International Council on Large Electric Systems
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The International Council on Large Electric Systems or CIGRE is a world organization in the field of high voltage electricity
. It was founded in Paris, France
in 1921. The scope of its activities include the technical and economical aspects of the electrical grid, as well as the environmental and regulatory aspects.
More specifically, CIGRE's objectives are:
Through the years, CIGRE has become a privileged meeting place for actors in the field of electrical energy: researchers, solution providers, utilities, regulators and normalisation institutions, and generally all electrical engineers involved with electrical power.
Electricity
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. It was founded in Paris, France
France
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in 1921. The scope of its activities include the technical and economical aspects of the electrical grid, as well as the environmental and regulatory aspects.
More specifically, CIGRE's objectives are:
- facilitate the technical exchanges among the actors of production and transmission of electrical energy ;
- communicate the state of the art and the technical knowledge in these fields ;
- inform the decision makers and regulators in the field of high voltage electricity by means of publication on its magazine Electra or through the organization of biannual conferences, named Sessions that take place on the even years in Paris, France.
Through the years, CIGRE has become a privileged meeting place for actors in the field of electrical energy: researchers, solution providers, utilities, regulators and normalisation institutions, and generally all electrical engineers involved with electrical power.
Internal Organisation
The work at CIGRE is divided in study committees :- A1 Rotating Electrical Machines
- A2 TransformerTransformerA transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductors—the transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core and thus a varying magnetic field...
s - A3 High Voltage Equipment
- B1 Insulated Cables
- B2 Overhead Lines
- B3 Substations
- B4 HVDC and Power Electronics
- B5 Protection and Automation
- C1 System Development and Economics
- C2 System Operation and Control
- C3 System Environmental Performance
- C4 Systema Technical Performance
- C5 Electricity Markets and Regulation
- C6 Distribution Systems and Dispersed Generation
- D1 Materials and Emerging Test Techniques
- D2 Information Systems and Telecommunications
External links
- CIGRE website
- http://www.cigre.org/userfiles/What%20is%20CIGRE/Cigre%20Plaquette-BD4-GB.pdf CIGRE flyer 2011
- CIGRE Australia website