Electricians' operating and testing manual; a hand book for men in charge of electrical apparatus, repair men, trouble men, lamp trimmers, and electricians generally (1916)
Horstmann, Henry Charles, Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- joint author · Chicago, F.J. Drake & co · leaf 86
n 82 Operating and Testing this case the generator is without control over thecurrent. If current is turned on suddenly before thearmature is in motion there is only the ohmic resist-ance of the line, fields and armature to prevent it fromrising to an enormous value. In well designed instal-lations… … WNWW Figure 57 ture tending to run at a speed at which it develops acounter E.M.F. equal to the E.iM.F. existing at itsterminals. With a heavy load the motor must slowdown considerably to permit the necessary current fordoing the work to pass. As the load is removed thecurrent flowing becomes less…
Electrical engineering · Electric testing
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