Chapter 1: Introduction
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Section titled “Source Metadata”| Field | Value |
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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-41 |
| Location | lines 19260-19338 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 537 |
| Equation Candidates In Section | 0 |
| Figure Candidates In Section | 0 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 1. The preceding sections deal with transient phenomena in time, that is, phenomena occurring during the time when a change or transition takes place between one condition of a cir- cuit and .another. The time, t, then is the independent variable, electric quantities as current, e.m.f., etc., the dependent variables. Similar transient phenomena also occur in space, that is, with space, distance, length, etc., as independent variable. Such transient phenomena then connect the conditions of the electric quantities at one point in space with the electric quantities at another point in space, as, for instance, current and potential difference at the generator end of a transmission line with those at the receiving end of the line, or current density at the surface of a solid conductor carrying alternating current, as the railSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Transients / damping
Section titled “Transients / damping”CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 1. The preceding sections deal with transient phenomena in time, that is, phenomena occurring during the time when a change or transition takes place between one condition of a cir- cuit and .another. The time, t, then is the independent variable, electric quantities as current, e.m.f., etc., the dependent variables. ...Alternating current
Section titled “Alternating current”CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION. 1. The preceding sections deal with transient phenomena in time, that is, phenomena occurring during the time when a change or transition takes place between one condition of a cir- cuit and .another. The time, t, then is the independent variable, electric quantities as current, e.m.f., etc., the dependent variables. Similar transient phenomena also occur in space, that is, with space, distance, length, etc., as independe ...Field language
Section titled “Field language”... esulting therefrom. (c) The distribution of alternating magnetic flux in solid iron, or the screening effect of eddy currents produced in the iron, and the apparent decrease of permeability and increase of power consumption resulting therefrom. (d) The distribution of the electric field of a conductor through space, resulting from the finite velocity of propagation of the electric field, and the variation of self-inductance and mutual inductance and of capacity of a conductor without return, as function of the frequency, in its effect on wireless telegraph ...Lightning / surges
Section titled “Lightning / surges”... enomena in space are of importance in electrical engineering are : (a) Circuits containing distributed capacity and self-induc- tance, as long-distance energy transmission lines, long-distance telephone circuits, multiple spark-gaps, as used in some forms of high potential lightning arresters (multi-gap arrester), etc. (b) The distribution of alternating current in solid conductors and the increase of effective resistance and decrease of effective inductance resulting therefrom. (c) The distribution of alternating magnetic flux in solid iron, or the ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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Modern Engineering Reading Prompts
Section titled “Modern Engineering Reading Prompts”- Transients / damping: Separate the temporary term from the final steady-state term and compare with differential-equation response language.
- 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.
- Lightning / surges: Connect the passage to switching surges, traveling waves, reflections, insulation stress, and protection practice.
- Magnetism: Track flux, reluctance, permeability, magnetizing force, and loss language against modern magnetic-circuit terminology.
Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary
Section titled “Ether-Field Interpretive Boundary”- Transients / damping: Transient collapse, impulse, and surge behavior can be compared with alternative field language, but only as a clearly marked reading.
- Field language: Field-pressure or field-gradient interpretations can be explored here only after the explicit source passage and modern engineering translation are kept distinct.
- Magnetism: Centrifugal/divergent magnetic-field readings are interpretive overlays, not automatic historical claims.
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