Title :
Nikola Tesla: 145 years of visionary ideas
Author :
Vujic, Jasmina ; Marincic, Aleksandar ; Ercegovac, Milos ; Milovanovic, Bratislav
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Nucl. Eng., California Univ., Berkeley, CA, USA
fDate :
6/23/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The paper gives a short review of Tesla´s major inventions including the rotating magnetic field, the Tesla coil and transformer, and the power struggle between Edison´s direct current systems and the Tesla-Westinghouse alternating current approach. It also looks at some of Tesla´s visionary ideas
Keywords :
magnetic fields; reviews; transformers; Tesla coil; Tesla coil and transformer; alternating current; rotating magnetic field; AC generators; AC motors; Cities and towns; Induction generators; Induction motors; Industrial training; Magnetic field measurement; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Shipbuilding industry;
Conference_Titel :
Telecommunications in Modern Satellite, Cable and Broadcasting Service, 2001. TELSIKS 2001. 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nis
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7228-X
DOI :
10.1109/TELSKS.2001.954901
