. The street railway review . SlRA(;iE-GEXERAI. Iklc iDMAlTORD. SPRAGIE-GENERAI, ELECTRIC RE\ ERSER, L>, B. 26WITH C()\ER OPEN \STER CONTROLLER. GRUfP OK SIRAGIE-GENERAL ELECTRIC CnNTACTORS CASIC WITH CO\ER OPEN tation to the amount of current imposed upon the motors in hea\y electric service it is specially desirable that the currentused in starting trains shall be kept within certain well definedlimits. Consideration of speed requirements and economical useof power, fix the minimum rate of acceleration and the correspo
. The street railway review . SlRA(;iE-GEXERAI. Iklc iDMAlTORD. SPRAGIE-GENERAI, ELECTRIC RE\ ERSER, L>, B. 26WITH C()\ER OPEN \STER CONTROLLER. GRUfP OK SIRAGIE-GENERAL ELECTRIC CnNTACTORS CASIC WITH CO\ER OPEN tation to the amount of current imposed upon the motors in hea\y electric service it is specially desirable that the currentused in starting trains shall be kept within certain well definedlimits. Consideration of speed requirements and economical useof power, fix the minimum rate of acceleration and the correspond-ing minimum starting current, while the allowable accel-eration and starting current is defined by the following considera-tions : I. Excessive starting current results in violently fluctuating loadsat the power house, and in order to meet these demands, thepower equipment must be increased in output and the line equip-ment in carrying capacity. On interurban roads, where the number up in the shop for repairs is now only 4, where formerly it was the current limit relay on each motor car, each motor docsits .share of the work, irrespective of possible differences in whee
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