General Information

Serial #

1544

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CAST IRON, STEEL, COPPER, BRASS, AND POSSIBLY OTHER METAL MATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. COATED FABRIC COVERING ON WINDINGS AND WIRES.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

64.0 cm

Width

38.0 cm

Height

40.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Energy-electric

Category

Generation

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Westinghouse

Country

United States of America

State/Province

Pennsylvania

City

Pittsburgh

Context

Country

North America

State/Province

Unknown

Period

THIS TYPE OF GENERATOR USED IN LATE 19TH C. (REF. 1)

Canada

Unknown

Function

TO CONVERT MECHANICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY.

Technical

THE FIRST COMMERCIAL AC SYSTEM WAS MFD BY WESTINGHOUSE IN 1886, FOR INCANDESCENT LIGHTING. AC SYSTEM ALLOWED ECONOMY IN THE TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY, AND WAS FIRST USED IN CENTRAL STATIONS. ALTERNATIVE CURRENT CAN EASILY BE CHANGED TO HIGH VOLTAGE WHICH REDUCES THE LOSS OF POWER ON THE TRANSMISSION LINE. THIS GENERATOR IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE FIRST AC GENERATORS INVENTED IN 1888. (REF. 2)

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"1544" stamped into shaft end. Plate fixed to casing reads "WESTINGHOUSE ELEC. & MF'G CO./ PITTSBURGH, PA./ NO. 1544".

Missing

1 CONNECTION MISSING. (REF. 2) OTHER PARTS MAY BE MISSING.

Finish

GENERATOR IS VERY HEAVILY SOILED: PROBABLY HAS BLACK ENAMEL FINISH. SOME METAL COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL FINISH.

Decoration

N/A