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  2. Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky - Wikipedia

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    He invented the first AC motor in 1885. After him, the German engineer Friedrich August Haselwander develops the first AC 3 phase synchronous generator in Europe which produced about 2.8 kW at 960 rev/min, corresponding to a frequency of 32 cycles per second, today known as Hertz, or Hz.

  3. History of electric power transmission - Wikipedia

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    The three also invented the modern power distribution system: Instead of former series connection they connect transformers that supply the appliances in parallel to the main line. The first demonstrative long-distance (34 km, 21 mi) AC line was built for the 1884 International Exhibition of Turin, Italy.

  4. Alternating current - Wikipedia

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    [29] [30] By the fall of that year Ganz engineers installed a ZBD transformer power system with AC generators in Rome. [31] Westinghouse Early AC System 1887 (US patent 373035) Based on Stanley's success, the new Westinghouse Electric [32] went on to develop alternating current (AC) electric infrastructure throughout the United States.

  5. Electric generator - Wikipedia

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    The first electromagnetic generator, the Faraday disk, was invented in 1831 by British scientist Michael Faraday. Generators provide nearly all the power for electrical grids . In addition to electricity- and motion-based designs, photovoltaic and fuel cell powered generators use solar power and hydrogen-based fuels, respectively, to generate ...

  6. George Westinghouse - Wikipedia

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    The demonstration lighting system was driven by a hydroelectric generator that produced 500 volts AC, which was then stepped down to 100 volts to light incandescent bulbs in homes and businesses. That same year, Westinghouse founded the " Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company "; [ 18 ] in 1889 he renamed it the "Westinghouse Electric ...

  7. Dynamo - Wikipedia

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    "Dynamo Electric Machine" (end view, partly section, U.S. patent 284,110) A dynamo is an electrical generator that creates direct current using a commutator.Dynamos were the first electrical generators capable of delivering power for industry, and the foundation upon which many other later electric-power conversion devices were based, including the electric motor, the alternating-current ...

  8. Ottó Bláthy - Wikipedia

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    At the Turin Italian National Exhibition in 1884, he saw Gaulard and Gibbs's "secondary generator"' (i.e. AC transformer) system, and he decided to improve it. Including a closed-loop magnetic field, based on the findings of Faraday , he conducted experiments with Miksa Déri in the summer of 1884 at the Ganz factory.

  9. Frederick McKinley Jones - Wikipedia

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    U.S. patent 2,475,841 was issued on July 12, 1949 – Automatic refrigeration system for long-haul trucks. U.S. patent 2,475,842 was issued on July 12, 1949 – Starter generator. U.S. patent 2,475,843 was issued on July 12, 1949 – Means operated by a starter generator for cooling a gas engine.