Category: Automation / PLC / SCADA
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☀️⚡ Tesla’s “Harvest” of Radiant Energy: From Cosmic Rays to Solar Panels
This post continues our series on Nikola Tesla, in which we seek to examine his visions and patents with respect for historical context, but also with openness to modern achievements. Today we turn to one of Tesla’s most far-sighted ideas – the collection of radiant energy, or poetically put, its “harvesting.” 🔬 Patent 685,957: Apparatus for…
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🤖⚡ Tesla and Teleautomatics: The Man Who Invented Remote Control and Predicted Robots
This post continues our renewed series on Tesla, in which we now, with greater technical and scientific depth, re-examine his most important insights. Today we turn to a topic that established Tesla as one of the spiritual fathers of modern automation, robotics, and drones – his pioneering work on teleautomatics. 🔬 Three Patents That Changed Everything…
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Nikola Tesla: Scientist. Engineer. Visionary — Part XVIII
The Legacy of Nikola Tesla: A Final Tribute “Let the future tell the truth, and evaluate each one according to his work and accomplishments.” — Nikola Tesla ⚡ The Rise of a Visionary From the mischievous boy in the humble village of Smiljan to the inventor who reshaped the modern world, Nikola Tesla’s journey was…
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Nikola Tesla. Scientist. Engineer. Visionary — Part XVI: Tesla and Mechanical Engineering – Revolutionary Concepts Beyond Traditional Boundaries
A Return to Mechanical Innovation After the financial failure of the Wardenclyffe Tower on Long Island, Nikola Tesla threw himself ever more into mechanical inventions. His ability to blend electrical engineering, mechanics, and fluid dynamics allowed him to develop unique concepts far ahead of their time. The Check Valve with No Moving Parts – Tesla’s…
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Nikola Tesla: Scientist. Engineer. Visionary. — Part XI: Teleautomatics – The Precursor to Robots and Drones
Since 1893, Nikola Tesla had been developing technologies based on wireless transmission of energy and signals. These works marked a turning point not only in the evolution of radio technology, but also in the early development of automation and robotics. His pioneering solutions for eliminating noise and interference in radio signal transmission made wireless communication…
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Nikola Tesla: Scientist. Engineer. Visionary Part VII-Tesla and the World System: A Vision of a Wirelessly Connected Planet
The patents and experiments previously described laid the groundwork for one of Nikola Tesla’s most ambitious concepts – the World System.As Tesla himself explained, the World System was a combination of his original discoveries developed over many years of research and experimentation. This system would allow almost instantaneous and precise transmission of any signal, message,…
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Nikola Tesla: Scientist. Engineer. Visionary Part VI-Tesla and Electronic Tubes: Pioneering High-Frequency Experiments
High-Frequency Currents and Wireless Lighting Tesla Coil and Gas TubesIn 1891, Tesla invented the Tesla coil (US Patent 454,622), a device capable of generating high-frequency alternating currents. He demonstrated wireless power transmission by lighting gas-filled tubes without direct electrical contact. These demonstrations culminated in his famous lecture “Experiments with Alternate Currents of Very High Frequency…
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Electric Cars in 2024: The Good, The Grid, and The Geopolitics
How Batteries, Chargers, and Trade Wars Are Shaping the EV Revolution The electric vehicle (EV) revolution isn’t coming—it’s already here. But like any revolution, it’s messy, exciting, and full of surprises. In 2024, EVs broke records, strained power grids, and even sparked a few trade wars. Some carmakers soared (looking at you, BYD), while others…
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Key Trends for 2025: Generative AI, Green Economy, and Quantum Computing
As we enter 2025, three key trends that dominated 2024 are set to continue shaping our future. These areas are generative AI, the future of the green economy with a focus on renewable energy and CO2 emission minimization, and quantum computing. Let’s delve into each of these transformative fields. Generative AI: A Powerful Tool in…