401,520,1 have shown and described a
method operating alternating-current mo-
15 tops first shifting rotating theirmag-
netic poles until they had reached passed
a synchronousspeedaud thenalternatingthe
poles, or, other words,by transforming the
motor byachaňgebf circuit-connectionsfrom
ao one operated the action of. (Komodel.
SPECIFICATION form ing art etters aten No.the magnetic poles
of one element until has reached synch
ronous speed and then alternating said poles
and passings directcurrentthrough the coils icc
of the other element, herein set forth.are short-circuited. SerialHo. starting; have above stated,
'the field-coils.
Collecting springs brushes bear
upon the rings and lead the contacts a
switch,tobehereinafterdescribed. 90
The field-coils are thrown into circuit with
the direct-current source when the1main
switch shifted. These levers are . When
the motor thus started reached passes the
limit speed synchronous with the genera
tor, connect the coils previously short-
35 circuited with source direct current and
bya change the circuit-connections pro
duce simple alternation the poles.
ELECTRO-MAGNETIC MOTOR.two more in
dependentenergizing-currents toá motorola
eratedbya single current several acting
as one.
2.
■In patent granted.) . The method operating electro -mag- 95
netic motors, which consists first progress
ively Shifting or. The
motor then continues, run synchronism;
with the generator.420.
When the motor has attained the desired 85
speed, the switch shifted!to the position
shown dotted lines—that say, with the
levers/ gresting onpoints ce.
What claim herein invention is—
1.connected the
linerwires from source alternating cur
rents .'rotating. (Shown, for better illustration, dif-. .I
progressively shift the magnetic poles one
element field the motor alternating
purrentsdifferiňginphase passedthrough
30 independent energizing-circuits and short-
circuit the coils of-the other element..to ine April 1C
, 1889,
No.pivoted and connected 65
insulatingcross-bar h,eo move paral
lelism.
Application SledKay 30,1889.ends areconnected ring E. '“
• The present invention specific way of
a5 carrying out the saine invention; anditcori-.Qontacfa is-connected-to brush.G
and coll through dead-resistance and 70
wire :Contact0 Connected,with brush F
and Bbil through self-induction-coilS and •.)
, all whom, concern': ,
Be known that Nikola Tesla, sub
ject Ofthe Emperotof Austria-Hungary, for
merlyof Smiljan,Lika,bordercountryofAus-
5 tria-Hungary, but nowresiding NewYork,
in the county and Slate'of.
ferént diameters.
The motor shown one the ordinary
forms, with field-cores either laminated or
Bolid and with cylindrical laminated arma
ture wound, for.United Patent Office.
wire Contacts and are connected tq
brushes respectively,"through the wires /
P and contact directly connected witfy 75
brush The lever has widened end'/
which may span the contacts When in
such position and with lever contact d,
the alternating currents divide between the
two motor-coils, and reason their dif- 80
ferent self-induction difference current-
phase obtained that, starts the motor ro
tation. the drawing
accompanyingandformiiigapartofthe same. This illustrated the
annexed drawing, which side view a
motor with diagram the circuits and de-
45 vices used the system. example, with the coils B
50 right ,angles.
N c
COMPANY, SAME PLACE. 418,248, dated December 31,1889. Thefield-
coils have their terminals binding-posts 60
K, and may either closeduponthemselves
or connected with source direct current
L meaUsof switch The mainorcon
trolling,switch hasfive contacts and '
two levers . 811. Thereare manyspecific:
40 ally-different ways which this may car
ried out; but have séléctedonefor illustrat
ing the principle. Thisconnects
up the two ármaturé-coils series, and the
motor will then run'as synchronous motor. The shaft the armature
carriesthree collecting contact rings D
E. The method operating electro-mag-
.
sists the following -m'ethpd: the start. New York, have
Invented certain Jiew and useful Improve
ments Methodsof Operating ElectrorMag-
nétic Motors, whichthe followingis ispeci-
io fication, inference being had to.
One, end of'coil connects one ring, as; ■
C, anidone end coil Bconnects with ring 55
The remaining
