Electric Transmission of Water Power

About this eBook

Author

Adams, Alton D. (Alton Dermont), 1864-1943

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Robert Morse, Harry Lamé and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

TK: Technology: Electrical, Electronics and Nuclear engineering

Subject

Electric power distribution

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48134

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48134

Release Date

February 1, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION OF WATER POWER
2. 2.TABLE OF CONTENTS
3. 3.CHAPTER I. WATER-POWER IN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY.
4. 4.CHAPTER II. UTILITY OF WATER-POWER IN ELECTRICAL SUPPLY.
5. 5.CHAPTER III. COST OF CONDUCTORS FOR ELECTRIC-POWER TRANSMISSION.
6. 6.CHAPTER IV. ADVANTAGES OF THE CONTINUOUS AND ALTERNATING CURRENT.
7. 7.CHAPTER V. THE PHYSICAL LIMITS OF ELECTRIC-POWER TRANSMISSION.
8. 8.CHAPTER VI. DEVELOPMENT OF WATER-POWER FOR ELECTRIC STATIONS.
9. 9.CHAPTER VII. THE LOCATION OF ELECTRIC WATER-POWER STATIONS.
10. 10.CHAPTER VIII. DESIGN OF ELECTRIC WATER-POWER STATIONS.
11. 11.CHAPTER IX. ALTERNATORS FOR ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION.
12. 12.CHAPTER X. TRANSFORMERS IN TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS.
13. 13.CHAPTER XI. SWITCHES, FUSES, AND CIRCUIT-BREAKERS.
14. 14.CHAPTER XII. REGULATION OF TRANSMITTED POWER.
15. 15.CHAPTER XIII. GUARD WIRES AND LIGHTNING ARRESTERS.
16. 16.CHAPTER XIV. ELECTRICAL TRANSMISSION UNDER LAND AND WATER.
17. 17.CHAPTER XV. MATERIALS FOR LINE CONDUCTORS.
18. 18.CHAPTER XVI. VOLTAGE AND LOSSES ON TRANSMISSION LINES.
19. 19.CHAPTER XVII. SELECTION OF TRANSMISSION CIRCUITS.
20. 20.CHAPTER XVIII. POLE LINES FOR POWER TRANSMISSION.
21. 21.CHAPTER XIX. ENTRIES FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES.
22. 22.CHAPTER XX. INSULATOR PINS.
23. 23.CHAPTER XXI. INSULATORS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES.
24. 24.CHAPTER XXII. DESIGN OF INSULATOR PINS FOR TRANSMISSION LINES.
25. 25.CHAPTER XXIII. STEEL TOWERS.
26. 26.INDEX.
27. 27.Transcriber’s Notes

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