The plates and
P', through which the electrifications are con
veyed the brushes and o', may a
considerable distance from each other and
both the ground both the air, one
60 the ground and the other the air, pref
erably some height, they may con
nected conductors extending some dis
tance the terminals any kind ap
paratus supplying electrical energy which is
65 obtained from the energy the impulses or
disturbances transmitted from distance
through the natural media.
This may the case, for example, when such
a generator used for purposes signaling 75
in one the ways before enumerated, by
having its terminals connected two points
of the earth distant from each other. The above re
quirements being fulfilled, electrical charges
of the same sign will conveyed each of
the condenser-terminals the cylinder is
rotated, and with each fresh impulse the con- 105
denser will charged higher potential. The conducting part
e good electrical connection with the
40 shaft and provided with tapering seg
m ents//, upon which slides brush 7
c, sup
ported conducting-rod capable lon
gitudinal adjustment metallic support
m. an
50 adjustment the speed rotation the
cylinder and displacement the brush
7
c along the cylinder the circuit maybe made
to open and close rapid succession and
remain open closed during such intervals
55 time may desired. I
may state, however, that for practical pur
poses the present case only necessary
to Shift the brushes forward back until the ico
maximum effect secured.685,953
familial. Only ordi
nary electrical skill and knowledge are re- 90
quired make these adjustments, and a
number devices for effecting synchronous
movement being well known, and being
the chief object present application to
set forth novel method utilizing ap- 95
plying principle, detailed description of
such devices not considered necessary. consists cylin
der insulating material, which moved
at uniform rate speed clockwork or
other suitable motive power and provided
with two metal rings B', upon which bear
io brushes and a', which are connected, re
spectively, the manner shown the ter
minal plates and P', above referred to.' construction which will serve to
convey clear understanding this part of
my invention and enable person skilled in
the art apply the same illustrated in
5 the annexed drawings.
2o The latter are connected the terminals T
and-T' condenser and should un
derstood that they are capable angular
displacement, ordinary brush-supports. Another brush arranged bear
45 upon the shaft and will seen that
whenever one the segments/comes con
tact with the brush 7
c the circuit, including
the receiver completed and the con
denser discharged through the same. will course understood that the
capacity the condenser should such as
to allow the storing much greater amount 115
of energy than required for the ordinary
operation the receiver. this
ease the plates and are first connected
to two properly-selected points the earth.
The object using two brushes, and b',
25 each the holders and vary at
will the duration the electric contact the
plates and with the terminals and T',
to which connected receiving-circuit in
cluding receiver and device the
30 kind above referred to, which performs the
duty closing the receiving-circuit pre
determined intervals time and discharging
the stored energy through the receiver.
In illustration the operation the de
vices described let assumed that alter
nating electrical impulses from distant gen- 70
erator, are transmitted through the
earth and that desired utilize those
impulses accordance with method.
If instead the alternating impulses short
impulses the same direction are conveyed
to the plates and P', the apparatus de- 130
scribed may still readily used, and for this
purpose merely necessary shift the
brushes and into the position indicated
by the dotted lines while maintaining the
. Since this
method relatively great amount energy
and suitable form may made avail
able for the operation receiver, the latter 120
need not very sensitive; but course
when the impulses are very feeble, when
coming from great distance when is
desired operate receiver very rapidly,
then any the well-known devices capable 125
of responding very feeble influences may
be used this connection.
From the rings extend narrow metallic
segments and s', which the rotation of
IS the cylinder are brought alternately into
contact with double brushes and b', carried
by and contact with conducting-holders h
and h', which are adjustable longitudinally
in the metallic supports and D', shown.
The speed rotation the cylinder be
ing adjustable will, the energy any num
ber separate impulses maj' thus accu
mulated potential form and discharged no
through the receiver upon the brush h
coming contact with one the segments
/. 80
The speed rotation the cylinder is
varied until made turn synchro
nism with the alternate impulses the gen
erator,and,finally, the position the brushes
b and adjusted angular displacement, 85
as usual, other ways, that they are
in contact with the segments and during
the periods when the impulses are near
the maximum their intensity. In
the present case this device consists cyl-
35 inder made partly conducting and partly
of insulating material and e', respectively,
which rotated the desired rate speed
by any suitable means
