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    To a l l whom t may o n c e r n :Be i t known t h a t I , ERNST F . W . ALEXA N D E R S O N , a c i t i z e n o f t h e United S t a t e s ,r e s i d i n g a t S c h e n e c t a d y , c o u n t y o f S c h en e c t a d y , S t a t e o f Ne w Y o r k , h a v e i n v e n t e dc e r t a i n n e w and u s e f u l Improvements i nH i g h - F r e q u e n c y A l t e r n a t o r s , o f w h i c h t h ef o l l o w i n g i s a s p e c i ? c a t i o n .My n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s t o a l t e r n a t o r s f o r vp r o d u c i n g c u r r e n t s o f h i g h f r e q u e n c y , s u c ha s 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 c y c l e s , and i t s o b j e c t 1 s t o produce a machine which may e b u i l t t o g i v ea l a r g e r o u t p u t . t h a n h a s o r d i n a r i l y beeno b t a i n a b l e h e r e t o f o r e from m a c h i n e s o f t h i st e .y g l o t h i s e n d my i n v e n t i o n c o m p r i s e s anumber o f f e a t u r e s , which w i l l b e s t b e und e r s t o o d b y r e f e r e n c e t o t h e a c c o m p a n y i n gdrawings.I n t h e d r a w i n g s F i g u r e 1 s h o w s a v e r t ic a l c r o s s s e c t i o n o f t h e upper half o f ah i g h f r e q u e n c y a l t e r n a t o r a r r a n g e d i n - a cc o r d a n c e w i t h my i n v e n t i o n ; F i g . 2 s h o w sa n e n l a r g e d d e t a i l e d V i e w ; F i g . 3 s h o w s as i d e e l e v a t i o n o f t h e m a c h i n e ; a n d F i g s . 4a n d 5 show e n l a r g e d o r o s s s e c t i o n a l v i e w sof the bearings.I n t h e d r a w i n g s 1 r e p r e s e n t s t h e s t a t o r ,i n t o which a r e s c r e w - t h r e a d e d a p a i r o fr i n g - s h a p e d m e m b e r s 2 - 2 . Each o f t h e s emembers c a r r i e s a c i r c u m f e re n t i a l l y e x t e n di n g l a m i n a t e d r i n g 3 c l a m p e d b e t w e e n t w or i n g s 4 . T h e s e l a m i n a t e d r i n g s h a v e o p p os i t e f a c e s l y i n g i n a d j a c e n t r a d i a l p l a n e s .B e t w e e n t h e s e r i n g s e x t e n d s t h e p e r i p h e r yo f a s o l i d magnetic inductor 5 . _

    6 r e p r e s e n t s t h e ? e l d c o i l , t h e m a g n e t i cc i r c u i t o f which s u r r o u n d s t h e c o i l andp a s s e s t h r o u g h t h e l a m i n a t e d r i n g s 3 a n dt h e p e r i p h e r y o f t h e i n d u c t o r 5 . T he magn e t i c a i r - g a p s b e t w e e n t h e i n d u c t o r a n dl a m i n a t e d r i n g s l i e i n r a d i a l p l a n e s . Thep e r i p h e r y o f t h e i n d u c t o r 5 i s s l o t t e d w i t ha p p r o x i m a t e l y r a d i a l s l o t s , a s i s i n d i c a t e d i nd o t t e d l i n e s i n F i g . 1 , a n d i s more c l e a r l yshown i n F i g . 2 , s o a s t o form m a g n e t i cp o l e s o p p o s i t e t h e f a c e s o f t h e l a m i n a t e dr i n g s 3 . I n o r d e r t o a v o i d e x c e s s i v e winda g e a t t h e v h i g h s p e e d s a t w h i c h t h e i n d u c t o ri s d e s i g n e d t o . o p e r a t e , t h e s l o t s i n t h e i nd u c t o r p e r i p h e r y a r e ? l l e d w i t h non-magn e t i c members 7 , which ma y b e composed o fU - s h a p e d w i r e s o f h i g h t e n s i l e s t r e n g t h ,s u c h a s phosphor b r o n z e h ammer ed ? a t i nt h e s l o t s a n d s o l d e r e d t h e r e i n . The s i d e s o f

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    1 , 0 0 8 , 6 7 7t h e f a c e s o f t h e s t a t o r . I f t h e i n d u c t o rmoves s l i g h t l y o u t o f t h e c e n t e r , t h e d i f f e re n c e between t h e a i r - g a p s o n i t s o p p o s i t es i d e s t h a t i s p r o d u c e d b y t h i s movementr e s u l t s i n a magnetic p u l l o n t h e i n d u c t o r i na n axial direction w hich tends t o move thei n d u c t o r f a r t h e r from i t s c e n t r a l p o s i t i o n .T h i s m a g n e t i c p u l l p r o d u c e s a n e n d - t h r u s to n both b e a r i n g s o n o n e s i d e o f t h e i n d u c t o r .T he h e a t p r o d u c e d a t t h e b e a r i n g s o n ' t h a ts i d e o f t h e i n d u c t o r i s t h e r e f o r e i n c r e a s e d ,and t h i s r e s u l t s i n a s l i g h t e x p a n s i o n o f t h es h a f t on t h a t s i d e o f t h e i n d u c t o r , whicha u t o m a t i c a l l y r e s t o r e s t h e i n d u c t o r t o i t sc e n t r a l p o s i t i o n .T he member 2 1 i s s c r e w - t h r e a d e d i n t o t h eb e a r i n g 1 4 i n o r d e r t o p e r m i t i t s a x i a l a dj u s t m e n t and t h e p r o p e r d i v i s i o n o f e n dt h r u s t b e t w e e n t h e b e a r i n g s . A o c k n u t 2 5i s p r o v i d e d f o r s e c u r i n g t h e member 2 1 i np o s i t i o n . I d o n o t d e s i r e t o l i m i t m y s e l f t o t h e part i c u l a r c o n s t r u c t i o n and a r r a n g e m e n t o fp a r t s h e r e s h o w n , b u t aim i n t h e a p p e n d e dclaims t o cover a l l modi?cations which a r ewithin the scope of my nvention.

    lVhat I claim a s new a n d d e s i r e t o s e c u r eby L e t t e r s P a t e n t - o f t h e United S t a t e s , i s :1 . A i g h f r e q u e n c y a l t e r n a t o r , c o m p r i si n g a s t a t o r c a r r y i n g a p a i r o f c i r c u m f e re n t i a l l y e x t e n d i n g l a m i n a t e d r i n g s h a v i n go p p o s i t e f a c e s l y i n g i n a d j a c e n t r a d i a lp l a n e s , a winding c a r r i e d i n s a i d . f a c e s , a' s o l i d magnetic inductor adapted t o b e d r i v e na t h i g h s p e e d h a v i n g i t s p e r i p h e r y e x t e n di n g b e t w e e n s a i d f a c e s a n d h a v i n g a p p r o x im a t e l y r a d i a l s l o t s on b o t h s i d e s o p p o s i t es a i d f a c e s w h e r e b y m a g n e t i c p o l e s a r ef o r m e d b e t w e e n s a i d s l o t s , and non-magnetic ? l l e r s for said s l o t s .2 . A i g h f r e q u e n c y a l t e r n a t o r , c o m p r i si n g a s t a t o r c a r r y i n g a p a i r o f c i r c u m f e re n t i a l l y l a m i n a t e d r i n g s h a v i n g o p p o s i t ef a c e s l y i n g i n a d j a c e n t r a d i a l p l a n e s , awinding c a r r i e d i n s a i d f a c e s , a s o l i d ma gn e t i c i n d u c t o r a d a p t e d t o b e d r i v e n a t h i g hs p e e d h a v i n g i t s p e r i p h e r y e x t e n d i n g b et w e e n s a i d f a c e s a n d h a v i n g a p p r o x i m a t e l yr a d i a l s l o t s i n b o t h s i d e s o p p o s i t e s a i d f a c e sw h e r e b y m a g n e t i c p o l e s a r e f o r m e d b e t w e e ns a i d s l o t s , a n d U ~ s h a p e d n o n - m a g n e t i c p i e c e sc a r r i e d i n and ? l l i n g s a i d s l o t s , t h e s i d e s o fe a c h U l y i n g i n a d j a c e n t s l o t s a n d t h e b a s eo f t h e U facing t h e a x i s o f the i n d u c t o r .3 . A i g h f r e q u e n c y a l t e r n a t o r , c o m p r i si n g a s t a t o r c a r r y i n g - a p a i r o f c i r c u m f e re n t i a l l y e x t e n d i n g l a m i n a t e d r i n g s h a v i n go p p o s i t e f a c e s l y i n g i n a d j a c e n t r a d i a lp l a n e s , a w i n d i n g c a r r i e d i n s a i d f a c e s , a n da m a g n e t i c i n d u c t o r a d a p t e d t o b e d r i v e n a th i g h s p e e d h a v i n g i t s p e r i p h e r y e x t e n d i n gbetween s a i d f a c e s v a n d ' f o r m e d w i t h ma gn e t i c p o l e s o p p o s i t e s a i d f a c e s , s a i l a m in a t e d r i n g s b e i n g a d j u s t a b l e a x i a l l y t o w a r dan d aw ay from t h e i n d u c t o r .

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