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OBJECT TYPE: AC-DC/BIPOLAR
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1992.2157.001

MANUFACTURER: Unknown
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Unknown

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: COPPER, STEEL, CAST IRON AND POSSIBLY OTHER METALMATERIALS OF CONSTRUCTION. FABRIC COVERING ON WINDINGS ARE LACQUERED AND PAINTED.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length: 93.0 cm
Width: 71.0 cm
Height: 56.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Energy-electric
Category: Generation
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Unknown
Country: Unknown
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: United States of America
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: TO DELIVER BOTH AC AND DC POWER, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO.
Technical: ALTHOUGH MADE THE SAME WAY AS A ROTARY CONVERTER, IT DELIVERS DC FROM THE COMMUTATOR END AND AC FROM THE COLLECTOR RINGS. IT CAN DELIVER EITHER ALL DC CURRENT, OR ALL AC CURRENT, OR A COMBINATION OF THE TWO. IT IS USEFUL WHEN ONE PART OF THE OUTPUT OF A PLANT NEEDS DC NEAR AT HAND, AND PART NEEDS AC FOR TRANSMISSION TO DISTANT POINTS. IT HEATS UP MORE THAN A ROTARY CONVERTER BECAUSE IN BOTH ENDS, IT ACTS AS A GENERATOR. BOTH ENDS ARE SEPARATELY EXCITED TO ENSURE A STABLE FIELD. (REF. 1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: No mfr's markings on generator. Decal applied to housing top reads "THE HYDRO/ HISTORICAL/ ELECTRICAL/ COLLECTION". Red dymo tape label reads "MC.12.1".
Missing: UNKNOWN.
Finish: BLACK ENAMEL FINISH ON MOST EXTERIOR SURFACES. POLE WINDINGS HAVE BEEN PAINTED RED-BROWN. SOME COMPONENTS HAVE NATURAL METAL FINISH.
Decoration: N/A

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Unknown Manufacturer, Generator, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1992.2157, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1992.2157.001/

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