A General Description Of The Principles Of Electric And Diesel Electric Traction

Author : L. W. Gant
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330146835
Total Pages : 230 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (468 download)

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Download or read book Elements of Electric Traction written by L. W. Gant and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-17 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Elements of Electric Traction: For Motormen and Others "Elements of Electric Traction" is based upon a short series of lectures and practical demonstrations which have been given by the Author during the last two years to a class of motormen and others at the Leeds Institute Technical School. During these lectures and the subsequent period the writer has had repeated inquiries for a suitable textbook, and while he has recommended from time to time books dealing with the Elements of Electrical Engineering, as well as Handbooks for Motormen, he has always found a need for a book dealing in a simple manner with the fundamental, mechanical, and electrical principles underlying electric traction. To fill this need this work has been written. The work is intended to serve as an introduction to the more advanced works on electric traction, and to supplement the information given in the various Handbooks for Motormen and others. To make the work more helpful to students of Electric Traction generally, a number of formulæ have been inserted, and, to further illustrate the text, examples have been added to the more important chapters. Electric Traction is a branch of Electrical Engineering of rapidly increasing importance, and the Author trusts that this volume will help those intending to follow up this career by giving them a sound knowledge of the fundamental principles of their subject. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.