NIKOLA TESLA. The combination, with generator hav
ing independent current-generating circuits
and converter converters having inde
pendent and /jorresponding circuits, inde- 80
pendent conductors connecting one terminal
of eachgenerator-circuitwith corresponding
terminal the motor and single conductor
connecting the remaining generator and con
verter terminals, set forth. which represent the
two coils sets coils the motors. The two sets primary
coils are connected, reispectively, the
mains which are electrically connected
with the two coils the generator.
Witnesses:
Robt. This is
shown Fig. 75
What claim is—
1. 85
2.
When more than one motor other device
20 employed, they may run either paral
lel orseries. The system electrical distribution
herein set forth, consisting the combina
tion, with alternating-current generator 95
having independent generating circuits and
electro-magnetic motors converters pro
vided with corresponding cnergizingrcircuits,
of line wires condnctors connecting the coils
of the motors converters, respectively, 100
series with one terminal each circuit the
generator, and single return wire con
ductor connecting the said conductors with
the other terminals the generator, set
forth. The combination, with generator hav
ing independent current-generating circuits
and converter- converters having inde
pendent and corresponding circuits, inde
pendent line connecting circuits formed 90
part throngh conductor common all, as
set forth. Fig. The electrical device shown as
a converter, constructed have described
in application Serial Bo.
50 have described the invention its best
and most practicable form which am
aware; but there are other conditions under
which may carried out.
When applied such machines and motors
as have three more induced circuits with a
common electrical joint, the threeor more ter
minals the generator would simply con- 65
nected those the motor. Gaylord,
Frank artley.
The invention applicable machines and 70
motors various types, and according cir
cainstancesand conditions readily understood,
with more less efficient results.
When motors converters are run in
series,the two wires Fare led from the gen
erator the coils the first motor con
verter, then continued the next, and so
40 through the whole series, and are then
joined the single wire which completes
both circuits through the generator. The
cross-circuit wires making these eonnec-
30 tions, are then connected the common re
turn-wire The secondary coilsp’p" are in
circuits including, for example, incan
descent lamps.390,413
sition indicated generatesless current,while
coil moving into the field, generates more.
3. Only one converter shown
entirei-in this figure, the others being illus-
35 trated diagrammatically. the formerarrangement
is shown. The
movement the generator-armature through
one-quarter revolution will obviously
bring coil into its neutral position and coil
B into its position maximum effect, and
15 this shifts the poles ninety degrees, they are
fixed solely coils This action re
peated for each quarter complete revolu
tion.
The current from coil passes through the
devices and wires designated the lettered,
5 F', D', a’, and and
the position the poles the motor will be
due the resultant effect the currents in
the two sets coils—that is, will ad
vanced proportion the advance for-
io ward movement of-the armature coils. 258,787, filed
25 December 23, 1887.
45 Obviously immaterial the operation
Of the motor equivalent device Fig. 1
what order connections observed between
the respective terminals the generator or
motor. For example, in
case the motor andgenerator each has three in-
55 dependent circuits, one terminal each cir
cuit conueeted line-wire and the other
three terminals common return conductol\
This arrangement will secure similar results to
those attained with ageneratorand motor hav
ing but twoindependeut circuits, above de- 60
scribed.
. Such forms of
machines,when adapted this manner my
system, have, however, found less effi
cient than the others. not
therefore limit myself any the details of
construction the apparatus herein shown
