Forging Scientific Electrical Engineering: John Ambrose Fleming and the Ferranti Effect

In Oct 1890, Sebastian de Ferranti's Deptford station, six miles from London, started generating and transmitting current to 38,000 lamps throughout London. This rise in voltage along the mains, now called the Ferranti effect, provoked a heated controversy among British electrical engineers. Jo...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Isis 1995-03, Vol.86 (1), p.30-51
1. Verfasser:	HONG, S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alternating current de Ferranti, Sebastian Design engineering Electric current Electric potential Electric power engineering Electric utilities Electrical engineering Electrical trades Electricity Electromagnetism electronics electrotechnology Engineers Fleming, John Ambrose (1849-1945) History History of science and technology Mechanical engineering Physical sciences and techniques Swinburne, James Telegraph Transformers
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Zusammenfassung:	In Oct 1890, Sebastian de Ferranti's Deptford station, six miles from London, started generating and transmitting current to 38,000 lamps throughout London. This rise in voltage along the mains, now called the Ferranti effect, provoked a heated controversy among British electrical engineers. John Ambrose Fleming and James Swinburne's accounts of the Ferranti effect are examined.
ISSN:	0021-1753 1545-6994
DOI:	10.1086/357074