Chapter 4: Distributed Capacity Of High-Potential Transformers
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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-44 |
| Location | lines 23179-23585 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 1194 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER IV. DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TRANSFORMERS. 40. In the high-potential coils of transformers designed for very high voltages phenomena resulting from distributed capacity occur. In transformers for very high voltages — 100;000 volts and more, or even considerably less in small transformers — the high- potential coil contains a large number of turns, a great length of conductor, and therefore its electrostatic capacity is appreciable, and such a coil thus represents a circuit of distributed resistance, inductance, and capacity somewhat similar to a transmission line. The same applies to reactive coils, etc., wound for very high voltages, and even in smaller reactive coils at very high frequency. This capacity effect is more marked in smaller transformers, where the size of the iron core and therewith the voltage per turn is less, and therefore theSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”CHAPTER IV. DISTRIBUTED CAPACITY OF HIGH-POTENTIAL TRANSFORMERS. 40. In the high-potential coils of transformers designed for very high voltages phenomena resulting from distributed capacity occur. In transformers for very high voltages — 100;000 volts and more, or even considerably less in small transf ...Impedance / reactance
Section titled “Impedance / reactance”... cilla- tions of higher frequencies, extending over sections of the circuit, and of lesser power. 41. Let then, in the high-potential coil of a high- voltage trans- former, e = the e.m.f. generated per unit length of conductor, as, for instance, per turn; Z = r — ' jx = the impedance per unit length; Y = g — jb = the capacity admittance against ground per unit length of conductor, and Y' = pY= the capacity admittance, per unit length of conductor, between conductor elements distant from each other by unit length, as admittance between successive turns. ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”... ty is appreciable, and such a coil thus represents a circuit of distributed resistance, inductance, and capacity somewhat similar to a transmission line. The same applies to reactive coils, etc., wound for very high voltages, and even in smaller reactive coils at very high frequency. This capacity effect is more marked in smaller transformers, where the size of the iron core and therewith the voltage per turn is less, and therefore the number of turns greater than in very large transformers, and at the same time the exciting cur- rent and the full-loa ...Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”... s, the internal capacity of the transformer becomes very marked in its effect on the dis- tribution of voltage and current, and may produce dangerous high-voltage points in the transformer. The distributed capacity of the transformer, however, is differ- ent from that of a transmission line. 342 HIGH-POTENTIAL TRANSFORMERS 343 In a transmission line the distributed capacity is shunted capacity, that is, can be represented diagrammatically by con- densers shunted across the circuit from line to line, or, what amounts to the same thing, from line to gro ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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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.
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- Waves / transmission lines: Map Steinmetz’s wave and line language onto modern distributed constants, propagation velocity, standing waves, and reflections.
- Transients / damping: Separate the temporary term from the final steady-state term and compare with differential-equation response language.
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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- Waves / transmission lines: Standing/traveling wave passages may support richer field interpretations; the page keeps those readings separate from verified Steinmetz wording.
- Transients / damping: Transient collapse, impulse, and surge behavior can be compared with alternative field language, but only as a clearly marked reading.
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