An Elementary Treatise on Alternating CurrentsLongmans, Green, 1902 - 211 pages |
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alternating current alternating-current amperes Answer applied P.D. armature B.Sc C. P. Steinmetz capacity CHEMISTRY choking coil College condenser conductor constant core counter E.M.F. Crown 8vo cubic centimetre curve D.Sc di-phase currents Diagrams E.M.F. of self-induction eddy currents ELECTRICITY ELEMENTARY ENGINEERING equal equation frequency henry hysteresis i₁ Illustrations induction motor instantaneous value iron losses lags lines of force LL.D load machine magnetic field maximum value mono-phase mutual induction non-inductive resistance ohms output parallel periods per second phase PHYSIOLOGY Plates pole potential difference power factor power given PRACTICAL primary circuit primary current Professor published by Longmans R.M.S. value r₁ reactance represented respectively right angles root mean square rotation Royal 8vo Scientific Works published secondary circuit self-induction square centimetre stator synchronism terminals tions torque transformer TREATISE tri-phase v₁ vector voltage volts wattless wattmeter watts winding wire zero
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