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Device that generates electrical charge on a high voltage electrode
An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is an electrical generator that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and
Electrostatic_generator
Electrostatic generator operating on the triboelectric effect
A Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator which uses a moving belt to accumulate electric charge on a hollow metal globe on the top of an
Van_de_Graaff_generator
The large electrostatic generator (Dutch: Van Marum electriseermachine) is a large handcrafted electromechanical instrument designed by Martin van Marum
Large electrostatic generator (Teylers)
Large_electrostatic_generator_(Teylers)
American physicist (1901–1967)
inventor. He is best known for developing the Van de Graaff generator, a high-voltage electrostatic machine that became a fundamental tool in nuclear physics
Robert_J._Van_de_Graaff
Electrical potential that is large enough to cause damage or injury
winter can involve voltages as high as 20,000 V. Electrostatic generators such as Van de Graaff generators and Wimshurst machines can produce voltages approaching
High_voltage
Electrostatic generator
The Wimshurst machine or Wimshurst influence machine is an electrostatic generator capable of generating high voltages. It was developed between 1880
Wimshurst_machine
Separation of electric charge due to presence of other charges
nature of electrostatic induction was studied in the mid 1700s. Electrostatic generators, such as the Wimshurst machine, the Van de Graaff generator and the
Electrostatic_induction
Type of electric motor based on attraction and repulsion of electric charge
actuator" U.S. patent 5,965,968 -- Robert, et al. -- "Electrostatic Motor" Electrostatic generator Nanomotor Oxford Electric Bell Daniel C. Ludois; Kevin
Electrostatic_motor
Type of electrostatic generator
scientist William Thomson (Lord Kelvin) in 1867, is a type of electrostatic generator. Kelvin referred to the device as his water-dropping condenser
Kelvin_water_dropper
Study of still or slow electric charges
Electrostatics is a branch of physics that studies slow-moving or stationary electric charges on macroscopic objects where quantum effects can be neglected
Electrostatics
Device that converts other energy to electrical energy
magnetism and electricity was discovered, electrostatic generators were invented. They operated on electrostatic principles, by using moving electrically
Electric_generator
Antique electrical device that stores a high-voltage electric charge
analogy of the spark. Around 1650, Otto von Guericke built a crude electrostatic generator: a sulphur ball that rotated on a shaft. When Guericke held his
Leyden_jar
1774 and 1781, to build the (at that time) largest glass plate electrostatic generator in existence for the Teylers Tweede Genootschap of the Teylers
John Cuthbertson (instrument maker)
John_Cuthbertson_(instrument_maker)
American electrical engineer (1907–1985)
addressed the insulation of electrostatic generators. He joined MIT's faculty in 1935 and first applied these generators to cancer radiotherapy, designing
John_G._Trump
Charge transfer due to contact or sliding
produce more tribocharge; other electrostatic generators followed. For instance, shown in the Figure is an electrostatic generator built by Francis Hauksbee
Triboelectric_effect
Production of static electricity by friction of a fluid
full-scale electrostatic generator on electrically insulating legs. These machines, with 46 steam jets, he called his "hydroelectric generators". One was
Armstrong_effect
Experimental device
inventing the lightning rod. Franklin was not the first to build an electrostatic generator. European scientists developed machines to generate static electricity
Franklin's electrostatic machine
Franklin's_electrostatic_machine
Filtration device
An electrostatic precipitator (ESP) is a filterless device that removes fine particles, such as dust and smoke, from a flowing gas using the force of
Electrostatic_precipitator
German scientist, inventor, and politician (1602-1686)
Demonstrations of his inventions, such as the air-pump and the electrostatic generator were meant to impress his audiences and improve and extend political
Otto_von_Guericke
Experimental Van de Graaff generator
the generator at the American Institute of Physics inaugural dinner in November 1931 attracted significant attention. It showed that electrostatic generation
Round_Hill_generator
Enclosure of conductive mesh used to block electric fields
metal foil-coated room and allowed high-voltage discharges from an electrostatic generator to strike the outside of the room. He used an electroscope to show
Faraday_cage
Technique in chemistry and manufacturing
bubbles. In 1785 a Dutch scientist named Martin van Marum created an electrostatic generator that he used to reduce tin, zinc and antimony from their salts
Electrolysis
Accelerates particles with a static electric field
simpler design, electrostatic types were the first particle accelerators. The two most common types are the Van de Graaff generator invented by Robert
Electrostatic particle accelerator
Electrostatic_particle_accelerator
English inventor, engineer and shipwright
various improvements that he made to them, his refinements to the electrostatic generator led to its becoming widely known as the Wimshurst machine. Wimshurst
James_Wimshurst
Imbalance of electric charges within or on the surface of a material
non-hazardous. Electrical charge Electrostatic discharge Electrostatic generator Electrostatics Triboelectric effect Van de Graaff generator Wimshurst machine phi6guy
Static_electricity
Simple electrostatic generator invented in 1762
electrophore is a simple, manual, capacitive, electrostatic generator used to produce charge via the process of electrostatic induction. A first version of it was
Electrophorus
Charged-particle flow due to high electrostatic potential
wind or electric wind is the airflow of charged particles induced by electrostatic forces linked to corona discharge arising at the tips of some sharp
Ion_wind
Sudden flow of electric current between two electrically charged objects by contact
Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is a sudden and momentary flow of electric current between two differently-charged objects when brought close together or
Electrostatic_discharge
Type of electrostatic generator
A Pelletron is a type of electrostatic generator, structurally similar to a Van de Graaff generator. Pelletrons have been built in many sizes, from small
Pelletron
examples of electrostatic energy generation is found in Lord Kelvin's Thunderstorm, a device invented in 1867. Similar to ion wind generators, the Thunderstorm
Vaneless_ion_wind_generator
Electromagnetic property of matter
Around 1663 Otto von Guericke invented what was probably the first electrostatic generator, but he did not recognize it primarily as an electrical device
Electric_charge
Long distance transmission of text
system over a substantial distance was by Ronalds in 1816 using an electrostatic generator. Ronalds offered his invention to the British Admiralty, but it
Telegraphy
Japanese name for a type of generator
2024. Its IEEE plaque citation reads: In 1776, a friction-induced electrostatic generator was first demonstrated in Japan by Gennai Hiraga after he spent
Erekiteru
Emergence of modern science (1572-1687)
generating electricity by friction with an electrostatic generator, but the development of electrostatic machines did not begin in earnest until the
Scientific_Revolution
Electron flow-powered mechanical device
influence machines that worked by electrostatic induction. The Van de Graaff generator is an electrostatic generator still used in research today. Homopolar
Electric_machine
High voltage static electricity generating device that was made by Thomas Corbett
Corbett's electrostatic machine is a static electricity generating device that was made by the Shaker physician Thomas Corbett in 1810. Intended to treat
Corbett's electrostatic machine
Corbett's_electrostatic_machine
Topics referred to by the same term
also known as the "Water Drop" Kelvin water dropper, a type of electrostatic generator Water dropped from an aircraft as part of Aerial firefighting "Waterdrop"
Waterdrop
Art, natural history, and science museum in Haarlem, Netherlands
experiments were conducted, such as those with van Marum's large electrostatic generator built in 1784 by John Cuthbertson in Amsterdam (the largest in
Teylers_Museum
Electrical generator that uses heat from radioactive decay
A radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG, RITEG), or radioisotope power system (RPS), is a type of nuclear battery that uses an array of thermocouples
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
French engineer
electric light regulator. He also invented the Carré machine, an electrostatic generator used to produce high voltages. Timeline of low-temperature technology
Ferdinand_Carré
1757–1775 – Benjamin Franklin's Work in London 1776 – Elekiteru: First electrostatic generator in Japan by Gennai Hiraga 1799 – Alessandro Volta's Electrical
List_of_IEEE_Milestones
Electronic component
found that charge could be stored by connecting a high-voltage electrostatic generator by a wire to a volume of water in a hand-held glass jar. Von Kleist's
Capacitor
19th-century medical treatment
direct connection to one electrode of the generator (usually the positive), or else through electrostatic induction by holding a large electrode close
Electric bath (electrotherapy)
Electric_bath_(electrotherapy)
Japanese polymath and rōnin (c.1729–c.1780)
Rangaku, author, painter and inventor well known for his Erekiteru (electrostatic generator), Kandankei (thermometer) and Kakanpu (asbestos cloth). Gennai
Hiraga_Gennai
High-voltage pulse generator
Marx generator supports this insofar as it uses short thick leads between its components, but the design is nevertheless essentially an electrostatic one
Marx_generator
American physicist (1922–2009)
AAPT Apparatus Competition. Jefimenko constructed and operated electrostatic generators run by atmospheric electricity. Jefimenko worked on the generalization
Oleg_D._Jefimenko
German chemist and physicist (1836–1912)
famous. He also developed the Toepler machine, an electrostatic influence machine (high voltage generator) in 1865, which would one day find use in early
August_Toepler
Scientist specializing in the field of physics
18th-century experiment in "natural philosophy" (later to be called "physics") English scientist Francis Hauksbee works with an early electrostatic generator.
Physicist
Rocket engine operation method
The gas-generator cycle, also referred to as the GG cycle, is one of the most commonly used engine cycles in bipropellant liquid rocket engines. Propellant
Gas-generator_cycle
English polymath (1642–1727)
electricity, as he constructed a primitive form of a frictional electrostatic generator using a glass globe, the first to do so with glass instead of sulfur
Isaac_Newton
generating electricity by friction with an electrostatic generator, but the development of electrostatic machines did not begin in earnest until the
History of electromagnetic theory
History_of_electromagnetic_theory
Devices generating electricity from radioisotope decay
radiation). The built up electrostatic energy can be turned into usable electricity in one of the following ways: A direct-charging generator consists of a capacitor
Atomic_battery
Millennium spanning the years 1001 to 2000
17th century Calculus (c. 1680) Barometer (1643) 18th century Electrostatic generator (1706) Electric battery (1800) Vaccination (1796) Steam engine
2nd_millennium
Electrical device to ionise air molecules
negative ions. Another type of air ioniser is the electrostatic discharge (ESD) ioniser (balanced ion generator) used to neutralise static charge. In 1918 Alexander
Air_ioniser
Beam of electrons observed in vacuum tubes
voltage electricity through rarefied air. In 1705, it was noted that electrostatic generator sparks travel a longer distance through low pressure air than through
Cathode_ray
Storage of electricity in the human body
mechanical switches. Friction with some fabrics can act as an electrostatic generator that can charge a human body to about 3 kV. Some electronic devices
Body_capacitance
sought. The generator developed by Jesse Ramsden was among the first electrostatic generators invented. Electricity produced by such generators was used
History_of_electrochemistry
Electric circuit that generates high DC voltage from low-voltage AC or pulsing DC input
Cockcroft–Walton generator. However instead of being powered at one end as in the Cockcroft-Walton, the capacitive ladder is charged in parallel electrostatically by
Cockcroft–Walton_generator
Kelvin water dropper Lord Kelvin (William Thomson) Demonstration Electrostatic generator 1867 Tyndall's bar breaker John Tyndall Demonstration Thermal expansion
List of experiments in physics
List_of_experiments_in_physics
Former constellation
Fornax and Sculptor, to the south of Cetus. It represented an electrostatic generator. The constellation was somewhat popular during the 19th century
Machina_Electrica
Area of East London, England
inventor, engineer and shipwright. Known as the creator of the electrostatic generator (Wimshurst machine). The History of the Countryside, Oliver Rackham
Poplar,_London
Study of the deformation of solids that touch each other
Adhesion between materials due to intermolecular interactions Electrostatic generator – Device that generates electrical charge on a high voltage electrode
Contact_mechanics
Tradesperson specializing in electrical wiring
who demonstrated or studied the principles of electricity, often electrostatic generators of one form or another. In the United States, electricians are
Electrician
Early modern study of Dutch learning in Japan
1770. Following the invention of the Leyden jar in 1745, similar electrostatic generators were obtained for the first time in Japan from the Dutch around
Rangaku
least time into optics 1660 – Otto von Guericke invents an early electrostatic generator. 1663 – Otto von Guericke (brewer and engineer who applied the
Timeline of electromagnetism and classical optics
Timeline_of_electromagnetism_and_classical_optics
Burst of electromagnetic energy
millions of amps, followed by a train of pulses of decreasing energy. Electrostatic discharge (ESD), as a result of two charged objects coming into proximity
Electromagnetic_pulse
German physicist (1836–1913)
invented the "Holtz electrostatic influence machine", an electrostatic induction generator that converted mechanical work into electrostatic energy, needing
Wilhelm_Holtz
1662 – Robert Boyle: Boyle's law 1663 – Otto von Guericke: first electrostatic generator 1676 – Ole Rømer: Rømer's determination of the speed of light traveling
Timeline of fundamental physics discoveries
Timeline_of_fundamental_physics_discoveries
Source of neutrons from linear particle accelerators
Another type of innovative neutron generator is the inertial electrostatic confinement fusion device. This neutron generator avoids using a solid target which
Neutron_generator
Process of levitating a charged object using electric fields
Electrostatic levitation is the process of using an electric field to levitate a charged object and counteract the effects of gravity. It was used, for
Electrostatic_levitation
needed] Nairne patented several electrical machines, including an electrostatic generator consisting of a glass cylinder mounted on glass insulators; the
Edward_Nairne
Historical period from c. 1500 to 1700 or 1800
relationship between electricity and magnetism, the development of the electrostatic generator, and the discovery of Coulomb's law in 1784, which described the
Early_modern_period
Science museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
of Franklin's lightning rods, his electricity tube, a Franklin Electrostatic Generator, the 1751 publication of Franklin's Experiments and Observations
Franklin_Institute
Difference in electric potential between two points in space
fields are not rapidly changing, this can be neglected (see Electrostatics § Electrostatic approximation). The electric potential can be generalized to
Voltage
English scientist and engineer (1788–1873)
between wooden frames in his mother's garden and sent pulses using electrostatic generators. He also is known for creating the first electric clock in 1814
Francis_Ronalds
Device for converting electrical power to another form
electrostatic discharge (ESD). Wikimedia Commons has media related to Motor generators. Booster (electric power) Cascade converter Diesel generator Engine-generator
Motor–generator
Faraday Two-stroke engine – Joseph Day The Wimshurst machine is an Electrostatic generator for producing high voltages – James Wimshurst Wind tunnel – Francis
List of British innovations and discoveries
List_of_British_innovations_and_discoveries
Small electrical generator
Tsuboi, Fuminori; Tsuchiya, Kiichi (2000). "Development of an Electrostatic Generator that Harnesses the Motion of a Living Body. Use of a Resonant Phenomenon"
Nanogenerator
Device for prevention of corona discharge on high-voltage equipment
cause the hardware to deteriorate. In devices such as electrostatic generators, Marx generators, and tube-type television sets, the current load caused
Corona_ring
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
P-2 (Electrostatic Generator) Group carried out the first experiment in July 1943, when it used the larger of the two Van de Graaff generators to measure
Project_Y
British Inventor
British physicist and inventor. He developed a rotating doubler electrostatic generator, used to produce static electricity, which he called a 'spectacle
John_Read_(inventor)
British engineer and inventor
standards work involving Cromwell Fleetwood Varley and contemporaries. Electrostatic generator Noakes, Richard. (2007). Cromwell Varley FRS, Electrical Discharge
C._F._Varley
Fusion power research concept
Inertial electrostatic confinement, or IEC, is a class of fusion power devices that use electric fields to confine the plasma rather than the more common
Inertial electrostatic confinement
Inertial_electrostatic_confinement
Laboratory in Halton, Cheshire, England
International centre for accelerator science Van de Graaff generator – Electrostatic generator operating on the triboelectric effect, The former Nuclear
Daresbury_Laboratory
American manufacturer, 1946–2005
the electrostatic generator designed by MIT physicist Robert J. Van de Graaff. In an effort to split the atom, Van de Graaff devised a electrostatic method
High Voltage Engineering Corporation
High_Voltage_Engineering_Corporation
Weather phenomenon involving electrostatic discharge
Lightning is a natural phenomenon consisting of electrostatic discharges occurring through the atmosphere between two electrically charged regions. One
Lightning
Marvel Comics series
guarded Hellrock Prison for dissidents of Ultron's rule and has electrostatic generators that negates teleportation, it is ruled by a Deathlok version of
Savage_Avengers
Estonian engineer
consisting of coils, capacitors, spark gaps etc. He developed an electrostatic generator called Plauson's converter. In 1920, Plauson published a research
Hermann_Plauson
Carey Foster (1835–1919). 1880–1883: The Wimshurst machine, an Electrostatic generator for producing high voltages, developed by James Wimshurst (1832–1903)
List of English inventions and discoveries
List_of_English_inventions_and_discoveries
Basic law of electromagnetism
principle of transformers, inductors, and many types of electric motors, generators and solenoids. In the literature, however, Faraday's law is used to refer
Faraday's_law_of_induction
corresponds to a letter). The electrification of a wire by means of an electrostatic generator causes the corresponding elder ball to deflect and designate a
History_of_telecommunication
Research apparatus for particle physics
two basic classes of accelerators: electrostatic and electrodynamic (or electromagnetic) accelerators. Electrostatic particle accelerators use static electric
Particle_accelerator
Set of 32 astronomical star chart cards
(full name of Fornax) Machina Electrica (obsolete, represented an electrostatic generator) Orion Canis Major Lepus Columba Noachi (full name of Columba)
Urania's_Mirror
Electric and magnetic fields produced by moving charged objects
(E) is non-zero, and is constant in time, the field is said to be an electrostatic field. Similarly, if only the magnetic field (B) is non-zero and is
Electromagnetic_field
Space propulsion system
power by using high-voltage grid electrodes to accelerate ions with electrostatic forces. The ion engine was first demonstrated by German-born NASA scientist
Gridded_ion_thruster
18th-century British mathematician and scientific instrument maker (1735–1800)
Mathematical Instruments in 1777. He also built an early plate electrostatic generator in 1768. In about 1785, Ramsden provided General William Roy a
Jesse_Ramsden
British medical doctor (1814–1854)
opposed to galvanic) machines then available were friction-operated electrostatic generators consisting of a rotating glass disc or cylinder on which silk flaps
Golding_Bird
Physical and science fiction concept
demonstrated to a precision of 10−15. However the technique used differential electrostatic accelerometers on a pair of test masses composed of titanium and of
Anti-gravity
An electrostatic septum is a dipolar electric field device used in particle accelerators to inject or extract a particle beam into or from a synchrotron
Electrostatic_septum
American multinational medical technology company
three times the original size. By 1896, the company also made electrostatic generators for exciting X-ray tubes and electrotherapeutic devices. By 1903
GE_HealthCare
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n.
One who begets; a generator; an originator.
n.
That branch of science which treats of statical electricity or electric force in a state of rest.
n.
A line- or ribbon-shaped material (as wire, string, or bandaging) wound around an object; as, the windings (conducting wires) wound around the armature of an electric motor or generator.
n.
An apparatus in which vapor or gas is formed from a liquid or solid by means of heat or chemical process, as a steam boiler, gas retort, or vessel for generating carbonic acid gas, etc.
a.
Pertaining to electrostatics.
n.
The principal sound or sounds by which others are produced; the fundamental note or root of the common chord; -- called also generating tone.
n.
One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.
n.
One who begets; a father or sire; a generator.
n.
One who, or that which, generates, begets, causes, or produces.