Cyclopedia of applied electricity : a general reference work on direct-current generators and motors, storage batteries, electrochemistry, welding, electric wiring, meters, electric lighting, electric railways, power stations, switchboards, power transmission, alternating-current machinery, telegraphy, etc. (1916)
American Technical Society · Chicago : American Technical Society · leaf 217
n developed for such conditions is frequently responsible for 188 ALTERNATING-CURRENT MACHINERY 177 the selection of the horizontal type of unit. In the smaller sizes thistype is standard. The characteristics of the Curtis turbine speciallyadapt it for driving horizontal shaft generators. The shaft… … ALTERNATING-CURRENTMACHINERY PART III ECONOMY FACTORS IN ALTERNATORSCONDITIONS AFFECTING COST Speed. The most importai>t factor in determining the costof an alternator for a given rated output, is its speed, inasmuch asa low-speed machine must be much larger than a high-speed machineof the same…
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