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First long-distance high-voltage three-phase power transmission — Lauffen-Frankfurt

1891 AD · Transmission: Global
EnergyEngineeringSystemGermanic

At the 1891 International Electrotechnical Exhibition in Frankfurt am Main, the world's first long-distance (175 km), high-voltage (15 kV), highly efficient (75%) power transmission was demonstrated using three-phase alternating current, transmitting 300 horsepower from Lauffen. The project was led by Oskar von Miller, with Michael Dolivo-Dobrowolsky (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft, AEG) and Charles Eugene Lancelot Brown (Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon). This demonstration directly influenced the subsequent worldwide adoption of three-phase AC transmission as the standard.

InstitutionAEG (Allgemeine Elektricitäts-Gesellschaft)
Historical regionLauffen am Neckar – Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Primary sourceLauffen-Frankfurt three-phase transmission demonstration, International Electrotechnical Exhibition, 1891.
Secondary sourceIEEE Engineering and Technology History Wiki — "Milestones: Long Distance Electric Power Transmission Using Three-Phase Alternating Current, 1891"
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