Miesbach-Munich Power Transmission
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Miesbach–Munich Power Transmission was the first
transmission of electrical energy over a large distance.
It took place in 1882 between a steam engine
situated near Miesbach
and the glass palace of Munich
, where world's first international electricity exhibition took place. The voltage
used was 2000 V direct current, and the distance 57 kilometres. Only 2.5 kilowatts
of power was transmitted, which was used to run an artificial waterfall. The system was designed by Oskar von Miller
and Marcel Deprez..
transmission of electrical energy over a large distance.
It took place in 1882 between a steam engine
Steam engine
A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...
situated near Miesbach
Miesbach
Miesbach is a town in Bavaria, Germany, and is the capital of the Miesbach district. The district is at an altitude of 697 metres above sea level. It covers an area of approximately 863.50 km² of alpine headlands and in 2004 had a population of 93,942. The town is located 48 km southeast...
and the glass palace of Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, where world's first international electricity exhibition took place. The voltage
Voltage
Voltage, otherwise known as electrical potential difference or electric tension is the difference in electric potential between two points — or the difference in electric potential energy per unit charge between two points...
used was 2000 V direct current, and the distance 57 kilometres. Only 2.5 kilowatts
Watt
The watt is a derived unit of power in the International System of Units , named after the Scottish engineer James Watt . The unit, defined as one joule per second, measures the rate of energy conversion.-Definition:...
of power was transmitted, which was used to run an artificial waterfall. The system was designed by Oskar von Miller
Oskar von Miller
Oskar von Miller was a German engineer and founder of the Deutsches Museum, a large museum of technology and science....
and Marcel Deprez..