All areas in the field of electrical engineering have felt the impact of increasing use of automation principles and equipment. Even the telephone companies have provided new services designed for machines to ‘talk’ to other machines. Mechanization, feedback control, and … Continue reading
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Electrical Engineering in 1958: New Products
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New safe products were introduced in 1958. The catalogs of electrical manufacturers have overflowed this year with additions of new products and major improvements to existing devices. Included are switches with no moving parts, safer fuses, and new shapes in … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Power Plants under Construction
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The Yankee plant, a pressurized water reactor located at Rowe, Mass., will have a capability of 134,000 kW when completed in 1960 and will be operated by the Yankee Atomic Electric Co. The Consolidated Edison Co. of New York will … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: New Products (Taut-Band Suspension)
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An application of a previously used technique has resulted in an electrical instrument that is relatively immune to mechanical shock and vibration. The new line, introduced in 1958 by Westinghouse Electric Corp., utilizes a taut-band suspension of the moving element … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: New Products (Electric Car)
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Researches in electrical engineering in 1958 saw the come back of new products like the electric car. After many years as a museum item and a child’s toy, the electric-powered automobile is making a comeback. At present two companies have … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Extra High Voltage
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At the same time that the electrical manufacturers have solved some of the cost problems by building bigger generators, this ‘solution’ creates additional problems in the transmission of large quantities or blocks of power over comparatively long distances. In this … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Bigger Generating Units
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In order to maintain maximum economy of production increased efficiency and decreased capital costs are desirable goals. Both of these means of cutting expenses point toward larger generating units and higher transmission voltages. Research and developments undertaken by the manufacturers … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Electrical Utilities
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The construction of new generating and transmission capability in the United States preceded for the most part on schedule with expenditures in excess of $5 billion, up 10 per cent from 1957. More than half of this construction budget was … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Communication
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The American public is talkative. This statement is amply borne out by recent statistics gathered by the communication industry. On a typical day there are more than 250 million telephone conversations, an average of more than three times per day … Continue reading
Electrical Engineering in 1958: Automation (Light Output)
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In 1958 research was done to achieve automation in light output thus moving electrical engineering to the next level. Previous to automation one of the routine and time-consuming aspects of illuminating engineering has been that of obtaining experimentally the distribution … Continue reading
