DocumentCode
790873
Title
Review of power in ´95
Author
Norris, Toby
Author_Institution
Willingham & Co., Sutton Coldfield, UK
Volume
10
Issue
1
fYear
1996
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
34
Abstract
The new 800 pp. 1895 General Electric Co. Catalogue offered dynamos, motors, arc lamps, ´Robertson´ incandescent lamps, cookers, heaters, switches, cables, carbons, insulators, telephones, bells etc. The Institution debated motors, steam engines, railway lighting, house wiring, induced current in massive iron pieces, hysteresis loss measurement, gold extraction and telephone switchboards. The author reviews the activities in power engineering for 1895 including: a dynamo, hysteresis losses measurement, railway yards lighting, steam engines, and electric wiring.
Keywords
DC generators; history; lighting; loss measurement; power cables; railways; dynamo; electric wiring; hysteresis losses measurement; railway yards lighting; steam engines; DC generators; History; Lighting; Loss measurement; Power cables; Rail transportation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Power Engineering Journal
Publisher
iet
ISSN
0950-3366
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/pe:19960106
Filename
490034
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