Chapter 2: Discussion Of General Equations
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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-51 |
| Location | lines 28695-29315 |
| Status | candidate |
| Word Count | 2223 |
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Opening Source Excerpt
Section titled “Opening Source Excerpt”CHAPTER II. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL EQUATIONS. 7. In the preceding chapter the general equations of current and voltage were derived for a circuit or section of a circuit having uniformly distributed and constant values of r, L, g, C. These equations appear as a sum of groups of four terms each, characterized by the feature that the four terms of each group have the same values of s, q, h, k. Of the four terms of each group, iv iv i3, i4 or ev ev es, e4 respectively (equations (50) and (51)), two contain the angles (qt — kl): iv e1 and iz, e3; and two contain the angles (qt + kl): i2, e2 and i4, e4. In the terms iv e^ and iz, e3, the speed of propagation of the phenomena follows from theSource-Located Theme Snippets
Section titled “Source-Located Theme Snippets”Waves / transmission lines
Section titled “Waves / transmission lines”... ing I. In the terms iv e2 and i4, e4, the speed of propagation from qt + kl = constant is dl_ _q Jt~ ~k hence is negative, that is, the propagation is from higher to lower values of I, or towards decreasing I. Considering therefore iv el and i3J e3 as direct or main waves, iv e2 and i4, e4 are their return waves, or reflected waves, and iv e2 is the reflected wave of iv e^ i4, e4 is the reflected wave of iv ey 431 432 TRANSIENT PHENOMENA Obviously, i2J e2 and i^ e± may be considered as main waves, and then iv et and i3, e3 are reflecte ...Transients / damping
Section titled “Transients / damping”... om higher to lower values of I, or towards decreasing I. Considering therefore iv el and i3J e3 as direct or main waves, iv e2 and i4, e4 are their return waves, or reflected waves, and iv e2 is the reflected wave of iv e^ i4, e4 is the reflected wave of iv ey 431 432 TRANSIENT PHENOMENA Obviously, i2J e2 and i^ e± may be considered as main waves, and then iv et and i3, e3 are reflected waves. Substituting ( - I) for (+ I) in equations (50) and (51), that is, looking at the circuit in the opposite direction, terms i2, e2 and iv e1 and terms i4, 6 ...Radiation / light
Section titled “Radiation / light”... e oscillatory or trigonometric, are both special cases of the equations (60) and (61), corresponding respectively to q = o, k = 0 and to h = 0, s = 0. 8. In the equations (50) and (51) qt = 2x gives the time of a complete cycle, that is, the period of the wave, and the frequency of the wave is / = -L 2 kl = 27T gives the distance of a complete cycle, that is, the wave length, W 7 7 k (u — s) t = 1 and (u + s) t = 1 give the time, */'- — and t"= -*—, during which the wave decreases to - = 0.3679 of its value, and hi = 1 gives the di ...Dielectricity / capacity
Section titled “Dielectricity / capacity”... he expense of a decrease of amplitude during its propagation, or, in i", e" duration in time is sacrificed to duration in distance, and inversely in i', e'. DISCUSSION OF GENERAL EQUATIONS 433 It is interesting to note that in a circuit having resistance, inductance, and capacity, the mathematical expressions of the two cases of energy flow; that is, the gradual or exponential and the oscillatory or trigonometric, are both special cases of the equations (60) and (61), corresponding respectively to q = o, k = 0 and to h = 0, s = 0. 8. In the equatio ...Chapter-Local Concept Hits
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