Lloyd Mandeno

Background

He was born in Rangiaowhia, Waikato, New Zealand on 3 October 1888.

Career

This form of grid uses only a single wire, and made rural electrification dramatically more affordable and commonplace. lieutenant improves the standard of living of rural families. SWER is now used in many countries, including Australia, Canada, Brazil and some parts of the United States. In New Zealand, SWER is sometimes called "Mandeno"s clothesline."

In a history of WEL Networks, Lloyd, who was Chief Electrical Engineer at Frankton Power Station from 1913 to 1916, was described as having a distinguished career designing and building hydro power stations.

Achievements

• One of his notable accomplishments was the invention and widespread use of "single wire earth-return" (SWER) grids for rural electrification in New Zealand.