Chapter 15: Distributed Capacity, Inductance, Resistance, And Leakage
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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| Source | Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena |
| Year | 1916 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-chapter-15 |
| Location | lines 15410-16076 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 2938 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 0 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 2 |
| Quote Candidates In Section | 0 |
Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER XV DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY, INDUCTANCE, RESISTANCE, AND LEAKAGE 127. In the foregoing, the phenomena causing loss of energy in an alternating-current circuit have been discussed; and it has been shown that the mutual relation between current and e.m.f. can be expressed by two of the four constants: power component of e.m.f., in phase with current, and = current X effective resistance, or r; reactive component of e.m.f., in quadrature with current, and = current X effective reactance, or x; power component of current, in phase with e.m.f., and = e.m.f. X effective conductance, or g; reactive component of current, in quadrature with e.m.f., and = e.m.f. X effective susceptance, or b. In many cases the exact calculation of the quantities, r, x, g, h, is not possible in the present state of the art. InSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”CHAPTER XV DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY, INDUCTANCE, RESISTANCE, AND LEAKAGE 127. In the foregoing, the phenomena causing loss of energy in an alternating-current circuit have been discussed; and it has been shown that the mutual relation between current and e.m.f. can be expressed by two of the four constants: ...Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”... the mutual relation between current and e.m.f. can be expressed by two of the four constants: power component of e.m.f., in phase with current, and = current X effective resistance, or r; reactive component of e.m.f., in quadrature with current, and = current X effective reactance, or x; power component of current, in phase with e.m.f., and = e.m.f. X effective conductance, or g; reactive component of current, in quadrature with e.m.f., and = e.m.f. X effective susceptance, or b. In many cases the exact calculation of the quantities, r, x, g, h, ...Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”... ility of the approximate representation of the line by one or by three condensers. Assuming, for instance, that the line conductors are of 1 cm. diameter, and at a distance from each other of 50 cm,, and that the length of transmission is 50 km., we get the capacity of the transmission line from the formula — C = 1.11 X 10-« kl H- 4 loge 2- microfarads, where k = dielectric constant of the surrounding medium = 1 in air; I = length of conductor = 5 X 10" cm.; ■ d = distance of conductors from each other = 50 cm.; 5 = diameter of conductor = 1 cm. Hence C ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”CHAPTER XV DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY, INDUCTANCE, RESISTANCE, AND LEAKAGE 127. In the foregoing, the phenomena causing loss of energy in an alternating-current circuit have been discussed; and it has been shown that the mutual relation between current and e.m.f. can be expressed by two of the four constants: ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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Modern Engineering Reading Prompts
Section titled “Modern Engineering Reading Prompts”- Dielectricity / capacity: Check whether the passage treats capacity, condensers, displacement, or dielectric stress as field storage rather than only circuit algebra.
- 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.
- Field language: Read for whether field language is mechanical, geometrical, causal, descriptive, or simply a convenient engineering model.
Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary
Section titled “Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary”- Dielectricity / capacity: A Wheeler-style reading may emphasize dielectric compression, field stress, and stored potential, but this page treats that as interpretation unless Steinmetz explicitly says it.
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