the drawings re-
turn-wires are shown the circuit; but will
be understood that any case the ground
may conveniently used lieu the re- 130
turn-wire. the generating-cireuit con
tains condenser and discharges through
40 the air-gaps into the working circuit to
any two points which connected con
denser The condenser is-used modify
the current any partof theworkingcircuit,
such L. The method electricalconversion here
in described, which consists charging aeon-
. tbis case demon
strated theory and practice that the ratio
of the strength the current the working
to that the generating circuits the greater
the greater the self-induction, and the smaller 120
the resistance the working circuit- the
smaller the period oseillatiou.virtue its
self-induction, offers strong opposition to
such sudden discharge, while the condenser,
on tiie other hand, offers such opposition.cir
cuit, means for producing intermittent
or oscillating discharge, and condensers ar
ranged combined contemplated my
invention. express this result, define the
working'current one excessively small
period orofan excessively largenumberof im
pulses alternations oscillations per unit
jo time, which mean not thousand or
even twenty orthirty thousand perseeond, but
many times that number, and one which is
made intermittent, alternating, oscillating
of itself without the employment meehani-
15 eal devices. let single discharge be
first considered.
If this circuit possessitself sufficientcapacity,
the condenser may dispensed with.
60 that the potential accumulated charge over
comes the dielectric strength the insulat
ing-space the condenser discharged.
The two figures are diagrams, each repre-
20 senting generaiing-circuif, working . when the quantities con
cerned bear certain relation expressed in
well-known formula and ascertained situ- 115
pie experiment.electrical energy, the
capacity, self-induction, and the resistance of
the circuits are related that disruptive,
intermittent, oscillating discharge occurs
at Assume that the first-jiamed takes
55 place.
The result that practically current 85
passes first through the branch but pre
sumably opposite electricities rnsh the
condenser-coatings^ this storing for the mo
mentelectricalenergyin the condenser.
The discharges occurring stated,
may the same direction may alter
nating, and the former case the devices 105
contained the working circuit may trav
ersed currents the same alternately-
opposite direction. This discharge has two
paths offered—one the condenser the
other through the part the working eir- 80
enit The part however,by. condenser, the plates of
35 which are connected thegenerating-eircuifc.
25 Figure 1,Arepresents agenerator ofhigh
tension; the conductors which lead out
from the same. Time
is gained this means, and the condenser 90
then discharges through the branch this
process beingrepeated for each discharge oc
curring The amount -electrical en
ergy stored the condenser each-charge
is dependent upon the capacity the con- 95
denser and the potential its plates.
In Fig. Let assumed,
therefore, that the system there shown the
50 rate supply the . The discharges will follow each
other the more rapidly the more nearly the
rate supply from the generator equals the
rate which the circuit including the gen
erator capable taking and getting rid
of the energy. is
evident, therefore, that the quicker the dis
charges succeed each other the smaller for a
given output need the capacity the con
denser and the greater also the efficiency 100
the condenser.
I not limit myself the use any spe
cific forms the apparatus described con
nection with this invention nor the precise 125
arrangement the system with respect its
details herein shown. these conductors are con
nected the conductors working circuit
containing translating devices, such in-
30 candescentlamps ormotors Inoneorboth
conductors break the two ends be
ing separated air-space film insu
lation, through which disruptive..
A periodically-oscillating discharge will oc
cur iff Fig.468,418
radically different from what lias been done
heretofore—first, with respect the number
of impulses,alternations, oroscillations cur
rentper unit time, and, second, with respect
5 the manner which the impulses are ob
tained. This will evidently occur when the
rate supply from the generator not ade
quate the capacity the generator, con
ductors and condenser Each time
the condenser charged such extent.
45 may conduce better understanding
of the invention consider more detail
the conditions existing such system as
is illustrated Fig.discharge
takes place.
What claim is—
1.
I now proceed explanation somewhat
more detail the nature invention,
referring the accompanying drawings. This confirmed prac
tical results. 75
To understand the action the local con
denser Fig. may observed, how
ever, that each intermittent discharge occur
ring may consist number oscilla- 110
tions the working circuit branch L.
It thenrecbarged from the generatorA, and
this process repeated more less rapid
65 succession. Since the resistance and self- 70
induction the working circuit and the
rapidity the successive discharges may be
varied will, the current strength the
working and generating circuit may bear to
one another any desired relation
