The inventions : researches and writing of Nikola Tesla, with special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting (1894)
Martin, Thomas Commerford, 1856-1924, Tesla, Nikola, 1856-1943 · New York : The Electrical Engineer · leaf 253
in space. To ]>ro-dnce rotation it is oenerallv ( hut not ahsolutely ) necessarv toconnect the free end <»f thi uiotoi- coil to an insidated l)ody ofsome size. The e.\|)erinienteis ])ody is nioic than sutticient. Ifhe toiiclies the free terminal with an object held in the hand, acurrent… … Frc. in; stead of the e\j)eiinicnt(r> i)o(|\, ;i >niall metal sheet >u>pendedon a c(»rd may he used with the same result. In this case theplate acts as a condenser in series with the coil. It counteractsthe self-iii<lu(tion of the lattci- ami ;illo\\s a stroni: current topass. In…
Electric currents, Alternating · Electrical engineering
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