Chapter 8: Capacity
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Source Metadata
Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Source | Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena |
| Year | 1897 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-chapter-08 |
| Location | lines 3872-6370 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 4274 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 92 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 5 |
| Quote Candidates In Section | 0 |
Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER VIII. <?IBCniTS CONTAININa RESISTANCX:, INDUCTANCX:, AND CAPACITY. 42. Having, in the foregoing, reestablished Ohm*s law and Kirchhoff' s laws as being also the fundamental laws of alternating-current circuits, or, as expressed in their com- plexform. ^ _^ ' „_ E -= ZJ^ or, / = \Ey and S-f = in a closed circuit, 5/ = at a distributing point, where J?, /, Z^ V, are the expressions of E.M.F*., current, impedance, and admittance in complex quantities, — these laws representing not only the intensity, but also the phase, of the alternating wave, — we can now — by application of these laws, and in the same manner as with continuous- current circuits, keeping in mind, however, that E, /, Z, V, are complex quantities — calculate alternating-current cir- cuits and networks of circuits containingSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”... laws as being also the fundamental laws of alternating-current circuits, or, as expressed in their com- plexform. ^ _^ ' „_ E -= ZJ^ or, / = \Ey and S-f = in a closed circuit, 5/ = at a distributing point, where J?, /, Z^ V, are the expressions of E.M.F*., current, impedance, and admittance in complex quantities, — these laws representing not only the intensity, but also the phase, of the alternating wave, — we can now — by application of these laws, and in the same manner as with continuous- current circuits, keeping in mind, however, that E, / ...Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”CHAPTER VIII. <?IBCniTS CONTAININa RESISTANCX:, INDUCTANCX:, AND CAPACITY. 42. Having, in the foregoing, reestablished Ohm*s law and Kirchhoff' s laws as being also the fundamental laws of alternating-current circuits, or, as expressed in their com- plexform. ^ _^ ' „_ E -= ZJ^ or, / = \Ey and S-f = in a closed circuit, 5/ = at a distrib ...Complex quantities
Section titled “Complex quantities”... II. <?IBCniTS CONTAININa RESISTANCX:, INDUCTANCX:, AND CAPACITY. 42. Having, in the foregoing, reestablished Ohm*s law and Kirchhoff' s laws as being also the fundamental laws of alternating-current circuits, or, as expressed in their com- plexform. ^ _^ ' „_ E -= ZJ^ or, / = \Ey and S-f = in a closed circuit, 5/ = at a distributing point, where J?, /, Z^ V, are the expressions of E.M.F*., current, impedance, and admittance in complex quantities, — these laws representing not only the intensity, but also the phase, of the alternating ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”CHAPTER VIII. <?IBCniTS CONTAININa RESISTANCX:, INDUCTANCX:, AND CAPACITY. 42. Having, in the foregoing, reestablished Ohm*s law and Kirchhoff' s laws as being also the fundamental laws of alternating-current circuits, or, as expressed in their com- plexform. ^ _^ ' „_ E -= ZJ^ or, / = \Ey and S-f = in a closed circuit, 5/ = at a distri ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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Chapter-Local Glossary Hits
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Equation Candidates
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0142 | 5/ = at a distributing point, | line 3890 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0143 | 43. In a constant-potential system with impressed | line 3913 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0144 | §43] KESISTANCEy INDUCTANCE, CAPACITY, 69 | line 3917 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0145 | tan 01 = - ; | line 3953 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0146 | As an instance, in Fig. 37 are shown in dotted lines the | line 4022 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0147 | E^ = const. = 100 volts, -cr = 1 ohm, and — | line 4024 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0148 | ^.) r^ = .2 ohm (Curve I.) | line 4026 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-eq-candidate-0149 | d.) r, = .8 ohm (Curve II.) | line 4027 |
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-fig-038 | m. fig. 38. and the current is, | line 4210 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-fig-043 | resofiafice. Fig. 43. Since a synchronous motor in the condition of efficient working acts as a condensance, we get the remarkable result | line 4444 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-fig-048 | 3— Fig. 48. Thus we have : — | line 5243 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-fig-060 | n\f. 40. Fig. 60. E. | line 5305 |
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1897-fig-055 | E^y with increasing load. Fig. 55. Let — | line 5907 |
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Modern Engineering Reading Prompts
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Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary
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