Heaviside, Oliver, 1850-1925 · London : Macmillan · leaf 96
ance in the middle of the line,other things being the same, the arrival-curve of the current is shownby 3, Fig. 3. It reaches 0081 of its maximum in Sa, -0523 in la, andits maximum in 2-6a nearly. It then falls to zero, which it reaches in65a, and becomes negative, as the electricity runs back to… … 5. The influence of a fault on the amplitude of reversals may bereadily calculated. In the first place, without condensers. Let con-tacts, alternately + and -, be made with a battery at the beginning ofthe line, while the distant end is to earth. If the reversals aresufficiently rapid, the…
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