Nikola Tesla Patents
JEJ which the storage device has been charged. The The best form of apparatus for carrying out my invention of which I am now aware and the manner of using the same will be understood from the following description and the accompanying drawing in which - Fig1 is a diagramatic illustration of such apparatus, and (Fig. 2 a modified form or arrangement of the same. At any two points in the transmitting medium, between which there exists, or may be obtained in any manner, through the action of the disturbances or effects. to be investigated or utilized, a difference of electrical potential of any magnitude, I arrange two plates or electrodes so that they may be oppositely charged through the agency of such effects or disturbances, and I connect these electrodes to the terminals of a highly insulated condenser, generally of considerable capacity. To the condenser terminals I also connect operated, in series with a device of suitable construction, which performs the function of periodically discharging the condenser through the receiver atand during such intervals of time as may be best suitable for the purpose contemplated. This device may merely consist of two stationary electrodes separated by a feeble dielectric layer of minute thickness, or it may comprise terminals one or more of which are movable and actuated by any suitable force, and are adapted to be brought into, and out of contact with each other in any convenient manner. It will now be readily seen that if the disturbances, of whatever nature they may be, cause definite -8receiver to 387
