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 320
toggle joint is pushedout of its stable position. The switch then immediately opens underthe action of gravity. Fig. 161 shows a number of these switches in the power houseof the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company. 280 ELECTRIC RAILWAYS 183 COST DETAILS OF POWER PLANTS The function of a power plant is… … Fig. 160. Side View of Fig. 159 ShowingContact Mechanism There is a tendency on the part of beginners to judge the costof producing energy on the basis of operating expenses, but this isbut a part of the total cost. The second part, sometimes called theburden or fixed charges, may be nearly as…
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