Apparatus Section 6: Alternating-current Transformer: Heating and Ventilation
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering |
| Year | 1915 |
| Section ID | theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-section-103 |
| Location | lines 18461-18520 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 417 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 0 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 0 |
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Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”VI. Heating and Ventilation 122. As the transformer is a stationary apparatus, it does not have the advantage of dissipating the heat produced by the internal losses, by the natural ventilation of the air currents pro- duced by the centrifugal forces in rotating apparatus, and it is therefore fortunate that the transformer is the most efficient apparatus (except perhaps the electrostatic condenser) and thus has to dissipate less heat than any other apparatus of the same output. Thus in smaller transformers radiation and the natural convection from the surface are often sufficient to keep the tem- perature within safe limits. Smaller distribution transformers usually are installed out- doors, on poles, and then require protection by enclosure in an iron case or tank. This still further reduces the heat radiation, and therefore such transformer cases areSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”... produced by the internal losses, by the natural ventilation of the air currents pro- duced by the centrifugal forces in rotating apparatus, and it is therefore fortunate that the transformer is the most efficient apparatus (except perhaps the electrostatic condenser) and thus has to dissipate less heat than any other apparatus of the same output. Thus in smaller transformers radiation and the natural convection from the surface are often sufficient to keep the tem- perature within safe limits. ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”... us, and it is therefore fortunate that the transformer is the most efficient apparatus (except perhaps the electrostatic condenser) and thus has to dissipate less heat than any other apparatus of the same output. Thus in smaller transformers radiation and the natural convection from the surface are often sufficient to keep the tem- perature within safe limits. Smaller distribution transformers usually are installed out- doors, on poles, and then require protection by enclosure in an iron c ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”... ormer is the most efficient apparatus (except perhaps the electrostatic condenser) and thus has to dissipate less heat than any other apparatus of the same output. Thus in smaller transformers radiation and the natural convection from the surface are often sufficient to keep the tem- perature within safe limits. Smaller distribution transformers usually are installed out- doors, on poles, and then require protection by enclosure in an iron case or tank. This still further reduces the ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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