The international context of the technological changes of the Slovak power engineering base in the first half of the 20th century
The international context of the technological changes of the Slovak power engineering base in the first half of the 20th century

Author(s): Ľudovít Hallon, Miroslav Sabol
Subject(s): Energy and Environmental Studies, Economic history, Recent History (1900 till today)
Published by: Historický ústav SAV
Keywords: technological changes; power stations; Slovakia;
Summary/Abstract: Electrification began in the last quarter of 19th century with construction of inplant power stations and municipal power stations that generated the electric energy for consumption in the neighbouring surroundings. The overhead electric current distribution was enforced in the developed countries already in the nineties of the 19th century. In the economically underdeveloped territories of Europe it was at the beginning of the 20th century. Building of he first overhead electric lines represented the transition of electrification from its initial stage, denominated as the local one, towards the higher regional stage. Development of the integrated regional energy supply systems implied the culmination of the regional electrification stage. It was terminated with mutual interconnections of these systems during the twenties and thirties, of the 20th century. In the countries of more developed parts of world the electrification was ended with construction of nationwide electrification networks during the forties and fifties years of the 20th century.

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