Paul Boucherot
French electrical engineer (1869-1943) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 73
Paul Boucherot was an engineer with the Chemins de Fer du Nord. He studied at the elite École supérieure de physique et de chimie industrielles de la ville de Paris (ESPCI) where he later also taught electrical engineering.
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![The 1930s Claude/Boucherot design for an ocean thermal energy power station[4]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Thermal_water_plant_%28pat_1932%29.png/500px-Thermal_water_plant_%28pat_1932%29.png)
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He was a pioneer of AC electric power distribution, designed induction motors, and with Georges Claude, built early plants for obtaining thermal energy from the sea. He also contributed to electrical analysis, including the relationship between real and apparent power.
