Title :
Effect of Frequency on Let-Go Currents
Author :
Dalziel, Charles F. ; Ogden, Eric ; Abbott, Curtis E.
Author_Institution :
Associate professor of electrical engineering and supervisor of Engineering, Science, and Management War Training, University of California, Berkeley, Calif.
Abstract :
This paper on electric shock covers the subject of sine-wave let-go currents for both men and women and contains an analysis which permits improved accuracy in predicting the response for large groups based on experiments made on a relatively small number of subjects. It should be of especial interest to persons who have had accidents in which they barely escaped ``freezing´´ to an electrified conductor and also to those interested in electrical safety. The range of frequencies covered is from 5 to 10,000 cycles and also direct current. The paper is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject yet published as the analysis permits predicting currents of a specified degree of safety for both men and women for this wide frequency range.
Keywords :
Accidents; Circuits; Conducting materials; Copper; Electrodes; Frequency estimation; Management training; Physiology; Safety; Testing;
Journal_Title :
American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the
DOI :
10.1109/T-AIEE.1943.5058642