bipole

noun — 2 senses

bipole

noun

Etymology From bi- + pole.

1

Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Physics A region of magnetic flux having two distinct poles

2

An electrical power transmission line having two direct-current conductors in opposite polarity.

  • This scheme, which has been operating since 1986, consists of two 1000 MW bipoles.2009, Jos Arrillaga et al., “PWM-HVDC Transmission”, in Self-Commutating Converters for High Power Applications, Chichester, UK: Wiley, page 153:
Related terms
monopole, tripole

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