3. 1
2. The self-induction the cir
cuit containing the motor and controller
should high, and the motor itself will
10 usually constructed such manner that
no other self-induction device will needed.
The condenser discharges into circuit of
low self-induction, one terminal which is
25 connected directly condenser-terminal
and the other the brush opposite that
connected with the other condenser-terminal,
so that the discharge-circuit the condenser
will completed simultaneously with the
30 motor-circuit and interrupted while the mo
tor-circuit broken and the condenser being
charged. With this object the terminals the
15 condenser are connected the two brushes
IIII points the circuit adjacent there
to, that when the circuit through the mo
tor interrupted the terminals the motor-
circuit will connected with the condenser,
20 whereby the latter will receive the high-po
tential inductive discharge from the motor
or secondary circuit. will understood that by
the proper relations insulated and con
ducting segments and the motor-poles the
5 current may interrupted twice each
complete wave about the points high
est potential.
The discharge-circuit contains primary
M few turns, and this induces sec-
35 ondary 1
S
Timpulses high potential, which
by reason their great frequency are avail
able for the operation vacuum-tubes P,
single terminal-lamps and other novel and
useful purposes. ,
Drury Cooper.
The energy stored this circuit utilized
at each break therein charge condenser
K.
E' designates continuous-current motor,
here represented having four iield-poles
wound witli coils E"in shunt the armature. For example,
the present improvements are applicable to
45 various forms rotary transformers, is
illustrated Figs.
With such arrangement evident that any
two adjacent segments become the termi
nals alternating-current source, that
65 twobrushes IIII applied the periphery
of the cylinder they will take off current dur
ing such portion the wave the width of
segment and position the brushes may de
termine.
On extension the motor-shaft cir
cuit-controller composed ofacylinder the sur
face which divided into four conducting-
55 segments <
■and four insulating-segments d,
the former being diametrically connected in
pairs, shown Fig.
Through the shaft run two insulated con
ductors from any two commutator-seg-
6c ments ninety degrees apart,and these connect
with the two pairs segments respectively.
The mechanical construction the circuit-
controller maybe greatly varied, and other
respects the details shown and described are 1
merely given typical illustrations the
nature and purpose the invention. The combination with source alter
nating current,a synchronous motor operated
thereby, circuit-controller operated the 1
motor and adapted interrupt the circuit
through the motor determinate points in
each wave, condenser connected with the
motor-circuit and adapted the interruption
of the same receive the energy stored there- 1
in, and circuit into which the condenser dis
charges, set forth. The combination with source alter
nating current, condenser, circuit-control
ler adapted direct the current during de
terminate intervals each wave into the con
denser for charging the same, and circuit 1
low self-induction into ■which the condenser
discharges, set forth.
50 The line-wires connect with the brushes
h bearing the usual commutator.
3.
.
4. 13y adjusting the position the
brushes relatively the cylinder, therefore,
the alternating current delivered the seg
ments may interrupted any point in
its waves. and 3.568,179
interrupt tlíc current any determined point
in its waves. The combination with source alter
nating current, cliarging-circuit which
the energy said current stored, circuit- 1:
controller adapted interrupt the charging-
circuit determinate points each war a
condenser for receiving, the interruption
of the cliarging-circuit, the energy accumu
lated therein,and circuit into which the con- 12
denser discharges when connected therewith
by the circuit-controller, set forth.
Witnesses:
M. When this circuit inter
rupted the brushes IIII passing onto the in
sulating-segments the controller, the high-
potential discharge this circuit charges the
condensers K,which then discharge through
the circuit low self-induction containing
the primary The secondary circuit con
tains any devices, It,for utilizing the cur-
rent. The method herein described produc
ing electric currents high frequency,which t
consists generating alternating current,
charging condenser thereby during deter
minate intervals each wave said current,
and discharging the condenser through cir
cuit low self-induction, herein set forth.
What claim is—
1.
NIKOLA 'TESLA.
40 obvious that the supply-current need
not alternating, provided converted
or transformed into alternating current
before reaching the controller.
While the brushes IIII are the conduct
ing-segments the current which they collect
stores energy circuit high self-induc
tion formed the wires self-induction
coils the conductors 13, the brushes,
and commutator
