High-Voltage Transmission
Electrical transmission lines and substations that move bulk power over long distances at high voltage.
Core metadata
- ID: high_voltage_transmission
- Era: Modern
- First known date: 1891 (exact)
- Region: Lauffen am Neckar to Frankfurt am Main, Germany
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: established
Prerequisites
- Alternating-Current Power Systems (alternating_current_power)
- Electrical Grid (Early Distribution) (electrical_grid_early_distribution)
- Power Transformers (power_transformers)
Dependents
- High-Speed Rail (high_speed_rail)
- Smart Grids (smart_grids)
- Utility-Scale Solar PV (utility_scale_solar_pv)
Fields
Field lanes
- Energy Systems & Grid: Grid & Transmission
Node sources
- Grid Modernization and the Smart Grid (U.S. Department of Energy, 2026, official_agency) • Supports: node, maturity
- Long Distance Electric Power Transmission Using Three-Phase Alternating Current, 1891 (Engineering and Technology History Wiki, 2025, museum) • Supports: node, maturity
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Power Transformers (power_transformers) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Power Transformers provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Electrical Grid (Early Distribution) (electrical_grid_early_distribution) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Electrical Grid (Early Distribution) is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Alternating-Current Power Systems (alternating_current_power) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Alternating-Current Power Systems provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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