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THE ELEMENTS OF ELECTRIC LIGHTING, 



Including Electric Generation, Measurement, Storage and Distribution. 



BY PHILLIP ATKINSON, A.M., Ph.D., Author of Elemeuta of State Electricity. 



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The most complete and comprehensive treatise on electric lighting ever published : givir 



of the Dynamo, the Stora^ 

 lighting. CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. ELECTBICITY A MODE OF MOLECtJLAK MOTION. -V' 



CHAPTER II. principles of the dynamo. 

 The Dynamo. The Armature. The Commutator. Closed Circuit and Open Circuit Armatures. The Brushes. The Field Magnets. The 

 Dynamo's Mode of Action. Difference of Potential. Keversed Currents. Commutation. The Armature's Mode of Action. Shunt and Series 

 Dynamos Compared. 



CHAPTER III. alteenate cueeent dtnamos. 

 Principles of the Alternate Ctirrent Dynamo. The Siemens-Halske Dynamo. The Lontin Dynamo. The Gordon Dynamo. The AVest- 

 inghouse Dynamo. The Converter. 



CHAPTER IV. DIRECT CTJKKENT DYNAMOS. 



The Edison Dynamo. The Weston Dynamo. The Sperry Dynamo. The Brush Dynamo. The Thompson-Houston Dynamo. The West- 

 ern Electric Dynamo. The Ball Dynamo. The Mather Dynamo. The Tan Depoele Dynamo. The Hochhausen Dynamo. The Wood Dynamo. 



CHAPTER V. ELECTEIC TEKMS AND UNITS. 



Electric Potential. Electromotive Force. Resistance Current. Electric Induction. Magnetic Induction. Conductivity and Insula- 

 tion. Quantity and Intensity. Electric Units. The Volt. The Ohm. The Ampere. The Ampere Hour. The Coulomb. The Farad. The 

 Microfarad. The Watt. The Electric Horse-Power. The Joule. 



CHAPTER VI. ELECTRIC MEASUREMENT. 



The Potential Indicator. The Deprez-Carpentier Voltmeter. The Deprez-Carpentier Ammeter. Ayrton and Perry's Ammeter. Ayrton 

 and Perry's Voltmeter. Ayrton and Perry's Spring Voltmeters and Ammeters. The United States Electric Lighting Co.'s Ammeter. The 

 Western JElectric Co. 's Ammeter. The Cardew Voltmeter, .\yrton and Perry's Ohm Meter. The Forbes Coulomb Meter. The Edison 

 Current Meter. The Standard Light Unit. The Bunsen Photometer. 



CHAPTER VII. THE ARC LAMP. 



Principles of the Arc Lamp. Arc Light Carbons. The Jablochkoff Electric Candle. The Jamin Electric Candle. The Sun Lamp. 

 Automatic Adjustment of Arc Light Carbons. The Foucault Duboseq Lamp. The Serrin Lontin Lamp. The Brush Arc Light Lamp. 



CHAPTER VIII. THE INCANDESCENT LAMP. 



Kej-nier's Lamp. Early Experiments. Incandescent Light Carbons. The Edison Carbons. The Lane- Fox Carbons. The Cmto Car- 

 bons. Swan Carbons. The Weston Carbons. The Bernstein Carbons. General Details of Filament Construction. Construction of the In- 

 candescent Lamp. Position of Lamps. Renewal of Lamps. 



CHAPTER IX. THE STORAGE BATTERY. 



Electric Storage. Plante's Secondary Cell. Chemical Reaction in The Plaute Cell. The Plante Battery. Faure's Secondary Cell. 

 Chemical Reaction in The Faure Cell. Faults of The Faure Cell. The Improved Faure Secondary Cell. The Fluid. Electric Formation of 

 The Plates. Electro Motive Force. Resistance and Current of Cell. Weight of Cell and Thickness of Plates. Cause of Buckling. Variable 

 Resistance of Electrolyte. Inspection. Formation of the Faure Battery. The Jnlieu .Accumulator. 



CH.\PTER X. ELECTRIC DLSTRIBUTION. 



Arc Light. Distribution. Series Installation. Hefner von Alteneek's Regulator. Incandescent Light Distribution. The Direct Cur- 

 rent System. Parallel Installation. Multiple Series Installation. Series Multiple Installation. Combined -ire and Incandescent Installa- 

 tion. The Edison Three Wire System. The Storage Battery System. The Induced Alternating Current System. The Primary Alternating 

 Current System. Meters, Fuses, Switch Boards, Lighting Mines. Installation Rules. 



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