EDISON'S ELECTRICAL GENERATOR
Electric machines convert mechanical into electrical ener gy. The obtaining of electricity may be considered a manufacturing process, wherein steam power is the raw material and electricity the product. The best machine, other things being equal, will give the greatest yield of finished product from...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Scientific American 1879-11, Vol.XLI. (No. 20.), p.305 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | Electric machines convert mechanical into electrical ener gy. The obtaining of electricity may be considered a manufacturing process, wherein steam power is the raw material and electricity the product. The best machine, other things being equal, will give the greatest yield of finished product from a given expenditure or consumption of raw material. The ratio of yield to consumption is the expression of the efficiency of the machine. |
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| ISSN: | 0036-8733 1946-7087 |