Chapter 10: Resistance And Reactance Of Transmission
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| Source | Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena |
| Year | 1916 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-chapter-10 |
| Location | lines 6993-9766 |
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| Word Count | 3813 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER X RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE OF TRANSMISSION LINES 65. In alternating-current circuits, voltage is consumed in the feeders of distributing networks, and in the lines of long- distance transmissions, not only by the resistance, but also by the reactance, of the line. The voltage consumed by the resistance is in phase, while the voltage consumed by the react- ance is in quadrature, with the current. Hence their in- fluence upon the voltage at the receiver circuit depends upon the difference of phase between the current and the voltage in that circuit. As discussed before, the drop of potential due to the resistance is a maximum when the receiver current is in phase, a minimum when it is in quadrature, with the voltage. The change of voltage due to line reactance is small if the currentSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”CHAPTER X RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE OF TRANSMISSION LINES 65. In alternating-current circuits, voltage is consumed in the feeders of distributing networks, and in the lines of long- distance transmissions, not only by the resistance, but also by the reactance, of the line. The voltage consumed by the resis ...Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”... med to consist of two branches, a conductance, g, — the non-inductive part of the circuit — shunted by a susceptance, h, which can be varied without expenditure of energy. The two components of current can thus be considered separately, the energy component as deter- 78 TRANSMISSION LINES 79 mined by the load on the circuit, and the wattless component, which can be varied for the purpose of regulation. Obviously, in the same way, the voltage at the receiver circuit may be considered as consisting of two components, the power component, in phase with the c ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”CHAPTER X RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE OF TRANSMISSION LINES 65. In alternating-current circuits, voltage is consumed in the feeders of distributing networks, and in the lines of long- distance transmissions, not only by the resistance, but also by the reactance, of the line. The voltage consumed by the re ...Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”... NG-CURRENT PHENOMENA use of shunted reactance, so that a much larger output can be transmitted over the Hne with no drop, or even with a rise, of voltage. Shunted susceptance, therefore, is extensively used for voltage control of transmission lines, by means of synchronous condensers, or by synchronous converters with compound field winding. 5. Maximum Rise of Voltage at Receiver Circuit 78. Since, under certain circumstances, the voltage at the receiver circuit may be higher than at the generator, it is of interest to determine what is the maximum v ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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Modern Engineering Reading Prompts
Section titled “Modern Engineering Reading Prompts”- Impedance / reactance: Translate historical opposition terms into modern impedance, admittance, conductance, susceptance, and complex-plane notation.
- Waves / transmission lines: Map Steinmetz’s wave and line language onto modern distributed constants, propagation velocity, standing waves, and reflections.
- Alternating current: Compare Steinmetz’s AC language with modern sinusoidal steady-state analysis, RMS quantities, phase, and phasor notation.
- Dielectricity / capacity: Check whether the passage treats capacity, condensers, displacement, or dielectric stress as field storage rather than only circuit algebra.
- Complex quantities: Track how Steinmetz preserves geometric rotation and quadrature while translating the same operation into symbolic form.
Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary
Section titled “Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary”- Waves / transmission lines: Standing/traveling wave passages may support richer field interpretations; the page keeps those readings separate from verified Steinmetz wording.
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