Electrical Engineering Practice: A Practical Treatise for Electrical, Civil, and Mechanical Engineers, Volume 1Chapman, 1948 |
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3-phase alloys alternating current aluminium ammeter ampere-hours amperes apparatus applied armature average boiler bus bars cables capacity charge circuit circuit-breaker coil condenser conductor connected constant contacts copper core cost current flows curve cycles deflection dielectric strength direct current earth eddy currents effect efficiency electrical electrostatic energy engines field flux frequency fuse galvanometer heat higher hysteresis increase induction installation instrument insulating materials iron latter load factor loss machine magnetising measured mechanical metal meter motor Ohm's Law operation output overhead lines Permalloy permanent magnet permeability phase pipe plant pole potentiometer power factor practice pressure reactance reduced Regulations relays resistance shunt single-phase speed standard station steam steel suitable supply switch Table temperature transformer transmission tube turbine unit utilised varies voltage voltmeter volts watt-hour meter wattmeter wave winding wire