International Library of Technology · Scranton, International Textbook Co. · leaf 68
various devices to be operated. Thisis commonly done in connection with both lighting andstreet-railway work. If alternating current alone is used,the voltage is merely stepped down by means of large trans-formers. Perhaps one of the best examples of three-phasetransmission is that of the… … r ill hi ■ ii hi I <=■■ L. ... ..LiB § U ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION. 55 between the rails. Power is generated at one large centralstation located on the river front, where coal and water areeasily supplied. Large 3,500-kilowatt three-phase gener-ators are located in this station. They are of the…
Electrical engineering
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