Chapter 14: Dielectric Losses
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| Source | Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena |
| Year | 1916 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-chapter-14 |
| Location | lines 14334-15409 |
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| Word Count | 4445 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER XIV DIELECTRIC LOSSES Dielectric Hysteresis 116. Just as magnetic hysteresis and eddy currents give a power component in the inductive reactance, as "effective resistance," so the energy losses in the dielectric lead to a power component in the condensive reactance, which may be repre- sented by an "effective resistance of dielectric losses" or an "effective conductance of dielectric losses." In the alternating magnetic field, power is consumed by mag- netic hysteresis. This is proportional to the frequency, and to the 1.6*'' power of the magnetic density, and is considerable, amounting in a closed magnetic circuit to 40 to 60 per cent, of the total volt-amperes. In the dielectric field, the energy losses usually are very much smaller, rarely amounting to more than a few per cent., though they may at high temperature in cablesSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”CHAPTER XIV DIELECTRIC LOSSES Dielectric Hysteresis 116. Just as magnetic hysteresis and eddy currents give a power component in the inductive reactance, as "effective resistance," so the energy losses in the dielectric lead to a power component in the condensive reactance, which may be repre- ...Field language
Section titled “Field language”... nce, as "effective resistance," so the energy losses in the dielectric lead to a power component in the condensive reactance, which may be repre- sented by an "effective resistance of dielectric losses" or an "effective conductance of dielectric losses." In the alternating magnetic field, power is consumed by mag- netic hysteresis. This is proportional to the frequency, and to the 1.6*'' power of the magnetic density, and is considerable, amounting in a closed magnetic circuit to 40 to 60 per cent, of the total volt-amperes. In the dielectric field, the en ...Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”CHAPTER XIV DIELECTRIC LOSSES Dielectric Hysteresis 116. Just as magnetic hysteresis and eddy currents give a power component in the inductive reactance, as "effective resistance," so the energy losses in the dielectric lead to a power component in the condensive reactance, which may be repre- sented by an "effective resistance of dielectric losses" or an "effective conductance of dielectric losses." In the alternating mag ...Magnetism
Section titled “Magnetism”CHAPTER XIV DIELECTRIC LOSSES Dielectric Hysteresis 116. Just as magnetic hysteresis and eddy currents give a power component in the inductive reactance, as "effective resistance," so the energy losses in the dielectric lead to a power component in the condensive reactance, which may be repre- sented by an "effective resistance of dielectric losse ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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