Electric Light Cables And The Distribution Of Electricity

Author : Edward Bernard Meyer
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781330207109
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (71 download)

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Download or read book Underground Transmission and Distribution written by Edward Bernard Meyer and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-26 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Underground Transmission and Distribution: For Electric Light and Power The rapid growth of the electric light and power industry with the resultant increase in the number of overhead wires, has brought about the policy on the part of municipal authorities of compelling utility companies to operate their systems underground. This has led to the development of a more or less specialized branch of electrical engineering; it involves large expenditures annually and gives rise to operating difficulties in many cases not clearly understood by the central station engineer. While there are various treatises which deal with special branches quite fully, there appears to be no work which covers the general field of underground construction, transmission and distribution. The writing of this book was undertaken by the author because of repeated requests from engineers engaged in the construction and operation of underground systems, for information bearing on many of the details of this branch of central station work. In the preparation of this volume, the author has not included such data as can readily be obtained from handbooks. The treatment of the subject assumes on the part of the reader a general knowledge of the fundamentals of electrical theory. The subject matter has been treated from the American point of view, since European practice differs considerably from that followed in America, due to the difference in conditions under which electric lighting properties are operated. A part of the material contained in this volume originally appeared in the various reports of the National Electric Light Association Committee on Underground Construction, on which committee the author has served for the past five years, and acknowledgment is hereby made to the Association for permission to use data from these reports. 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.