Conductance
Steinmetz Usage
Section titled “Steinmetz Usage”Conductance is the active component of admittance. It belongs to the part of current in phase with voltage and therefore to real power consumption.
In the dielectric-loss chapter, Steinmetz also uses conductance for leakage and effective dielectric losses.
Modern Equivalent
Section titled “Modern Equivalent”For a simple resistor:
But in a general AC circuit:
so conductance is the real component of the reciprocal of the whole impedance.
Why It Matters
Section titled “Why It Matters”Conductance is not just a flipped resistance. In Steinmetz’s AC language it is the mathematical home of real-power effects when using the admittance view, especially parallel circuits and dielectric paths.
Interpretive Boundary
Source fact: conductance is tied to power or energy components. Interpretive reading: field-centered researchers may see conductance as the measurable channel by which field processes become real power loss. That broader reading should remain labeled.
Related Pages
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What The Current Corpus Shows
Section titled “What The Current Corpus Shows”Read this concept page through the linked source passages first. Use the dossier to locate Steinmetz’s wording, then add modern, mathematical, historical, and interpretive layers only with labels.
The strongest current source concentration is Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena with 86 candidate hits across 10 sections.
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Terms And Aliases Tracked
Section titled “Terms And Aliases Tracked”conductance, conductances
Concordance Records
Section titled “Concordance Records”Source Distribution
Section titled “Source Distribution”| Source | Candidate Hits | Sections | Concepts represented |
|---|---|---|---|
| Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena | 86 | 10 | Conductance |
| Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena | 79 | 10 | Conductance |
| Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena | 72 | 7 | Conductance |
| Theory and Calculation of Transient Electric Phenomena and Oscillations | 31 | 13 | Conductance |
| Theory and Calculation of Electric Circuits | 21 | 3 | Conductance |
| Elementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients | 8 | 3 | Conductance |
| Elementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients | 8 | 3 | Conductance |
| Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering | 8 | 4 | Conductance |
Priority Passages To Read
Section titled “Priority Passages To Read”Chapter 8: Admittance, Conductance, Susceptance - 26 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1916)
Location: lines 4088-4673 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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CHAPTER VIII ADMITTANCE, CONDUCTANCE, SUSCEPTANCE 48. If in a continuous-current circuit, a number of resistances, Ti, r2, ?'3, . . ., are connected in series, their joint resistance, R, is the sum of the individual resistances, K = ri + r2 + ra + . . . If, however, a number of resistances ...... ir joint resistance, R, cannot be expressed in a simple form, but is represented by the expression 1 R = Ti n rz Hence, in the latter case it is preferable to introduce, instead of the term resistance, its reciprocal, or inverse value, the term conductance, g = ~- If, then, a number of conductances, 9iy Qij ds, • ' ' are connected in parallel, their j...Chapter 7: Admittance, Conductance, Susceftance - 23 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1897)
Location: lines 3546-3871 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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CHAPTER VII. ADMITTANCE, CONDUCTANCE, SUSCEFTANCE. 38. If in a continuous-current circuit, a number of resistances, rj, rj, rg, . . . are connected in series, their joint resistance, Ry is the sum of the individual resistances ^ = ^1 + ^2 + 'a + • • • If, however, a number of resistance ...... , their joint resistance, R^ cannot be expressed in a simple form, but is represented by the expression : - rx n r^ Hence, in the latter case it is preferable to introduce, in- stead of the term resistance^ its reciprocal, or inverse value, the term conductance^ g =\ J r. If, then, a number of con- ductances, gxy g%i g^y . . . are connected in paralle...Chapter 7: Admittance, Conductance, Susceptance - 23 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1900)
Location: lines 3132-3576 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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CHAPTER VII. ADMITTANCE, CONDUCTANCE, SUSCEPTANCE. 38. If in a continuous-current circuit, a number of resistances, ?\, r%, r3, . . . are connected in series, their joint resistance, R, is the sum of the individual resistances If, however, a number of resistances are connected in multiple ...... ce, R, cannot be expressed in a simple form, but is represented by the expression : - = J_ _l_ JL + J_ + /*! /*2 ^3 Hence, in the latter case it is preferable to introduce, in- stead of the term resistance, its reciprocal, or inverse value, the term conductance, g = 1 / r. If, then, a number of con- ductances, g^, g^, gz, . . . are connected in parall...Chapter 10: Effective Resistance And Reactance - 19 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1900)
Location: lines 6957-8383 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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... of E.M.F. Total current It is called the effective resistance of the circuit, since it represents the effect, or power, expended by the circuit. The energy coefficient of current, a._ Energy component of current Total E.M.F. is called the effective conductance of the circuit. EFFECTIVE RESISTANCE AND REACTANCE. 105 In the same way, the value, _ Wattle...... he true ohmic resistance in such way as to represent a larger expenditure of energy. In dealing with alternating-current circuits, it is necessary, therefore, to substitute everywhere the values "effective re- sistance," "effective reactance," "effective conductance," and " effective susceptance," to make the calculation appli- cable to general altern...Chapter 10: Resistance And Reactance Of Transmission - 17 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1916)
Location: lines 6993-9766 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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... ge due to a line of given resistance and reactance depends upon the phase difference in the receiver circuit, and can be varied and controlled by varying this phase difference; that is, by varying the admittance, Y = g - jh, of the receiver circuit. The conductance, g, of the receiver circuit depends upon the consumption of power - that is, upon the l...... shunt- ing the circuit with a reactance, and will be increased by a shunted inductive reactance, and decreased by a shunted con- densive reactance. Hence, for the purpose of investigation, the receiver circuit can be assumed to consist of two branches, a conductance, g, - the non-inductive part of the circuit - shunted by a susceptance, h, which can b...Chapter 9: Kbsistanci: And Kbactance Of Transmission Iine8 - 17 candidate hits
Source: Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (1897)
Location: lines 6371-8268 - Tracked concepts: Conductance
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... due to a line of given re- sistance and inductance depends upon the phase difference in the receiver circuit, and can be varied and controlled by varying this phase difference; that is, by varying the admittance, Y = g + Jb, of the receiver circuit. The conductance, g, of the receiver circuit depends upon the consumption of power, - that is, upon the...... a reactance, and will be increased by a shunted inductance, and decreased by a shunted con- densance. Hence, for the purpose of investigation, the 84 AL TERN A TIXG-CURRENT PHENOMENA, [§ 68 receiver circuit can be assumed to consist of two branches, a conductance, g^ - the non-inductive part of the circuit, - shunted by a susceptance, by which can be...Reading Layers To Build Out
Section titled “Reading Layers To Build Out”| Layer | What to add next |
|---|---|
| Steinmetz wording | Pull exact source passages only after scan verification; keep OCR text labeled until then. |
| Modern engineering reading | Translate the source usage into present electrical-engineering or physics language without erasing the older vocabulary. |
| Mathematical layer | Link equations, variables, diagrams, and worked examples when the concept has formula candidates. |
| Historical layer | Identify whether the term is still used, renamed, absorbed into modern theory, or historically obsolete. |
| Ether-field interpretation | Keep interpretive readings separate from Steinmetz’s explicit claim and from modern physics. |
| Open questions | Record places where the concordance suggests a lead but the scan or edition has not yet been checked. |
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