New principle for 60-cycle A-C network analyzers

Through the use of a new design principle,¹ first used in the a-c analyzer purchased by the University of Kansas and since improved, it has been possible to use reactors having a Q value (ratio of reactance to equivalent resistance) as low as 7.8 to simulate the reactance of transmission lines. Although these reactors have a low Q, their electrical characteristics are identical to those possessing a Q of 25 and used in nonphase-shift analyzers. Reactors having a Q of 9.3 may be used to simulate the reactance of generators which otherwise require a Q of 50.