Abstract
The address is concerned with the public distribution of electrical energy in the UK from voltages of 132 kV down to the consumers' voltage of 415/240 V. Reference is made to consumers' requirements in an industry that has to be operated 24 h a day throughout every day of the year. The importance of forecasting future demands, and the related investment for the industry as a whole, which over the years has reached formidable proportions (getting on for some £10000 million) are highlighted. The latest and most up-to-date practices in distribution engineering are then fully described, starting with the e.h.v. system, in both urban and rural situations, and progressing downwards to the m.v. systems supplying over 19 million consumers in England and Wales. The address then deals with the principles and practices of system planning, system protection and control and communications. Supply reliability and quality of supply, standardisation of systems and equipment, and harmonisation with EEC standards are suitably represented, as is the important matter of amenity. Reference is also made to innovation, research and the growing computer applications. Finally, some of the more important changes in equipment, such as the design of switchgear, transformers, cables, overhead lines and protection, are recorded.
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