Lecture 8: Generation
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | General Lectures on Electrical Engineering |
| Year | 1908 |
| Section ID | general-lectures-electrical-engineering-lecture-08 |
| Location | lines 3781-4217 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 2904 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 0 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 1 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”EIGHTH LECTURE GENERATION For driving electric generators the following methods are available : 1. The hydraulic turbine in a water power station. 2. The steam engine. 3. The steam turbine. 4. The gas engine. COMPARISON OF PRIME MOVERS I. The advantages of water power, compared with steam power, are: a. Very low cost of operation : no fuel, very little attend- ance. The disadvantages are : a. Usually the cost of development and installation is far higher than with steam power. b. The location of the water power cannot be chosen freely, but is fixed by nature; therefore the power cannot be used where generated, but a long distance transmission line is required. c. Usually lower reliability of service, due to the depend- ence on a transmission line, and on meteorological conditions : the riverSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Field language
Section titled “Field language”... in single-phase alternators the power is pul- sating. In a polyphase machine the armature reaction also is con- stant, in a single-phase machine, pulsating; in the latter therefore, in machines of very large armature reaction, as turbo-alternators, pulsations of the magnet field, and thereby loss in efficiency, and heating may result. An alternator has armature reaction and self-induction. The armature reaction is the magnetic action of the arma- ture current on the field, that is, the armature current demag- netizes or magnetizes the field accor ...Magnetism
Section titled “Magnetism”... sating; in the latter therefore, in machines of very large armature reaction, as turbo-alternators, pulsations of the magnet field, and thereby loss in efficiency, and heating may result. An alternator has armature reaction and self-induction. The armature reaction is the magnetic action of the arma- ture current on the field, that is, the armature current demag- netizes or magnetizes the field according to its phase, and so lowers or raises the voltage. Armature reaction therefore is expressed in ampere turns. Self-induction is the action of the ar ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”... ciency- curve; that is, the turbine efficiency remains high at partial loads, and at overloads, where the steam engine efficiency falls off greatly; so that the superiority of the steam turbine in efficiency, while marked at rated load, is still far greater at partial load, light load and overload. b. Smaller size, weight and space occupied. c. Uniform rate of rotation, therefore decreased liability of hunting of synchronous machines, and decreased necessity of heavy foundations to withstand reciprocating strains. d. Greater reliability of operat ...Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”... etism does not go through the field. This magnetism induces an e. m. f. in the armature, which opposes or assists the e. m. f . produced by the field magnetism, according to the phase of the armature current, and so lowers or raises the voltage. Self-induction, or "armature reactance" therefore is expressed in ohms. Armature reaction and self-induction therefore act in the same manner, lowering the voltage with lagging and raising the voltage with leading current. In calculating alternators, either the armature reaction and the self-induction can both ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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general-lectures-electrical-engineering-fig-024 | ment is now most commonly used. Fig. 24 For direct current distribution in larger cities, such generating stations have practically disappeared, and have been | line 4052 |
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