Electrostatic Generators also called as Van de Graaf Generators are essentially high voltage but low power devices, and their power rating seldom exceeds few tens of kilowatts. Such electrostatic machines which effectively convert mechanical energy into electrical energy using variable capacitor.
History of Electrostatic Generators
In ancient greece, the amber was known to attract little objects after being rubbed with cloth or fur. From the Greek expression elektron, the modern term electrics is directly derived. In 1600, William Gilbert (1544-1603) coined the expression electrica in his famous book De Magnete. Read more..
How the Van de Graaff Generator Works
Figure 1 illustrates a simple construction of the Van de Graaff generator. A small 12-Vdc permanent magnetic motor placed at the base end drives a plastic pulley. A rubber belt is drven by the pulley. As the pulley rotates, it acquires a negative charge from the belt by triboelectrification. Thus, the inside surface of the rubber belt becomes negatively charged. Read more...
Electrostatic Generator Specification Sample
Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) Generators are test equipments that are use to generate ESD signals that are used for testing how much ESD electronic equipment can stand without damage. Read more...
Question and Answer About Electrostatic Generators (Van de Graaff Generator)
Q: WHERE CAN I GET VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATORS, OR PLANS?
Q: MY VAN DE GRAAFF GENERATOR DOESN'T WORK!
Q: WHAT IS A "VAN DE GRAAFF MACHINE"?
Q: HOW IS A VDG DIFFERENT THAN OTHER ELECTRIC GENERATORS?
Q: HOW DO THEY WORK? Read more...
Application of a Pressure Electrostatic Generator to the Transmutation of Light Elements by Protons
The discovery of resonance processes in the transmutations of the light nuclei has necessitated the use in transmutation experiments of ion beams homogeneuos in energy to a few kilovolts with total energies of several million volts. Read more...
High Voltage Electrostatic Generator Circuit Using NE555-1
Here is a sample diagram on how to make High Voltage Electrostatic Generato using NE555-1. Read more...
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