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Power Systems, Reactors, And Synchronism

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Power Systems, Reactors, And Synchronism

Visual routes through system sections, reactors, synchronizing current, power-limiting reactance, apparatus, and industrial engineering decisions.

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formula candidates

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source routes

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Source Routes

Section titled “Source Routes”
Commonwealth Edison Generating System Trouble Visual mapCommonwealth Edison Generating System Trouble Formula mapTheory Calculation Electric Circuits Visual mapTheory Calculation Electric Circuits Formula mapTheory Calculation Electric Apparatus Visual mapTheory Calculation Electric Apparatus Formula mapGeneral Lectures Electrical Engineering Visual mapGeneral Lectures Electrical Engineering Formula map

Modern Guide Diagrams

Section titled “Modern Guide Diagrams”
Rotating Magnetic Field From Quadrature Fluxes
Rotating Magnetic Field From Quadrature Fluxes

Modern reading aid for induction-machine field language in AC and Theoretical Elements sources.

symbolic-method, magnetism, phase, induction-motor

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Distributed Constants Of A Transmission Line
Distributed Constants Of A Transmission Line

Modern reading aid for line capacity, inductance, leakage, waves, and transients.

distributed-constants, capacity, inductance, waves

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Impulse Surge And Reflection
Impulse Surge And Reflection

Modern reading aid for lightning, impulses, discharges, and traveling waves.

lightning-surges, impulse-current, traveling-wave

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Equivalent Sine Waves And Harmonics
Equivalent Sine Waves And Harmonics

Modern reading aid for wave-shape analysis and higher harmonics.

harmonics, wave-shape, fourier-analysis

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Reactors And Synchronizing Power
Reactors And Synchronizing Power

Modern reading aid for the Commonwealth Edison report and system-stability mathematics.

synchronizing-power, power-limiting-reactors, reactance

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Engineering Number Plane
Engineering Number Plane

Modern reading aid for number, direction, and symbolic calculation in Engineering Mathematics.

complex-quantities, number, symbolic-method

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AC Symbolic Method Redraw Sheet
AC Symbolic Method Redraw Sheet

Modern redraw sheet for rectangular components, resultant addition, and quarter-period j rotation.

symbolic-method, complex-quantities, phasor, operator-j

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Phasor And Symbolic Method
Phasor And Symbolic Method

Modern reading aid for vector and complex-number representation of alternating quantities.

symbolic-method, complex-quantities, phase, phasor

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Hysteresis Loop
Hysteresis Loop

Modern guide for magnetic lag, loop area, and energy loss per cycle.

hysteresis, magnetism, magnetic-loss, effective-resistance

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Field Wave Line
Field Wave Line

Modern reading aid for distributed constants, standing waves, traveling waves, and surge propagation.

electric-waves, distributed-constants, traveling-wave, lightning-surges

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Impedance And Reactance Triangle
Impedance And Reactance Triangle

Modern guide for resistance, reactance, impedance, phase angle, and symbolic quantities.

impedance, reactance, power-factor, symbolic-method

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Commonwealth Edison System Reactor Map
Commonwealth Edison System Reactor Map

Modern reading aid for station sections, power-limiting reactors, tie cables, and synchronism.

power-limiting-reactors, synchronizing-power, reactance, power-systems

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Candidate Figure Leads

Section titled “Candidate Figure Leads”
CandidateCaption leadSource sectionRoutes
radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-012
Fig. 12		They are used in wireless telegraphy, etc. I here connect (Fig. 12) FIG. 12. the condenser C of the apparatus which I used for operating the ultra-violet arc, to a spark gap Gv of which the one side is con-Radiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 1: Nature And Different Forms Of Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-014
Fig. 14		as far as possible when producing light, as they consume power FIG. 14. and so lower the efficiency; the ultra-violet rays are of importance in medicine as germ killers. They are more or less destructiveRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 1: Nature And Different Forms Of Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-021
Fig. 21		VIOLET FIG. 21. in the ultra-red and ultra-violet, where no power of radiation can produce visibility. It thus varies about as indicated in Fig. 22.Radiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 3: Physiological Effects Of Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-024
Fig. 24		\ FIG. 24. (1 meter-candle is the illumination produced by 1 candle powerRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 3: Physiological Effects Of Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-025
Fig. 25		S FIG. 25. 62 for high intensities and changes in approximately the same range of intensities in which lwo changes; ks is also plotted inRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 3: Physiological Effects Of Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-027
Fig. 27		fore, increase enormously with the increase of temperature. FIG. 27. With bodies in a vacuum, the radiation power is the power input and this above law can be used to calculate the tempera-Radiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 5: Temperature Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-028
Fig. 28		weight, exhibit a periodicity in their properties which permits FIG. 28. a systematic study of their properties. In diagram Fig. 28 theRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 5: Temperature Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-029
Fig. 29		\ FIG. 29. power required to maintain the temperature is correspondingly less, hence the efficiency is the same and merely a larger radiatorRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 5: Temperature Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-031
Fig. 31		one, the other from the other terminal. They are stationary FIG. 31. only if the gas pressure is perfectly constant, but separate and contract with the slightest change of pressure, hence are almostRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 6: Luminescence		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-059
Fig. 59		Fig. 59, is the distribution curve in one meridian, it is the same FIG. 59. in every other meridian, and for photometric test of the illumi- nant it is sufficient to measure the light intensities in one merid-Radiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 9: Measurement Of Light And Radiation		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-100
Fig. 100		candle power: FIG. 100. I. The direct-current enclosed carbon arc, with clear innerRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 11: Light Intensity And Illumination		source
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radiation-light-and-illumination-fig-125
Fig. 125		FIG. 124. FIG. 125. In some respects the action of the two separate flux densitiesRadiation, Light and Illumination
Lecture 13: Physiological Problems Of Illuminating Engineering		source
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elementary-lectures-electric-discharges-waves-impulses-fig-003
Fig. 3		permanent condition corresponding to the closed switch can occur, Fig. 3. the stored energy has to be supplied from the source of power; that is, for a short time power, in supplying the stored energy, flows…Elementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients
Lecture 1: Nature And Origin Of Transients		source
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elementary-lectures-electric-discharges-waves-impulses-fig-025
Fig. 25		frequency, and as the result an increase of voltage and a distor- tion of the quadrature phase occurs, as shown in the oscillogram Fig. 25. Various momentary short-circuit phenomena are illustrated by the os…Elementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients
Lecture 4: Single-Energy Transients In Alternating Current Circuits		source
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elementary-lectures-electric-discharges-waves-impulses-fig-040
Fig. 40		Line Fig. 40. former, the high-tension switches are opened at the generator end of the transmission line. The energy stored magnetically andElementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients
Lecture 8: Traveling Waves		source
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elementary-lectures-electric-discharges-waves-impulses-fig-054
Fig. 54		which it can draw in supplying power. In permanent condition the line could not add to the power, but must consume, that is, the permanent power-transmission diagram must always be like Fig. 54. Not so, as s…Elementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients
Lecture 9: Oscillations Of The Compound Circuit		source
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elementary-lectures-electric-discharges-waves-impulses-fig-056
Fig. 56		Line Fig. 56. The diagram of the power of the two waves of opposite direc- tions, and of the resultant power, is shown in Fig. 57, assumingElementary Lectures on Electric Discharges, Waves and Impulses, and Other Transients
Lecture 9: Oscillations Of The Compound Circuit		source
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engineering-mathematics-fig-047
Fig. 47		able to supply the charging current of the line, due to the Fig. 47. wave shape distortion, more than two generators are required.Engineering Mathematics: A Series of Lectures Delivered at Union College
Chapter 3: Trigonometric Series		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-034
Fig. 34		90” LAG Fig. 34. and generator currents, /i”, 72°, I^, over the topographical char-Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 6: Topographic Method		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-051
Fig. 51		Eo E Fig. 51. MTheory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-052
Fig. 52		Eo Fig. 52. Fig. 53.Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-053
Fig. 53		Fig. 52. Fig. 53. 2. Reactance in Series with a CircuitTheory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-054
Fig. 54		ohms inductance-’— reactance-^condensance Fig. 54. E^, are shown for various conditions of a receiver circuit andTheory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-fig-055
Fig. 55		0 Fig. 55. Fig. 56.Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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Formula Leads That Pair With The Visual Topic

Section titled “Formula Leads That Pair With The Visual Topic”
CandidateOCR/PDF textSource sectionRoutes
theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-eq-candidate-0294
symbolic-ac		is r - j {x + Xo) = r = 0.6, x -{- Xo = 0, and tan do = 0; thatTheory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 9: Circuits Containing Resistance, Inductive Reactance, And Condensive Reactance		source
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theory-calculation-electric-apparatus-eq-candidate-0028
symbolic-ac		= - J = (tan a - j) (7)Theory and Calculation of Electric Apparatus
Chapter 1: Speed Control Of Induction Motors		source
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theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0132
symbolic-ac		If an alternating current i = I0 sin 6 passes through a resist-Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering
Theory Section 4: Power and Effective Values		source
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theory-calculation-alternating-current-phenomena-1900-eq-candidate-0156
apparatus-systems		E.M.F. of the generator OE°, where Z0 = r0 - jx0 = inter-Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena
Chapter 6: Topographic Method		source
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theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0138
symbolic-ac		e.m.f., e = EQ sin 6.Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering
Theory Section 4: Power and Effective Values		source
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general-lectures-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0026
symbolic-ac		copper of No. 5, or j of ;j = ^: Cu. = ^General Lectures on Electrical Engineering
Lecture 3: Light And Power Distribution		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-sync-emfs-0001
apparatus-systems		e1 = E cos(…); e2 = E cos(…), OCR candidateInvestigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0007
apparatus-systems		ei = E cos (0Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-resultant-voltage-0002
apparatus-systems		e = e1 - e2 = 2E sin(…) sin(…), OCR candidateInvestigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-interchange-current-0003
apparatus-systems		i = (2E / z) sin(…) sin(…), OCR candidateInvestigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-impedance-angle-0004
apparatus-systems		z = sqrt(r^2 + x^2); tan a = x / r, OCR candidateInvestigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0024
apparatus-systems		p’Y=-!|cos(2a>-a)Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0027
apparatus-systems		P=- sin a sin 2coInvestigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0039
apparatus-systems		W= ^-sin a (1-cos 2 Wo )Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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commonwealth-edison-generating-system-trouble-eq-candidate-0105
apparatus-systems		2Eo sin wo = I (2xx+x)Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co.
Mathematical Appendix 5: Appendix: Synchronous Operation		source
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theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0133
symbolic-ac		i*r = 702r sin2 0 = ^r C1 ~ cos 2 0),Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering
Theory Section 4: Power and Effective Values		source
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theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0168
symbolic-ac		e = E0 sin (0 - 0i) = 273 sin (0 - 0i) ;Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering
Theory Section 4: Power and Effective Values		source
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theoretical-elements-electrical-engineering-eq-candidate-0170
symbolic-ac		e = 273 sin 210 (t - h).Theoretical Elements of Electrical Engineering
Theory Section 4: Power and Effective Values		source
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Editorial Use

Section titled “Editorial Use”

This gallery is meant for discovery, not final citation. The strongest current source distribution is: Theory and Calculation of Electric Circuits (337), Theory and Calculation of Electric Apparatus (313), Theory and Calculation of Alternating Current Phenomena (291), Investigation of Some Trouble in the Generating System of the Commonwealth Edison Co. (221). Promote a diagram or formula only after the scan, page label, exact caption, and mathematical notation are checked.