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electrostatic generator::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | electrostatic machine, van de graaff generator, wimshurst machine |
| Type of | electrical device |
| Has types | electrophorus |
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electrostatic generator
This was followed in 1660 by Otto von Guericke, who invented an early electrostatic generator.
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The interactive display most likely to interest younger visitors in an electrostatic generator like the one Franklin used in his electrical experiments.
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The jar is charged by an electrostatic generator, or other source of electric charge, connected to the inner electrode while the outer foil is grounded.
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In 1705, it was noted that electrostatic generator sparks travel a longer distance through low pressure air than through atmospheric pressure air.
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An electrostatic generator, or electrostatic machine, is a mechanical device that produces static electricity, or electricity at high voltage and low continuous current.
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To demonstrate this fact, he built a room coated with metal foil and allowed high-voltage discharges from an electrostatic generator to strike the outside of the room.
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Static electricity was the first form discovered and investigated, and the electrostatic generator is still used even in modern devices such as the Van de Graaff generator and MHD generators.
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The generator developed by Jesse Ramsden was among the first electrostatic generators invented.
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Electrostatic generators such as the Van de Graaff generator, and variations as the Pelletron, also find use in physics research.
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