Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

215732

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

CAST IRON BASE & FRAME. STEEL ARMATURE SHAFT. COMBINED DC/AC ARMATURE, LAMINATED CORE WITH INSULATED COPPER WINDINGS. COPPER COMMUTATOR & SLIP RINGS. STEEL BRUSH HOLDERS HAVE INSULATED SLEEVES. LAMINATED COPPER BRUSHES. INSULATED COPPER FIELD CORES; CAST IRON FIELD ASSEMBLIES. BRONZE BEARINGS

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

120,0 cm

Largeur

50,0 cm

Hauteur

67,0 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Énergie-électrique

Catégorie

Réglementation et transformation

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Westinghouse

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Pennsylvania

Ville

Pittsburgh

Contexte

Pays

Amérique du Nord

État/province

Inconnu

Période

THIS TYPE OF CONVERTER USED. C.1900-1920

Canada

PART OF A LARGE AND VARIED COLLECTION OF ELECTRICAL ITEMS ACQUIRED & DOCUMENTED BY ONTARIO HYDRO IN THE 1960S. THIS COLLECTION CONSISTS OF OVER 7500ARTIFACTS, AND IS THOUGHT TO BE THE LARGEST & MOST COMPREHENSIVE IN CANADA. IT WAS DONATED IN ITS ENTIRETY TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY IN 1992

Fonction

TO CHANGE DIRECT ELECTRICAL CURRENT INTO ALTERNATING CURRENT. SPECIFICALLY, CONVERTS 110 VOLT DIRECT CURRENT TO 110 VOLT POLYPHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT. EACH PHASE IS BROUGHT OUT SEPARATELY TO ALLOW FOR SELECTION OF 2 PHASE OR 3 PHASE POWER

Technique

DESIGNED TO CONVERT 110 VOLT DIRECT CURRENT TO 110 VOLT POLYPHASE ALTERNATING CURRENT. GEORGE WESTINGHOUSE LED CAMPAIGN TO DEVELOP ECONOMICAL SYSTEM OF POWER TRANSMISSION USING AC: UP UNTIL C.1890 DC WAS ONLY FORM OF ELECTRICAL POWER IN COMMON USE. WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC INSTALLED FIRST U.S. AC POWER SYSTEM IN 1891 (REF.2)

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

MFR'S PLATES SCREWED ON EITHER SIDE OF WINDING READS: 'WESTINGHOUSE/ ELECTRIC & MFG. CO./ PITTSBURG, PA., U.S.A./ ROTARY CONVERTER/ 10 K.W. D.C. E.M.F. 110 D.C. AMP'S 99/ 2/3 PHASE ALT'S 3600 SPEED 900/ SERIAL NO. 215732'/ '108' HANDPAINTED IN WHITE ON ARMATURE HOUSING TOP/ PLATE SCREWED TO ONE SIDE OF CASING READS: 'WESTINGHOUSE E. & M. CO./ PITTSBURG, PA. U.S.A./ PATENTED/ MAY 6'90/ MAR. 22'92/ MAY 15'94/ MAR. 17'96/ MAY 4'97/ MAY 11'97/ AUG. 17'97/ SEP. 14'97/ JUN. 20'98/ JUN. 28'98/ JUL.19'98/ FEB. 28'99/ MAY 30'99/ SEP. 26'99 JUNE.26'00/ OTHER PATENTS APPLIED FOR'

Manque

UNKNOWN

Fini

PREDOMINATELY BLACK FINISH; RED-ORANGE WINDINGS, MAGNET ASSEMBLIES, BRUSH ASSEMBLY FITTINGS, ETC.

Décoration

S/O