Chapter 4: Arc Rectification. 249
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| Source | Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscillations |
| Year | 1909 |
| Section ID | theory-calculation-transient-electric-phenomena-oscillations-chapter-04 |
| Location | lines 711-744 |
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| Word Count | 79 |
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Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER IV. ARC RECTIFICATION. 249 16. The rectifying character of the arc. 249 17. Mercury arc rectifier. Constant-potential and constant- current type. 250 18. Mode of operation of mercury arc rectifier: Angle of over-lap. 252 19. Constant-current rectifier: Arrangement of apparatus. 255 20. Theory and calculation: Differential equations. 256 21. Integral equations. 258 22. Terminal conditions and final equations. 260 23. Calculation of numerical example. 262 24. Performance curves and oscillograms. Transient term. 263 25. Equivalent sine waves: their derivation. 267 26. 25 Continued. 269 27. Equations of the equivalent sine waves of the mercury arc rectifier. Numerical example. 271 SECTION III. TRANSIENTS IN SPACE.Source-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”... aratus. 255 20. Theory and calculation: Differential equations. 256 21. Integral equations. 258 22. Terminal conditions and final equations. 260 23. Calculation of numerical example. 262 24. Performance curves and oscillograms. Transient term. 263 25. Equivalent sine waves: their derivation. 267 26. 25 Continued. 269 27. Equations of the equivalent sine waves of the mercury arc rectifier. Numerical example. 271 SECTION III. TRANSIENTS IN SPACE.Transients / damping
Section titled “Transients / damping”... tant-current rectifier: Arrangement of apparatus. 255 20. Theory and calculation: Differential equations. 256 21. Integral equations. 258 22. Terminal conditions and final equations. 260 23. Calculation of numerical example. 262 24. Performance curves and oscillograms. Transient term. 263 25. Equivalent sine waves: their derivation. 267 26. 25 Continued. 269 27. Equations of the equivalent sine waves of the mercury arc rectifier. Numerical example. 271 SECTION III. TRANSIENTS IN SPACE.Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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