Twentieth century hand-book for steam engineers and electricians, with questions and answers .. (1905)
Swingle, C. F. [from old catalog], Horstmann, Henry Charles, 1858- [from old catalog], Tousley, Victor Hugo, 1875- [from old catalog] · Chicago, F. J. Drake & co. · leaf 439
he constantpotential system, or multiple arc system, and amongthe numerous devices used in connection with it arethe constant potential arc lamp, the shunt motor, thecompound wound motor, the series motor, incandes-cent lamps, etc. Electric street railways are alsooperated on this system. The… … FIGURE 7. of the loop. The current in such a system of wiring isconstant, and the pressure varies as the lamps or otherapparatus are inserted in or cut out of the circuit.This system is also called the constant current system.The same current passes through all of the lamps, andthe different lamps…
