. The Street railway journal . G !■: X1: R A I I) K—W I. S TI X G11 (J U S E C O M F A N V. liACK OF SWITCHBOARD less care, attention and skill required in operation but alsoin the less disturbance to the system of the power company. This induction motor generator installation constitutes rathera compact plant. Located in a room whose floor plan is 40 ft. x85 ft. we have six machines with a total continuous output of3750 kw, and with a one-hour capacity of 4500 kw. The actualmachine capacity is, of course, somewhat in excess of doublethese values. The installation is of interest also as contai
. The Street railway journal . G !■: X1: R A I I) K—W I. S TI X G11 (J U S E C O M F A N V. liACK OF SWITCHBOARD less care, attention and skill required in operation but alsoin the less disturbance to the system of the power company. This induction motor generator installation constitutes rathera compact plant. Located in a room whose floor plan is 40 ft. x85 ft. we have six machines with a total continuous output of3750 kw, and with a one-hour capacity of 4500 kw. The actualmachine capacity is, of course, somewhat in excess of doublethese values. The installation is of interest also as containinginfluction motors which are amongst the largest (though not the STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 836 STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. [Vol XXL No. 23. largest) that have ever been built. It is probably the largestaggregation of large induction motors in the world to-day. In case of emergency these induction motor generator unitsare used to supply power to the power company. In this casethe direct-current generator is operated as a direct-currentmotor, the induction motor being driven as an induction
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