The impact of Nikola Tesla on the cement industry

Author

Sellon, Jeffrey L.

Author_Institution

Behrent Eng. Co., Wheat Ridge, CO, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

20-24 Apr 1997

Firstpage

125

Lastpage

133

Abstract

Nikola Tesla was perhaps the greatest inventor/engineer the world has known since the time of Leonardo da Vinci. Similar to da Vinci, Tesla´s work was revolutionary, and Tesla´s work was forgotten by the time his work was fully developed by others. Tesla was awarded the original patents that established the foundation for generating, delivering and utilizing the electricity used in the cement industry. Other patents of Tesla established the foundation for monitoring and controlling the equipment used in modern cement plants. In addition to the impact on the production facilities, the demand for cement increased worldwide as a result of Tesla´s patents. Finally, Tesla´s life work provides inspiration for those who are solving the technical challenges that the cement industry faces today and will face tomorrow

Keywords

cement industry; induction motors; Nikola Tesla; cement industry; electricity delivery; electricity generation; electricity utilisation; equipment control; equipment monitoring; inventions; patents; polyphase induction motor; production facilities; technical challenges; Cement industry; Friction; Induction motors; Laboratories; Modems; Monitoring; Power generation; Production facilities; Sun; USA Councils;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Cement Industry Technical Conference. 1997. XXXIX Conference Record., 1997 IEEE/PCA

Conference_Location

Hershey, PA

ISSN

1079-9931

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3962-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CITCON.1997.599275

Filename

599275