Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation
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Source Metadata
Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co. |
| Year | 1919 |
| Section ID | commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-appendix-01-synchronous-operation |
| Location | PDF pages 27-68, lines 2165-5013 |
| Status | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| Word Count | 8812 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 220 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 1 |
| Quote Candidates In Section | 1 |
Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”Appendix [[END_PDF_PAGE:27]] [[PDF_PAGE:28]] 22 Report of Charles P. Steinmetz APPENDIX Synchronous Operation A Consider the case of two alternators or groups of alternators such as station sections, which are running in synchronism with each other, that is, have the same frequency f, but are connected together while out of phase with each other by angle 2w. That is, the one alternator has the voltage phase (<f> to), the other the voltage phase (0+w). We may assume the alternators as of equal voltage, since a voltage difference superposes on the synchronizing energy current due to the phase difference, a reactive magnetizing current due to the voltage difference without materially changing the energy relations. The EMFs of the two alternators then may be represented by: ei = E cos (0 co) 1 e2 = Ecos (0+co) /Source-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”... ) 1 e2 = Ecos (0+co) / (1) and the resultant voltage in the circuit between the alternators then is : e = ei e 2 = E cos \ (<f> co) cos (</>+ co) [ = 2E sin co sin (2) and the interchange currentwbeteen the alternators is: 2E . i = sin co sin (<j> a) (3) where: z = r2+x 2 is the impedance of the circuit between the two alternators, and the phase angle a is given by: x tan a = - r and: r= resistance x = reactance of the circuit between the alternators (including their internal resistances and reactances). [[END_PDF_PAGE:28]] [[PDF_PAGE:29]] Report of Charles P. S ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”Appendix [[END_PDF_PAGE:27]] [[PDF_PAGE:28]] 22 Report of Charles P. Steinmetz APPENDIX Synchronous Operation A Consider the case of two alternators or groups of alternators such as station sections, which are running in synchronism with each other, that is, have the same frequency f, but are connected together while out of phase with each other by angle 2w. That is, the one alternator has the voltage phase (<f> to), the other the voltage phase (0+w). We may assume the alternators as of equal voltage, since a voltage difference superposes on the synchroniz ...Transients / damping
Section titled “Transients / damping”... but pulsates with approximately constant low frequency, the frequency of the beat, and decreasing amplitude. co =co oe = maximum value of the phase angle, then may approximately represent the gradually decreasing amplitude of the phase angle, where a = attenuation of the beat or oscillation, and -at . ... co=a>oo sin pc/> (5; would approximately represent the instantaneous value of the phase angle co where: pf= frequency of the beat, or the periodic variation of the phase angle. [In the derivation of equations (3) and (4), co has been assumed as constant. As co is ...Ether references
Section titled “Ether references”... [[PDF_PAGE:28]] 22 Report of Charles P. Steinmetz APPENDIX Synchronous Operation A Consider the case of two alternators or groups of alternators such as station sections, which are running in synchronism with each other, that is, have the same frequency f, but are connected together while out of phase with each other by angle 2w. That is, the one alternator has the voltage phase (<f> to), the other the voltage phase (0+w). We may assume the alternators as of equal voltage, since a voltage difference superposes on the synchronizing energy current due to the ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
Section titled “Chapter-Local Concept Hits”| Concept Candidate | Hits In Section | Status |
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| Synchronism | 84 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| Synchronizing power | 20 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| Synchronous machines | 6 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| Power limiting reactor | 5 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| Tie cable | 5 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
Chapter-Local Glossary Hits
Section titled “Chapter-Local Glossary Hits”| Term Candidate | Hits In Section | Status |
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| synchronizing power | 20 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| power limiting reactor | 5 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| tie cable | 5 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
| critical slip | 4 | pdf-text-extracted-candidate |
Equation Candidates
Section titled “Equation Candidates”| Candidate ID | OCR / PDF-Text Candidate | Source Location |
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-sync-emfs-0001 | e1 = E cos(…); e2 = E cos(…), OCR candidate | lines 2211-2217 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-resultant-voltage-0002 | e = e1 - e2 = 2E sin(…) sin(…), OCR candidate | lines 2218-2230 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-interchange-current-0003 | i = (2E / z) sin(…) sin(…), OCR candidate | lines 2231-2239 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-impedance-angle-0004 | z = sqrt(r^2 + x^2); tan a = x / r, OCR candidate | lines 2240-2255 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-frequency-slip-0005 | one alternator frequency (1 - s)f, the other (1 + s)f, OCR candidate | lines 2571-2591 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-max-sync-power-condition-0006 | x2 = 2x1 + x, OCR candidate | lines 3557-3561 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0007 | ei = E cos (0 | line 2212 |
commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0008 | e2 = Ecos (0+co) | line 2215 |
Figure Candidates
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-fig-001 | Appendix Figure 1, candidate reference for synchronous-operation current and voltage curves. | lines 2560-2570 |
Hidden-Gem Quote Candidates
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-quote-maximum-synchronizing-power-reactance | lines 3562-3599 |
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