Constantin Budeanu
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Constantin Budeanu | |
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Born | |
Died | February 27, 1959 | (aged 72)
Nationality | Romanian |
Alma mater | Politehnica University of Bucharest |
Occupation | Electrical engineer |
Awards | Order of Labour |
Constantin Budeanu (28 February 1886 – 27 February 1959) was a Romanian electrical engineer who contributed to the analysis of electric networks states and the SI system of units.
Life and work
He was born in Buzău. In 1903 he was admitted at the School of Bridges, Roads and Mines, obtaining his engineering diploma in 1909. He then studied electricity in Paris with a V. Adamachi scholarship.
Budeanu proposed the unit electric reactive power (the term var) and he introduced the concept of deformed power in electric networks.[1]
Writings
- Puissances reactives et fictives 1927
- Sistemul general practic de mărimi și unitati (The General Practical System of Quantities and Units) 1957
Awards
He was awarded the Order of Labour by the communist authorities of Romania.
Notes
- ^ IEC wepage Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine
References
- (in Romanian) I.S. Antoniu Constantin Budeanu monograph, Romanian Academy's Publisher 1986
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