By
ALTON D. ADAMS, A.M.
MEMBER AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS
NEW YORK
McGraw-Hill Book Co.
1906
Copyrighted, 1906, by the
McGRAW PUBLISHING COMPANY
New York
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| I. | Water-Power in Electrical Supply | [1] |
| II. | Utility of Water-Power in Electrical Supply | [10] |
| III. | Cost of Conductors for Electric-power Transmission | [19] |
| IV. | Advantages of the Continuous and Alternating Current | [31] |
| V. | The Physical Limits of Electric-Power Transmission | [44] |
| VI. | Development of Water-Power for Electric Stations | [51] |
| VII. | The Location of Electric Water-Power Stations | [64] |
| VIII. | Design of Electric Water-Power Stations | [83] |
| IX. | Alternators for Electrical Transmission | [103] |
| X. | Transformers in Transmission Systems | [122] |
| XI. | Switches, Fuses, and Circuit-breakers | [135] |
| XII. | Regulation of Transmitted Power | [155] |
| XIII. | Guard Wires and Lightning Arresters | [168] |
| XIV. | Electrical Transmission under Land and Water | [187] |
| XV. | Materials for Line Conductors | [200] |
| XVI. | Voltage and Losses on Transmission Lines | [215] |
| XVII. | Selection of Transmission Circuits | [233] |
| XVIII. | Pole Lines for Power Transmission | [246] |
| XIX. | Entries for Electric Transmission Lines | [261] |
| XX. | Insulator Pins | [270] |
| XXI. | Insulators for Transmission Lines | [287] |
| XXII. | Design of Insulator Pins for Transmission Lines | [298] |
| XXIII. | Steel Towers | [306] |
| Index | [327] | |
ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION OF WATER-POWER.