Hans-Peter Mathematick Technick Algorithmick Linguistick Omnium
Gatherum, 10 p.
The Beginnings
The Sulphur Ball
A Baroque Gas Discharging Lamp
The Beer Glass Generator
The Leyden Jar
The Disk Rotor
The Advanced Rotor
The Wimshurst Machine
The Van-DeGraaff Generator
The Steam Electrostatic Generator
Conclusion
Today, everybody is familiar with electricity. Let's say, almost everybody uses electricity as a ready-for-use energy that is provided in a clean way. This is the result of long research and engineering work which can be traced back for centuries. The first generators of electricity were not electrodynamic as today's machines, but they were based on electrostatic principles. Long before electrodynamic generators were invented, electrostatic machines and devices had their place in science. Due to their principle of operation, electrostatic generators produce high voltage, but low currents. The output is always a unipolar static voltage. Depending from the used materials, it may be positve or negative.
The Beginnings
The Sulphur Ball
A Baroque Gas Discharging Lamp
The Beer Glass Generator
The Leyden Jar
The Disk Rotor
The Advanced Rotor
The Wimshurst Machine
The Van-DeGraaff Generator
The Steam Electrostatic Generator
Conclusion
Today, everybody is familiar with electricity. Let's say, almost everybody uses electricity as a ready-for-use energy that is provided in a clean way. This is the result of long research and engineering work which can be traced back for centuries. The first generators of electricity were not electrodynamic as today's machines, but they were based on electrostatic principles. Long before electrodynamic generators were invented, electrostatic machines and devices had their place in science. Due to their principle of operation, electrostatic generators produce high voltage, but low currents. The output is always a unipolar static voltage. Depending from the used materials, it may be positve or negative.