Chapter 5
Electrical Planning and Preparation
George Westinghouse was, in my opinion, the only man on this globe who could take my alternating-current system under the circumstances then existing and win the battle against prejudice and money power. He was a pioneer of imposing stature, one of the world’s true noblemen of whom America may well be proud and to whom humanity owes an immense debt of gratitude.—Nikola Tesla, inventor of the alternating current generator
When current flows through a conductor it produces heat, and if enough heat is generated then it will begin to deteriorate the insulation around that conductor, damaging it and possibly other components such as connectors and terminations. If the insulation melts, cracks, develops ...
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