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4055:. Until about 1880, the paradigm for AC power transmission from a high voltage supply to a low voltage load was a series circuit. Open-core transformers with a ratio near 1:1 were connected with their primaries in series to allow use of a high voltage for transmission while presenting a low voltage to the lamps. The inherent flaw in this method was that turning off a single lamp (or other electric device) affected the voltage supplied to all others on the same circuit. Many adjustable transformer designs were introduced to compensate for this problematic characteristic of the series circuit, including those employing methods of adjusting the core or bypassing the magnetic flux around part of a coil. The direct current systems did not have these drawbacks, giving it significant advantages over early AC systems. 4178: 1298:, and then stepped up to a high voltage for transmission. Near the loads, the transmission voltage is stepped down to the voltages used by equipment. Consumer voltages vary somewhat depending on the country and size of load, but generally motors and lighting are built to use up to a few hundred volts between phases. The voltage delivered to equipment such as lighting and motor loads is standardized, with an allowable range of voltage over which equipment is expected to operate. Standard power utilization voltages and percentage tolerance vary in the different 4150:
1400 V to 2000 V) than the voltage of utilization loads (100 V initially preferred). When employed in parallel connected electric distribution systems, closed-core transformers finally made it technically and economically feasible to provide electric power for lighting in homes, businesses and public spaces. The other essential milestone was the introduction of 'voltage source, voltage intensive' (VSVI) systems' by the invention of constant voltage generators in 1885. In early 1885, the three engineers also eliminated the problem of
1271: 4142:, and DĂ©ri had performed the experiments; In their joint 1885 patent applications for novel transformers (later called ZBD transformers), they described two designs with closed magnetic circuits where copper windings were either wound around a ring core of iron wires or else surrounded by a core of iron wires. In both designs, the magnetic flux linking the primary and secondary windings traveled almost entirely within the confines of the iron core, with no intentional path through air (see 157: 2192: 1096: 133: 4379: 4365: 36: 3504: 2713: 1711: 4107: 4084: 1364:, called the bond (or earth) wire, is often connected between non-current-carrying metal enclosures and earth ground. This conductor provides protection from electric shock due to accidental contact of circuit conductors with the metal chassis of portable appliances and tools. Bonding all non-current-carrying metal parts into one complete system ensures there is always a low 3172: 2397: 4146:). The new transformers were 3.4 times more efficient than the open-core bipolar devices of Gaulard and Gibbs. The Ganz factory in 1884 shipped the world's first five high-efficiency AC transformers. This first unit had been manufactured to the following specifications: 1,400 W, 40 Hz, 120:72 V, 11.6:19.4 A, ratio 1.67:1, one-phase, shell form. 1521:. For example, the skin depth of a copper conductor is approximately 8.57 mm at 60 Hz, so high current conductors are usually hollow to reduce their mass and cost. This tendency of alternating current to flow predominantly in the periphery of conductors reduces the effective cross-section of the conductor. This increases the effective AC 3778: 3910:, that is 460 RW. During the course of one cycle (two cycle as the power) the voltage rises from zero to 325 V, the power from zero to 460 RW, and both falls through zero. Next, the voltage descends to reverse direction, -325 V, but the power ascends again to 460 RW, and both returns to zero. 4268:
were among the first hydroelectric alternating current power plants. The first long distance transmission of single-phase electricity was from a hydroelectric generating plant in Oregon at Willamette Falls which in 1890 sent power fourteen miles downriver to downtown Portland for street lighting. In
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do flow on the inner walls of the waveguides, those surface currents do not carry power. Power is carried by the guided electromagnetic fields. The surface currents are set up by the guided electromagnetic fields and have the effect of keeping the fields inside the waveguide and preventing leakage of
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current for as long as it takes for the system to clear the fault. This low impedance path allows the maximum amount of fault current, causing the overcurrent protection device (breakers, fuses) to trip or burn out as quickly as possible, bringing the electrical system to a safe state. All bond wires
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For three-phase at utilization voltages a four-wire system is often used. When stepping down three-phase, a transformer with a Delta (3-wire) primary and a Star (4-wire, center-earthed) secondary is often used so there is no need for a neutral on the supply side. For smaller customers (just how small
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The ZBD patents included two other major interrelated innovations: one concerning the use of parallel connected, instead of series connected, utilization loads, the other concerning the ability to have high turns ratio transformers such that the supply network voltage could be much higher (initially
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are similar to coaxial cables, as both consist of tubes, with the biggest difference being that waveguides have no inner conductor. Waveguides can have any arbitrary cross section, but rectangular cross sections are the most common. Because waveguides do not have an inner conductor to carry a return
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and so can be simply wired together. In practice, higher "pole orders" are commonly used. For example, a 12-pole machine would have 36 coils (10° spacing). The advantage is that lower rotational speeds can be used to generate the same frequency. For example, a 2-pole machine running at 3600 rpm
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prohibits all electromagnetic waves within its boundary), so a wire that is made of a non-perfect conductor (a conductor with finite, rather than infinite, electrical conductivity) pushes the alternating current, along with their associated electromagnetic fields, away from the wire's center. The
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layer. The current flowing on the surface of the inner conductor is equal and opposite to the current flowing on the inner surface of the outer tube. The electromagnetic field is thus completely contained within the tube, and (ideally) no energy is lost to radiation or coupling outside the tube.
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The original Niagara Falls generators were built to produce 25 Hz power, as a compromise between low frequency for traction and heavy induction motors, while still allowing incandescent lighting to operate (although with noticeable flicker). Most of the 25 Hz residential and commercial
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A schematic representation of long distance electric power transmission. From left to right: G=generator, U=step-up transformer, V=voltage at beginning of transmission line, Pt=power entering transmission line, I=current in wires, R=total resistance in wires, Pw=power lost in transmission line,
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systems, with a single center-tapped transformer giving two live conductors, is a common distribution scheme for residential and small commercial buildings in North America. This arrangement is sometimes incorrectly referred to as "two phase". A similar method is used for a different reason on
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generator's voltage of 500 volts was converted into 3000 volts, and then the voltage was stepped down to 500 volts by six Westinghouse transformers. With this setup, the Westinghouse company successfully powered thirty 100-volt incandescent bulbs in twenty shops along the main street of Great
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customers for Niagara Falls power were converted to 60 Hz by the late 1950s, although some 25 Hz industrial customers still existed as of the start of the 21st century. 16.7 Hz power (formerly 16 2/3 Hz) is still used in some European rail systems, such as in
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1891, a second transmission system was installed in Telluride Colorado. The San Antonio Canyon Generator was the third commercial single-phase hydroelectric AC power plant in the United States to provide long-distance electricity. It was completed on December 31, 1892, by
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audio frequency. Cable television and other cable-transmitted information currents may alternate at frequencies of tens to thousands of megahertz. These frequencies are similar to the electromagnetic wave frequencies often used to transmit the same types of information
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For low to medium frequencies, conductors can be divided into stranded wires, each insulated from the others, with the relative positions of individual strands specially arranged within the conductor bundle. Wire constructed using this technique is called
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to change voltage from low to high level and back, allowing generation and consumption at low voltages but transmission, possibly over great distances, at high voltage, with savings in the cost of conductors and energy losses. A bipolar open-core
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and neutral, or two phases and neutral, are taken to the property. For larger installations all three phases and neutral are taken to the main distribution panel. From the three-phase main panel, both single and three-phase circuits may lead off.
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held an option on the US rights for the Ganz ZBD transformers, requiring Westinghouse to pursue alternative designs on the same principles. George Westinghouse had bought Gaulard and Gibbs' patents for $ 50,000 in February 1886. He assigned to
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that used AC generators to power a parallel-connected common electrical network, the steam-powered Rome-Cerchi power plant. The reliability of the AC technology received impetus after the Ganz Works electrified a large European metropolis:
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invented a lighting system where sets of induction coils were installed along a high voltage AC line. Instead of changing voltage, the primary windings transferred power to the secondary windings which were connected to one or several
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construction sites in the UK. Small power tools and lighting are supposed to be supplied by a local center-tapped transformer with a voltage of 55 V between each power conductor and earth. This significantly reduces the risk of
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in 1886 for the London Electric Supply Corporation (LESCo) including alternators of his own design and open core transformer designs with serial connections for utilization loads - similar to Gaulard and Gibbs. In 1890, he designed
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signalling system, so that the two wires carry equal but opposite currents. Each wire in a twisted pair radiates a signal, but it is effectively cancelled by radiation from the other wire, resulting in almost no radiation loss.
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and a 12-pole machine running at 600 rpm produce the same frequency; the lower speed is preferable for larger machines. If the load on a three-phase system is balanced equally among the phases, no current flows through the
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a more efficient medium for transmitting energy. Coaxial cables often use a perforated dielectric layer to separate the inner and outer conductors in order to minimize the power dissipated by the dielectric.
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of Budapest, determined that open-core devices were impractical, as they were incapable of reliably regulating voltage. BlĂĄthy had suggested the use of closed cores, Zipernowsky had suggested the use of
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Alternating current circuit theory developed rapidly in the latter part of the 19th and early 20th century. Notable contributors to the theoretical basis of alternating current calculations include
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This means that when transmitting a fixed power on a given wire, if the current is halved (i.e. the voltage is doubled), the power loss due to the wire's resistance will be reduced to one quarter.
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in the event that one of the live conductors becomes exposed through an equipment fault whilst still allowing a reasonable voltage of 110 V between the two conductors for running the tools.
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wire. An alternating current of any frequency is forced away from the wire's center, toward its outer surface. This is because an alternating current (which is the result of the acceleration of
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signals carried on electrical wires are also examples of alternating current. These types of alternating current carry information such as sound (audio) or images (video) sometimes carried by
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Off-shore, military, textile industry, marine, aircraft, and spacecraft applications sometimes use 400 Hz, for benefits of reduced weight of apparatus or higher motor speeds. Computer
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of the conductor, since resistance is inversely proportional to the cross-sectional area. A conductor's AC resistance is higher than its DC resistance, causing a higher energy loss due to
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Consequently, power transmitted at a higher voltage requires less loss-producing current than for the same power at a lower voltage. Power is often transmitted at hundreds of kilovolts on
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The AC power system was developed and adopted rapidly after 1886 due to its ability to distribute electricity efficiently over long distances, overcoming the limitations of the
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in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on January 8, 1886. The new firm became active in developing alternating current (AC) electric infrastructure throughout the United States. The
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frequencies greater than 5 GHz, the losses (due mainly to the dielectric separating the inner and outer tubes being a non-ideal insulator) become too large, making
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of the wire, and transformed to a lower, safer voltage for use. Use of a higher voltage leads to significantly more efficient transmission of power. The power losses (
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the task of redesigning the Gaulard and Gibbs transformer for commercial use in United States. On March 20, 1886, Stanley conducted a demonstrative experiment in
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was 11.5 kilometers (7.1 mi) long on wooden towers, and the municipal distribution grid 3000 V/110 V included six transforming stations.
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is equivalent to the power delivered by a DC voltage of 230 V. To determine the peak voltage (amplitude), we can rearrange the above equation to:
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The peak-to-peak value of an AC voltage is defined as the difference between its positive peak and its negative peak. Since the maximum value of
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Alternating current (green curve). The horizontal axis measures time (it also represents zero voltage/current); the vertical, current or voltage.
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to his device to produce the (then) more commonly used direct current. The earliest recorded practical application of alternating current is by
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of the alternating current to be transmitted, so they are feasible only at microwave frequencies. In addition to this mechanical feasibility,
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High voltages have disadvantages, such as the increased insulation required, and generally increased difficulty in their safe handling. In a
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A low frequency eases the design of electric motors, particularly for hoisting, crushing and rolling applications, and commutator-type
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for electrotherapeutic triggering of muscle contractions. Alternating current technology was developed further by the Hungarian
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of an AC carrier signal. These currents typically alternate at higher frequencies than those used in power transmission.
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fall at HÀllsjön, Smedjebackens kommun, where a small iron work had been located, was selected. In 1893, a three-phase
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The power transmitted is equal to the product of the current and the voltage (assuming no phase difference); that is,
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American Society for Engineering Education. Conference – 1995: Annual Conference Proceedings, Volume 2, (PAGE: 1848)
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in 1884. However, these early induction coils with open magnetic circuits are inefficient at transferring power to
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to each other. If coils are added opposite to these (60° spacing), they generate the same phases with reverse
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losses with the invention of the lamination of electromagnetic cores. OttĂł BlĂĄthy also invented the first AC
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varies by country and sometimes within a country; most electric power is generated at either 50 or 60 
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and above for convenience. A coaxial cable has a conductive wire inside a conductive tube, separated by a
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dissipate power). At higher frequencies, the power lost to this dissipation becomes unacceptably large.
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electrical generation is very common. The simplest way is to use three separate coils in the generator
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that periodically reverses direction and changes its magnitude continuously with time, in contrast to
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At frequencies greater than 200 GHz, waveguide dimensions become impractically small, and the
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are bonded to ground at the main service panel, as is the neutral/identified conductor if present.
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Barrington. The spread of Westinghouse and other AC systems triggered a push back in late 1887 by
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At frequencies up to about 1 GHz, pairs of wires are twisted together in a cable, forming a
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History and Reflections on the Way Things Were: Mill Creek Power Plant – Making History with AC
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phenomenon of alternating current being pushed away from the center of the conductor is called
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The prototype of the ZBD transformer on display at the Széchenyi Istvån Memorial Exhibition,
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the fields to the space outside the waveguide. Waveguides have dimensions comparable to the
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Pe=power reaching the end of the transmission line, D=step-down transformer, C=consumers.
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Alternating currents are accompanied (or caused) by alternating voltages. An AC voltage
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Coaxial cables have acceptably small losses for frequencies up to about 5 GHz. For
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A direct current flows uniformly throughout the cross-section of a homogeneous
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sine, and its fundamental frequency is double of the one of the voltage's.
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systems were often powered by 400 Hz or 415 Hz for benefits of
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use alternating currents to distribute power over long distances between
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Professor Mark Csele's tour of the 25 Hz Rankine generating station
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value is 230 V. This means that the time-averaged power delivered
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and converted the Grosvenor Gallery station across the Thames into an
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plants and consumers. The lines in the picture are located in eastern
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telephone signals have a frequency of about 3 kHz, close to the
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The Frequency Changer Era: Interconnecting Systems of Varying Cycles
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in Sweden on the other, though Brown favoured the two-phase system.
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A sine wave, over one cycle (360°). The dashed line represents the
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Electrical energy is distributed as alternating current because AC
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was demonstrated in London in 1881, and attracted the interest of
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to produce alternating current was an electric generator based on
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of the non-ideal metals forming the walls of the waveguide causes
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reduction while using smaller internal AC to DC conversion units.
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Student paper read on January 24, 1896, at the Students' Meeting.
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is delivered to businesses and residences, and it is the form of
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is +1 and the minimum value is −1, an AC voltage swings between
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system. In 1886, the ZBD engineers designed the world's first
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The relationship between voltage and the power delivered is:
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of alternating current in most electric power circuits is a
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in Croatia was set in operation on 28 August 1895. The two
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over one cycle of the square of the instantaneous voltage.
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current (up to hundreds of kilohertz), such as switch-mode
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Licht, Sidney Herman (1967). "History of Electrotherapy".
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current, waveguides cannot deliver energy by means of an
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power plant using alternating current—the hydroelectric
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Building on the advancement of AC technology in Europe,
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To illustrate these concepts, consider a 230 V AC
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At very high frequencies, the current no longer flows
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The peak-to-peak voltage, usually written as 1120:, which reduces the energy lost as heat due to 5299: 4840: 4697:. London: E. & F. N. Spon. pp. 35–41. 3529:around the world. It is so called because its 1698:in the waveguide walls become large. Instead, 1466: 1376: 5304:. University of Michigan Press. p. 138. 5193:. Tinicum Township Historical Society. 1993. 5111:"OttĂł BlĂĄthy, Miksa DĂ©ri, KĂĄroly Zipernowsky" 3509:For this reason, AC power's waveform becomes 1705: 944: 5100: 4966:. U.S. Patent 352 105, issued Nov. 2, 1886. 4878: 4647: 4603: 4486:National Electric Light Association (1915). 1682:of power (surface currents flowing on lossy 988:that consumers typically use when they plug 5380:Grattan-Guinness, I. (September 19, 2003). 4782:. 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New Haven. pp. 1–70. 4176: 4105: 4082: 3918:Alternating current is used to transmit 2190: 2184:For broader coverage of this topic, see 1709: 1269: 1094: 1057:, different waveforms are used, such as 131: 5300:Heertje, Arnold; Perlman, Mark (1990). 5241: 5235: 4462:Basic Electronics & Linear Circuits 4047:. They also exhibited the invention in 3041:Rather than using instantaneous power, 2822:, which varies for different waveforms. 1397:electricity power transmission in Japan 1368:path to ground sufficient to carry any 700:Electromagnetism and special relativity 14: 5511: 5406: 5214:George Westinghouse Powering the World 5000: 4809: 4761: 4749: 4707: 4681: 4653: 1568:Techniques for reducing radiation loss 5053: 5032:. People.clarkson.edu. Archived from 4560: 4527: 1738:can be described mathematically as a 1608:. 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charge 1570: 1559:radio frequency 1551:radio frequency 1535: 1483:electric charge 1475: 1469: 1453: 1409:traction motors 1405: 1385: 1379: 1230: 1229: 1225: 1223: 1220: 1219: 1186: 1182: 1172: 1171: 1167: 1165: 1162: 1161: 1136: 1135: 1131: 1129: 1126: 1125: 1116:efficiently at 1093: 1085:Main articles: 1083: 957: 928: 927: 743: 735: 734: 690: 680: 679: 635:Induction motor 605: 595: 594: 510:Current density 495: 485: 484: 475:Poynting vector 385: 383:Electrodynamics 375: 374: 370:Right-hand rule 335:Magnetic dipole 325:Biot–Savart law 315: 305: 304: 240:Electric dipole 235:Electric charge 210: 126: 115: 109: 106: 63: 61: 51: 39: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 5547: 5537: 5536: 5531: 5529:Electric power 5526: 5521: 5507: 5506: 5501: 5492: 5487: 5470: 5449: 5448:External links 5446: 5444: 5443: 5435: 5433: 5430: 5427: 5426: 5419: 5399: 5392: 5372: 5355: 5336: 5317: 5310: 5292: 5285: 5279:. p. 62. 5261: 5254: 5234: 5227: 5221:. p. 84. 5203: 5177: 5128: 5099: 5090: 5078: 5066:(120): 57–77. 5046: 5028:Eugenii Katz. 5020: 5005: 4993: 4984: 4951: 4925: 4903: 4877: 4858:(3): 121–125. 4839: 4802: 4792: 4766: 4754: 4752:, p. 208. 4742: 4712: 4700: 4680: 4666: 4646: 4596: 4559: 4538: 4520: 4495: 4478: 4471: 4450: 4449: 4447: 4444: 4442: 4441: 4436: 4431: 4426: 4421: 4416: 4411: 4406: 4401: 4396: 4390: 4389: 4388: 4374: 4358: 4355: 4299:a distance of 4255:Jonas Wenström 4163:direct current 4144:toroidal cores 4080: 4077: 4037:Lucien Gaulard 4023: 4020: 3989:Lucien Gaulard 3977:direct current 3973:electrotherapy 3948: 3945: 3915: 3912: 3899: 3896: 3893: 3890: 3887: 3884: 3881: 3855: 3832: 3827: 3819: 3793: 3781: 3780: 3769: 3760: 3751: 3746: 3740: 3722: 3714: 3710: 3700: 3696: 3689: 3685: 3675: 3671: 3663: 3657: 3653: 3643: 3639: 3633: 3624: 3613: 3596: 3587: 3582: 3573: 3543: 3527:many countries 3518: 3515: 3507: 3506: 3491: 3488: 3485: 3482: 3479: 3476: 3473: 3470: 3467: 3464: 3461: 3452: 3449: 3442: 3438: 3428: 3424: 3418: 3415: 3412: 3409: 3406: 3403: 3398: 3394: 3388: 3382: 3378: 3368: 3364: 3358: 3355: 3352: 3349: 3346: 3343: 3340: 3337: 3334: 3331: 3328: 3326: 3324: 3321: 3318: 3315: 3312: 3311: 3308: 3305: 3302: 3299: 3296: 3293: 3288: 3279: 3273: 3268: 3264: 3261: 3258: 3255: 3249: 3246: 3244: 3242: 3239: 3236: 3233: 3230: 3229: 3226: 3223: 3220: 3217: 3214: 3211: 3202: 3198: 3195: 3193: 3191: 3188: 3185: 3182: 3179: 3178: 3168: 3164: 3163: 3152: 3147: 3142: 3131: 3123: 3114: 3084: 3059: 3056: 3053: 3050: 3027: 3016: 3015: 3001: 2997: 2994: 2991: 2986: 2982: 2975: 2972: 2969: 2966: 2963: 2945:Main article: 2942: 2939: 2937: 2936: 2935: 2924: 2915: 2911: 2902: 2885: 2884: 2883: 2872: 2866: 2856: 2850: 2841: 2823: 2818:is called the 2805: 2781: 2777: 2774: 2771: 2768: 2765: 2762: 2759: 2756: 2750: 2747: 2744: 2741: 2738: 2733: 2729: 2715: 2697: 2687: 2681: 2678: 2676: 2674: 2668: 2665: 2659: 2654: 2650: 2643: 2640: 2636: 2623: 2619: 2616: 2614: 2612: 2606: 2603: 2600: 2597: 2594: 2591: 2588: 2585: 2582: 2579: 2576: 2573: 2570: 2567: 2564: 2560: 2555: 2550: 2546: 2539: 2536: 2532: 2519: 2515: 2512: 2510: 2508: 2502: 2499: 2494: 2490: 2486: 2483: 2480: 2477: 2474: 2471: 2468: 2465: 2456: 2451: 2446: 2441: 2437: 2431: 2428: 2421: 2418: 2416: 2408: 2404: 2403: 2391: 2390: 2389: 2378: 2372: 2369: 2364: 2360: 2356: 2353: 2350: 2347: 2344: 2338: 2333: 2329: 2323: 2320: 2313: 2304: 2281: 2261: 2258: 2255: 2252: 2240: 2231:) is assumed. 2223:(about 0.707). 2210: 2175: 2172: 2153: 2149: 2146: 2143: 2134: 2130: 2127: 2124: 2115: 2088: 2061: 2034: 2030: 2004: 2000: 1980: 1977: 1974: 1971: 1968: 1957: 1956: 1940: 1930: 1918: 1915: 1912: 1909: 1906: 1882: 1854: 1844: 1822: 1807: 1806: 1794: 1791: 1788: 1785: 1782: 1779: 1770: 1766: 1763: 1760: 1757: 1754: 1729: 1728: 1725: 1722: 1719: 1715: 1707: 1704: 1691: 1688: 1647: 1644: 1622:Coaxial cables 1618: 1617:Coaxial cables 1615: 1593: 1590: 1569: 1566: 1555:power supplies 1534: 1531: 1471:Main article: 1468: 1465: 1452: 1451:High frequency 1449: 1404: 1401: 1378: 1375: 1355:electric shock 1261: 1260: 1249: 1245: 1242: 1239: 1233: 1228: 1210: 1209: 1198: 1194: 1189: 1185: 1181: 1175: 1170: 1139: 1134: 1082: 1079: 1002:electric lamps 982:electric power 977:direct current 959: 958: 956: 955: 948: 941: 933: 930: 929: 926: 925: 920: 915: 910: 905: 900: 895: 890: 885: 880: 875: 870: 865: 860: 855: 850: 845: 840: 835: 830: 825: 820: 815: 810: 805: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 755: 750: 744: 741: 740: 737: 736: 733: 732: 727: 722: 717: 712: 710:Four-potential 707: 702: 697: 691: 686: 685: 682: 681: 678: 677: 672: 667: 662: 657: 652: 647: 642: 637: 632: 627: 625:Electric motor 622: 617: 612: 606: 601: 600: 597: 596: 593: 592: 587: 582: 580:Series circuit 577: 572: 567: 562: 557: 552: 550:Kirchhoff laws 547: 542: 537: 532: 527: 522: 517: 515:Direct current 512: 507: 502: 496: 491: 490: 487: 486: 483: 482: 477: 472: 470:Maxwell tensor 467: 462: 457: 452: 447: 442: 440:Larmor formula 437: 432: 427: 422: 417: 412: 407: 402: 397: 392: 390:Bremsstrahlung 386: 381: 380: 377: 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JHU Press. 5385: 5384: 5376: 5368: 5367: 5359: 5351: 5347: 5340: 5332: 5328: 5321: 5313: 5311:9780472101924 5307: 5303: 5296: 5288: 5286:9781000355314 5282: 5278: 5274: 5273: 5265: 5257: 5251: 5247: 5246: 5238: 5230: 5228:9781476686929 5224: 5220: 5216: 5215: 5207: 5196: 5189: 5188: 5181: 5165: 5161: 5157: 5152: 5147: 5143: 5139: 5132: 5116: 5112: 5106: 5104: 5094: 5087: 5082: 5073: 5069: 5065: 5061: 5057: 5050: 5035: 5031: 5024: 5016: 5009: 5003:, p. 96. 5002: 5001:Hughes (1993) 4997: 4988: 4969: 4962: 4955: 4939: 4935: 4929: 4913: 4907: 4892:on 2012-03-22 4891: 4887: 4881: 4873: 4869: 4865: 4861: 4857: 4853: 4846: 4844: 4824: 4820: 4813: 4806: 4799: 4795: 4789: 4785: 4780: 4779: 4770: 4764:, p. 95. 4763: 4762:Hughes (1993) 4758: 4751: 4750:Hughes (1993) 4746: 4731:on 2015-10-03 4730: 4726: 4722: 4716: 4710:, p. 98. 4709: 4708:Hughes (1993) 4704: 4696: 4695: 4687: 4685: 4669: 4667:0-8018-2873-2 4663: 4659: 4658: 4650: 4634: 4629: 4625: 4621: 4617: 4613: 4612: 4607: 4600: 4585:on 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3942: 3937: 3933: 3929: 3925: 3921: 3911: 3897: 3894: 3891: 3888: 3885: 3882: 3879: 3853: 3830: 3825: 3817: 3810:is therefore 3791: 3767: 3758: 3749: 3744: 3738: 3720: 3712: 3698: 3687: 3673: 3661: 3655: 3641: 3631: 3622: 3614: 3594: 3585: 3580: 3571: 3563: 3562: 3561: 3541: 3532: 3528: 3524: 3514: 3512: 3483: 3480: 3477: 3471: 3468: 3465: 3462: 3450: 3447: 3440: 3426: 3416: 3410: 3407: 3401: 3396: 3392: 3386: 3380: 3366: 3356: 3350: 3344: 3338: 3332: 3329: 3327: 3319: 3313: 3303: 3300: 3294: 3291: 3286: 3277: 3271: 3266: 3259: 3253: 3247: 3245: 3237: 3231: 3221: 3218: 3212: 3209: 3200: 3196: 3194: 3186: 3180: 3169: 3166: 3165: 3150: 3145: 3140: 3129: 3121: 3112: 3104: 3103: 3102: 3082: 3073: 3054: 3048: 3039: 3025: 2999: 2992: 2984: 2980: 2973: 2967: 2961: 2954: 2953: 2952: 2948: 2922: 2913: 2909: 2900: 2892: 2890: 2886: 2870: 2864: 2854: 2848: 2839: 2831: 2830: 2828: 2824: 2821: 2803: 2779: 2772: 2769: 2763: 2760: 2757: 2754: 2748: 2742: 2736: 2731: 2727: 2719: 2695: 2685: 2679: 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pairs 1589: 1587: 1583: 1579: 1575: 1565: 1563: 1560: 1556: 1552: 1548: 1545: 1541: 1530: 1528: 1527:ohmic heating 1524: 1520: 1516: 1512: 1508: 1503: 1501: 1496: 1492: 1488: 1484: 1480: 1474: 1464: 1462: 1458: 1448: 1446: 1442: 1438: 1434: 1430: 1424: 1422: 1418: 1414: 1410: 1403:Low frequency 1400: 1398: 1394: 1390: 1384: 1374: 1371: 1367: 1363: 1358: 1356: 1351: 1346: 1340: 1338: 1334: 1333:neutral point 1329: 1325: 1321: 1317: 1313: 1311: 1307: 1303: 1301: 1297: 1293: 1285: 1281: 1277: 1272: 1268: 1266: 1247: 1243: 1240: 1237: 1226: 1218: 1217: 1216: 1213: 1196: 1192: 1187: 1183: 1179: 1168: 1160: 1159: 1158: 1156: 1132: 1123: 1119: 1115: 1111: 1107: 1097: 1092: 1088: 1078: 1076: 1072: 1068: 1064: 1060: 1056: 1052: 1051: 1046: 1042: 1037: 1035: 1034: 1029: 1028: 1023: 1019: 1015: 1011: 1007: 1003: 999: 995: 991: 987: 983: 979: 978: 973: 969: 965: 954: 949: 947: 942: 940: 935: 934: 932: 931: 924: 921: 919: 916: 914: 911: 909: 906: 904: 901: 899: 896: 894: 891: 889: 886: 884: 881: 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