Electricity for everybody; its nature and uses explained (1895)
Atkinson, Philip · New York, The Century Co. · leaf 179
ircuit, and carries a current ofvery small volume, which nevertheless represents the fullelectric pressure by which both branches of the currentare impelled. Hence current volume, represented in thefield coils, combined with current pressure, represented ELECTRIC MOTORS. 163 in the armature coils,… … Fig. 69. scale, in the same manner as gas consumption is recordedin a gas meter. This record is made in watt-hours; a current of onewatt, that is of one ampere with a pressure of one volt,flowing for one hour, recording one watt-hour. Hencea current of 500 watts, that is of five amperes with…
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