Necessity for keeping leakage of return current of an electric railway system to a minimum requires a careful study of potential conditions in rails. Describes method of calculating potential drop in rail return, and of working out number and spacing of negative feeders necessary to keep leakage within prescribed limits.


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    Title :

    Potential conditions in electric tram rails


    Additional title:

    Elec. Engr


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1925


    Size :

    3 pages


    Remarks:

    6 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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