Jean-Jacques Archambault

Jean-Jacques Archambault ( 1919 - December 23, 2001 ) was a Canadian electrical engineer and engineer. At Hydro-Québec he developed the world's first three-phase transmission system with high voltage of 735 kV.

The Canadian section of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) awards him the Jean-Jacques Archambault Award of Merit for work in the field of electrical power engineering .

Work

Hydro-Québec's hydropower plants in eastern Canada are hundreds of kilometers from major metropolitan areas. In the 1960s, he developed the world's first three-phase transmission system that works with a high voltage of 735 kV instead of the 315 kV that was customary at the time, for the most economical transmission of the electrical energy produced over long distances to the consumers . The world's first 735 kV line from Rivière Manicouagan to Boucherville near Montreal was put into operation on November 29, 1965.

Individual evidence

^ IEEE Canada : Biography of Jean Jacques Archambault . July 31, 2006. Retrieved November 25, 2009.
^ Vijay K. Sood: IEEE Milestone: 40th Anniversary of 735 kV Transmission System. (PDF, 1.58 MB) IEEE Canadian Review, 2006, accessed on March 2, 2012 (French).

personal data
SURNAME	Archambault, Jean-Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Canadian electrical engineer
DATE OF BIRTH	1919
DATE OF DEATH	December 23, 2001

[1] IEEE Canada : Biography of Jean Jacques Archambault . July 31, 2006. Retrieved November 25, 2009.

[2] Vijay K. Sood: IEEE Milestone: 40th Anniversary of 735 kV Transmission System. (PDF, 1.58 MB) IEEE Canadian Review, 2006, accessed on March 2, 2012 (French).