Table of Contents
Part I Polyphase Currents
Chapter I Biographical and Introductory 3
Chapter II A New System of Alternating Current Motors and Transformers 1
Chapter III The Tesla Rotating Magnetic Field.-Motors with Closed Conductors. - Synchronizing Motors - Rotating Field Transformers 9
Chapter IV Modifications and Expansions of the Tesla Polyphase Systems 26
Chapter V Utilizing Familiar Types of Generators of the Continuous Current Type 31
Chapter VI Method of Obtaining Desired Speed of Motor or Generator 36
Chapter VII Regulator for Rotary Current Motors 45
Chapter VIII Single Circuit, Self-Starting Synchronizing motors 50
Chapter IX Change from Double Current to Single Current Motor 56
Chapter X Motor with "Current Lao" Artificially Secured 58
Chapter XI Another Method of Transformation from a Torque to a Synchronizing Motor 62
Chapter XII "Magnetic Lag" Motor 67
Chapter XIII Method of Obtaining Difference of Phase by Magnetic Shielding 71
Chapter XIV Type of Tesla Single-Phase Motor 76
Chapter XV Motors with Circuits of Different Resistance 79
Chapter XVI Motor with Equal Magnetic Energies is Field and Armature 81
Chapter XVII Motors with Coinciding Maxima of Magnetic Effect in Armature and Field 83
Chapter XVIII Motor Based on the Difference of Phase in the Magnetization of the Inner and Outer Parts of an Iron Core 88
Chapter XIX Another Type of Tesla Induction Motor 92
Chapter XX Combinations of Synchronizing Motor and Torque Motor 95
Chapter XXI Motor with a Condenser in the Armature Circuit 101
Chapter XXII Motor with Condenser in One of the Field Circuits 106
Chapter XXIII Tesla Polyphase Transformer 109
Chapter XXIV A Constant Current Transformer with Magnetic Shield Between Coils of Primary and Secondary 113
Part II The Tesla Effects with High Frequency and High Potential Currents
Chapter XXV Introductory the Scope of the Tesla Lectures 119
Chapter XXVI The New York Lecture. Experiments with Alternate Currents of Very High Frequency, and Their Application to Methods of Artificial Illumination, May 20, 1891 145
Chapter XXVII The London Lecture. Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency, February 3, 1892 198
Chapter XXVIII The Philadelphia and St. Louis Lecture. On Light and Other High Frequency Phenomena, February and March, 1893 294
Chapter XXIX Tesla Alternating Current Generators fob High Frequency 374
Chapter XXX Alternate Current Electrostatic Induction Apparatus 392
Chapter XXXI "Massage" with Currents of High Frequency 394
Chapter XXXII Electric Discharge in Vacuum Tubes 396
Part III Miscellaneous Inventions and Writings
Chapter XXXIII Method of Obtaining Direct from Alternating Curtents 409
Chapter XXXIV Condensers with Plates in Oil 418
Chapter XXXV Electrolytic Registering Meter 420
Chapter XXXVI Thermo-Magnetic Motors and Pyro-Magnetic Generators 424
Chapter XXXVII Anti-Sparking Dynamo Brush and Commutator 432
Chapter XXXVIII Auxiliary Brush Regulation of Direct Current Dynamos 438
Chapter XXXIX Improvement in Dynamo and Motor Construction 448
Chapter XL Tesla Direct Current Arc Lighting System 451
Chapter XLI Improvement in Unipolar Generators 465
Part IV Appendix: Early Phase Motors and the Tesla Oscillators
Chapter XLII Mr. Tesla's Personal Exhibit at the World's Fair 477
Chapter XLIII The Tesla Mechanical and Electrical Oscillators 486