• DocumentCode
    1311898
  • Title

    A large electric hoist

  • Author

    Sykes, Wilfred

  • Volume
    34
  • Issue
    8
  • fYear
    1915
  • Firstpage
    1819
  • Lastpage
    1827
  • Abstract
    The paper describes an electric hoist recently installed in a mine at Butte, Mont., having a depth of shaft of 4000 ft., net weight of load 14,000 lb., weight of skip and cage, 9000 lb. and maximum hoisting speed 3000 ft. per, min. Some results of operations are given. This hoist is of special interest as being the largest electric hoist in the world and containing some important departures from previous practise.
  • Keywords
    Flywheels; Fuels; Induction motors; Insulators; Loss measurement; Shafts; Wheels;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Proceedings of the
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0097-2444
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/PAIEE.1915.6590787
  • Filename
    6590787