Compensateur statique d'énergie réactiveUn compensateur statique d'énergie réactive (en anglais SVC, Static VAR Compensator, en français parfois CER ou CSPR), est un dispositif de l'électronique de puissance destiné à compenser la circulation de puissance réactive sur les réseaux électriques. Il fait partie du groupe des FACTS. thumb|Schéma unifilaire typique Il est composé : d'un banc de condensateurs, fixe ou commutable de façon discrète, qui fournit du réactif.
Gestionnaire de réseau de transportDans l'Union européenne, un gestionnaire de réseau de transport (GRT) est une entreprise chargée de la gestion de tout ou partie d'un réseau de transport d'énergie (électricité ou gaz). Le réseau de transport est complété par le réseau de distribution, auquel sont reliés la plupart des consommateurs ; seuls quelques gros consommateurs (dits « électro-intensifs » ou plus rarement « gaz-intensifs ») sont directement connectés au réseau de transport.
Electricity deliveryElectricity delivery is the process that starts after generation of electricity in the power station, up to the use by the consumer.
DumsorIn Ghana, dumsor (dum sɔ 'off and on') is a persistent, irregular, and unpredictable electric power outage. The frequent Ghanaian blackouts are caused by power supply shortage. Ghanaian generating capacity by 2015 was 400-600 megawatts, less than Ghana needed. Ghanaian electricity distributors regularly shed load with rolling blackouts. At the beginning of 2015, the dumsor schedule went from 24 hours with light and 12 without to 12 hours with light and 24 without.
Ancillary services (electric power)Ancillary services are the services necessary to support the transmission of electric power from generators to consumers given the obligations of control areas and transmission utilities within those control areas to maintain reliable operations of the interconnected transmission system. "Ancillary services are all services required by the transmission or distribution system operator to enable them to maintain the integrity and stability of the transmission or distribution system as well as the power quality".
Cascading failureA cascading failure is a failure in a system of interconnected parts in which the failure of one or few parts leads to the failure of other parts, growing progressively as a result of positive feedback. This can occur when a single part fails, increasing the probability that other portions of the system fail. Such a failure may happen in many types of systems, including power transmission, computer networking, finance, transportation systems, organisms, the human body, and ecosystems.
Mains electricity by countryMains electricity by country includes a list of countries and territories, with the plugs, voltages and frequencies they commonly use for providing electrical power to low voltage appliances, equipment, and lighting typically found in homes and offices. (For industrial machinery, see industrial and multiphase power plugs and sockets.) Some countries have more than one voltage available. For example, in North America the supply to most premises is split-phase, with 240 volts between phases and 120 volts between either phase and neutral.
Groupe convertisseurUn groupe convertisseur est un système électrotechnique permettant de modifier une alimentation électrique (tension / courant), en utilisant deux machines tournantes couplées mécaniquement. L'une est utilisée en moteur, l'autre en génératrice. Les caractéristiques différentes des deux machines permettent une transformation de l'énergie électrique au sens des tensions et des courants.
Aluminium-conductor steel-reinforced cableAluminium conductor steel-reinforced cable (ACSR) is a type of high-capacity, high-strength stranded conductor typically used in overhead power lines. The outer strands are high-purity aluminium, chosen for its good conductivity, low weight, low cost, resistance to corrosion and decent mechanical stress resistance. The centre strand is steel for additional strength to help support the weight of the conductor. Steel is of higher strength than aluminium which allows for increased mechanical tension to be applied on the conductor.
Submarine power cableA submarine power cable is a transmission cable for carrying electric power below the surface of the water. These are called "submarine" because they usually carry electric power beneath salt water (arms of the ocean, seas, straits, etc.) but it is also possible to use submarine power cables beneath fresh water (large lakes and rivers). Examples of the latter exist that connect the mainland with large islands in the St. Lawrence River. The purpose of submarine power cables is the transport of electric current at high voltage.
