Electrical definitions

Report No. 2 in the A. I. E. E. Standard´s series was issued in August 1927. This report was made up of all the definitions appearing in the approved sections of the A. I. E. E. Standards of t h a t date. It was issued t a obtain criticisms and suggestions and if possible to eliminate inconsistencies. In a number of cases definitions of the same thing had developed, varying only slightly in wording. Such differences will unquestionably be necessary in some instances due to varying applications but in most cases can be eliminated through agreement of the committees having the standards affected in hand. A new report dated June 1929 is now available in which part of such coordination work has been included. The new report has also been carefully cross-indexed and brought up to date by the insertion of definitions from Standards approved since original date of publication. Copies of this new Report No. 2 may be obtained without charge by writing, H. E. Farrer, Secretary, Standards Committee, A. I. E. E., to whom all criticisms or suggestions should also be addressed.