The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-10-02

sdgment al Plttsficld, Mass, under
\ c. Chesney, general manager OF
b. plant there, marks a great labor
fory achievement. Such a trump
tnts out the direction for practical
fd must necessarily come first, but
f: appears from the opinions of
eientiflc men that it will be a con-
fderablc time before the march OF
4mmercial progress catches up
the bordcrland Of the labora-
D. and begins the construction OF
-eit cable-bearing steel towers
fhe-e currents, urged by an electri-
n pressure OF 100000 volts. will
PSI over hitherto impossible dis
Ances,
Il At present, tho highest standard
% voltage is 100000 volts" said
n Charles p. Steinmetz, head con-
'slting engineer for the General
1kJtric company and one of the
Isshest authorities in the world on
Electrical engineering. We will not
Nop there we will go much higher.
~ the commercial application can
"A come suddenly. The problem OF
Neatlng a transmission limo for n
*sh tension such as was used in the
experiments at Pittsfield is an alto
.#iher different problem from set
#g up such a line for testing pur-
ses The use Of greater pressure I'm
ealfoats, for example, came slow
"A Tor It required along with 1t
~aNer cylinders. and engines i'm
EOyed In every way. The same is
le with the use Of greater eleCtrl-
pressure, for that is what voltage
#aly amounts to.
IL The production OF 100000 vd.ts
"a IN itself an achievement. but the
Hea'er achievement Is the safe
'hsmissiop Of this enormous volt
~ along a conductor from one
PC TO another. More steam pres
re demands a heavier bailer, other
y ihe boiler will burst. II q great
NNage Is sent through "A wire that
constructed 20 carry low volt
~ - lhe pressure will be too great
Mu the current will leave the wire.
pIoblem becomes one of insula-
W. AR Is a very good n-conduc-
ana good insulator. But when
ages as enormous as these are
~ Woyed the current may even use
81 @ conductor. High tension
~ az night often appear AZ blue
III aAs' what may have appeared as
4 ,nin thread Of wire during the
III looks Ike a thick rope Of blue
~ syht; This appearance Is pro-
EStl When the voltage Is so high
iM lhe size Of the wire used that
III ,srtent leaves II and surrounds
t wa what Is called the corona. In
~ way much electrical energy is
-. Practical Difficulties.
.e problem Of the engineers at
was the construction of n
49, that would hold all the cur
~ the line that is being built in
M'Inna TO carry 100000 volts.
the present maximum. the
M M are not more than an inch or
"In an half in diameter. on
r'a oasls a million-Yolt current
ns,lesa nesa cable eight inches in
~ M cable, according to Doctor
vf' would be Impractical be-
sn mi lIs weight and its cost, and
N7y hs'neers got around the diff
wy. Us using series OF metal disks,
N ht, ny nature and Arrangement OF
w. ,N e GENERAL Electric company
aSt disclose at the present.
usks serve as a substitute for
pr, y. olameter equal TO their
s on 'Sh.ent the formation OF the
Hrhs oesond their circumferences
W,ren,. suVantage OF tension
IA osI, SAID Doctor steinmetz, lis
M n, .nat they can he transmit
M rsons n9hser distances, but that
Hgal lu',e smaller amount OF
e ensssohuueting material. Electri-
HI an az a. Is determined by the volt e.
!tns AD'oe ne amperage. To get the
Euas Of eleetlieal energy,