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Constantin Budeanu

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Constantin Budeanu
Born(1886-02-28)February 28, 1886
DiedFebruary 27, 1959(1959-02-27) (aged 72)
NationalityRomanian
Alma materPolitehnica University of Bucharest
OccupationElectrical engineer
AwardsOrder 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

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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

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  • Puissances reactives et fictives 1927
  • Sistemul general practic de mărimi și unitati (The General Practical System of Quantities and Units) 1957

Awards

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He was awarded the Order of Labour by the communist authorities of Romania.

Notes

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  1. ^ IEC wepage Archived 2007-09-21 at the Wayback Machine

References

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  • (in Romanian) I.S. Antoniu Constantin Budeanu monograph, Romanian Academy's Publisher 1986