The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla, Fully Illustrated

Originally published in 1894, The Inventions, Researches and Writings of Nikola Tesla, with special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting, is a simple record of the pioneer work done by Mr. Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943) who was a Serbian American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, and futurist best known for his contributions to the design of the modern alternating current (AC) electricity supply system. The book is thoroughly recommended for the serious student of electrical engineering.

Contents Covered:

• Preface
• Part I. Polyphase Currents
  • Biographical and Introductory
  • A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers
  • The Tesla Rotating Magnetic Field; Motors with Closed Conductors; Synchronizing Motors; Rotating Field Transformers
  • Modifications and Expansions of the Tesla Polyphase Systems
  • Utilizing Familiar Types of Generators of the Continuous Current Type
  • Method of Obtaining Desired Speed of Motor or Generator
  • Regulator for Rotary Current Motors
  • Single Circuit, Self-Starting Synchronizing Motors
  • Change from Double Current to Single Current Motors
  • Motor with "Current Lag" Artificially Secured
  • Another Method of Transformation from a Torque to a Synchronizing Motor
  • "Magnetic Lag" Motor
  • Method of Obtaining Difference of Phase by Magnetic Shielding
  • Type of Tesla Single-Phase Motor
  • Motors with Circuits of Different Resistance
  • Motor with Equal Magnetic Energies in Field and Armature
  • Motors with Coinciding Maxima of Magnetic Effect in Armature and Field
  • Motor Based on the Difference of Phase in the Magnetization of the Inner and Outer Parts of an Iron Core
  • Another Type of Tesla Induction Motor
  • Combinations of Synchronizing Motor and Torque Motor
  • Motor with a Condenser in the Armature Circuit
  • Motor with Condenser in One of the Field Circuits
  • Tesla Polyphase Transformer
  • A Constant Current Transformer with Magnetic Shield between Coils of Primary and Secondary
• Part II. The Tesla Effects with High Frequency and High Potential Currents
  • Introductory: The Scope of the Tesla Lectures
  • The New York Lecture: Experiments with Alternate Currents of Very High Frequency, and Their Application to Methods of Artificial Illumination, May 20, 1891
  • The London Lecture: Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency, February 3, 1892
  • The Philadelphia and St. Louis Lecture: On Light and Other High Frequency Phenomena, February and March, 1893
  • Tesla Alternating Current Generators for High Frequency
  • Alternate Current Electrostatic Induction Apparatus
  • "Massage" with Currents of High Frequency
  • Electric Discharge in Vacuum Tubes
• Part III. Miscellaneous Inventions and Writings
  • Method of Obtaining Direct from Alternating Currents
  • Condensers with Plates in Oil
  • Electrolytic Registering Meter
  • Thermo-Magnetic Motors and Pyro-Magnetic Generators
  • Anti-Sparking Dynamo Brush and Commutator
  • Auxiliary Brush Regulation of Direct Current Dynamos
  • Improvement in Dynamo and Motor Construction
  • Tesla Direct Current Arc Lighting System
  • Improvement in Unipolar Generators
• Part IV. Appendix: Early Phase Motors and the Tesla Oscillators
  • Mr. Tesla's Personal Exhibit at the World's Fair
  • The Tesla Mechanical and Electrical Oscillators
• Index