientists constructing simple machines to create electricity and conducting simple experiments that showed electric charges could be positive or negative and that insulating material could stop an electric charge being lost from a charged object. Current electricity required the prior discovery of a battery such as the voltaic pile, and only when current electricity could be made, was it possible to discover the connection between electricity and magnetism. Once current electricity was produced, it was soon discovered that an electric current affected the behavior of a compass needle, leading to the invention of the electromagnet and eventually to Faraday's invention of the electric motor and the electric generator.
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