Nikola Tesla's alternating current system
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
electrical system
|
| gptkbp:adoptedBy |
gptkb:Westinghouse_Electric_Company
|
| gptkbp:advantage |
efficient voltage transformation
reduced transmission losses |
| gptkbp:basisFor |
modern power grids
|
| gptkbp:competitor |
Thomas Edison's direct current system
|
| gptkbp:component |
gptkb:transformation
alternator AC motor |
| gptkbp:enables |
long-distance power transmission
Niagara Falls power plant |
| gptkbp:firstDemonstrated |
Columbian Exposition (1893)
|
| gptkbp:frequency |
50 Hz (Europe)
60 Hz (North America) |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Nikola Tesla's alternating current system
|
| gptkbp:introduced |
late 19th century
|
| gptkbp:inventedBy |
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
|
| gptkbp:patent |
gptkb:Nikola_Tesla
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
direct current system in most applications
|
| gptkbp:usedFor |
electric power distribution
electric power transmission |
| gptkbp:voltageType |
alternating current
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:1893_World's_Fair
gptkb:1893_Chicago_World's_Fair |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
|