Jean-Jacques Archambault was a Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

 engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

, died December 23, 2001. He worked at Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec

Hydro-Québec is a government-owned public utility established in 1944 by the Government of Quebec. Based in Montreal, the company is in charge of the generation, transmission and distribution of electricity across Quebec....

 and is known for is work on the 735kV electric transmission

Electric power transmission

Electric-power transmission is the bulk transfer of electrical energy, from generating power plants to Electrical substations located near demand centers...

 technology.

735-kV transmission line

Shortly after being hired as a planner at Hydro-Québec he showed interest in the 735-kV innovative idea. In 1962, while many American specialists affirmed that a 735-kV line was impossible to develop, the Commission hydroélectrique de Québec approved his idea and launched a project to install a transmission line between Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

 and the Manicouagan-Outardes

Manicouagan Reservoir

Manicouagan Reservoir is an annular lake in central Quebec, Canada. The lake covers an area of 1,942 km², and its eastern shore is accessible via Route 389. The island in the centre of the lake is known as René-Levasseur Island, and its highest point is Mount Babel...

 complex. The 735-kV technology was described as the technological innovation of the 20th century for Quebec by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

The Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec is the self-regulatory body that governs Quebec's 55,000 professional engineers. In Quebec, the OIQ carefully monitors compliance with rules of this trade and with the professional integrity of members, while also overseeing the development of the engineering...

.

The Eastern Canada Council of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers is a non-profit professional association headquartered in New York City that is dedicated to advancing technological innovation and excellence...

gives out the Jean-Jacques Archambault Award of Merit in his honour.