86 Nikola Tesla was a visionary genius, a man far ahead of his time, living in the future. 🧵 A radical idea dawned on him as he witnessed a thunderstorm in the mountains. One that could change the world. Free energy. (threadreaderapp.com) posted 1 year ago by purkiss80 1 year ago by purkiss80 +86 / -0 Thread by @Ultrafrog17 on Thread Reader App @Ultrafrog17: Nikola Tesla was a visionary genius, a man far ahead of his time, living in the future. 🧵 A radical idea dawned on him as he witnessed a thunderstorm in the mountains. One that could... 53 comments share 53 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Yep. He was scary smart. Most people will never even understand a 3-phase induction motor, but to have invented it is a crazy level of brains.
Again, I bet you a dollar we haven't heard the last of him.
IMO ---- single phase induction motors are trickier.
There was a period where they had like a 4 phase motor on 4 phase power.
Tesla sort of faked 4 phase with coils and capacitors so a motor would start on single phase, faking a 4 phase internally.
IIRC the polyphase motors came out first. The single phase motor starting with torque was the trick.