Journal of the Association of Engineering Societies (1881)
Association of Engineering Societies (U.S.) · New York, [etc.] Board of Managers · leaf 32
n is required, the counter cells are used. They respond very readily to changes of current, maintaining very constant voltage at the lamps, and giving the entire system an elasticity not obtainable in any other way. Owing to the increased total number of cells, however, they are rarely installed in… … We now come to a class of work where highly fluctuating loads are to be dealt with. Many factories are equipped with cranes of high power, elevators, locomotives, etc., which do not average much power, but, on starting with a full load, take enor- mous inrushes of current. These will make the…
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