Functions of single-phase railway substations and apparatus; reasons are given for various combinations of apparatus and connections, with advantages and disadvantages; switching equipment, contact system, trolley sectionalizing schemes, transmission system, trolley circuit breakers, disconnecting switches, rail bus, trolley bus, transformer and transmission-circuit breakers and switches, high-tension bus, service transformers, current and potential transformers, lightning arresters, choke coils, and 3-wire systems are discussed.


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    Title :

    The design of substations for single-phase railways


    Additional title:

    Elec. Jl


    Contributors:

    Published in:

    Electrical West ; 26 , n 4 ; p 161-170


    Publication date :

    1929


    Size :

    10 pages


    Remarks:

    11 Figs.


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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