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Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co. Coverage Atlas

Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.

Year: 1919. Status: pdf_text_extracted. Processing: embedded PDF text extracted; page map, report sections, candidate equations, figures, concepts, glossary, quotes, annotations, and crosslinks generated.

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Read the source textOpen the full generated text index for this book. Best for reading through the work directly.Start with a strong sectionMathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation. Chosen because it has dense concept, equation, figure, or quote signals.Use the research workbenchOpen section-level concept hits, glossary hits, equation candidates, figure candidates, and review prompts.Find this book in guided routesUse purpose-built pathways for source-only reading, AC math, transients, field language, visuals, apparatus, and patents.Read the curated guideUse the human-written overview for context, diagrams, and first deep-decoding links.

Coverage Summary

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Theme Spine

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Impedance / reactance 106Radiation / light 62Ether references 50Transients / damping 27Field language 23Dielectricity / capacity 16Magnetism 13Alternating current 1

Concept Density

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Synchronism 135Synchronizing power 35Short circuit 34Synchronous machines 32Power limiting reactor 17Tie cable 13Circuit breaker 5Protective reactance 1Current transformer 1Hunting pulsation 1

Glossary Density

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synchronizing power 35power limiting reactor 17tie cable 13synchronous apparatus 4power limiting reactance 4critical slip 4feeder reactance 2protective reactance 1busbar reactance 1hunting pulsation 1

Priority Promotion Sections

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Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous OperationImpedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / damping, Ether references8 equation candidates; 1 figure candidates; 1 quote candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Report Section 3: Discussion of RecommendationsRadiation / light, Ether references, Field language, Magnetism3 quote candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench
Report Record 4: Record of Four TroublesEther references, Impedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / dampingdense concept hitsOpen workbench
Report Section 2: RecommendationsEther references, Impedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / dampingdense concept hitsOpen workbench
Front Matter 1: Cover Letter to Samuel InsullEther references, Impedance / reactance1 quote candidates; dense concept hitsOpen workbench

Complete Section Map

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SectionWordsThemesConceptsEq.Fig.QuotesLocation
Front Matter 1: Cover Letter to Samuel Insull
workbench		625Ether references, Impedance / reactanceTie cable (2), Power limiting reactor (1), Protective reactance (1)001PDF pages 1-7, lines 1-144
Report Section 2: Recommendations
workbench		2,384Ether references, Impedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / dampingShort circuit (12), Synchronism (6), Tie cable (4), Circuit breaker (3)000PDF pages 7-12, lines 145-720
Report Section 3: Discussion of Recommendations
workbench		1,622Radiation / light, Ether references, Field language, MagnetismSynchronism (19), Short circuit (8), Synchronizing power (7), Synchronous machines (5)003PDF pages 12-16, lines 721-1138
Report Record 4: Record of Four Troubles
workbench		4,341Ether references, Impedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / dampingSynchronism (26), Synchronous machines (21), Short circuit (14), Synchronizing power (6)000PDF pages 16-27, lines 1139-2164
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation
workbench		8,812Impedance / reactance, Radiation / light, Transients / damping, Ether referencesSynchronism (84), Synchronizing power (20), Synchronous machines (6), Power limiting reactor (5)811PDF pages 27-68, lines 2165-5013

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