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Comment by Carlos A Barberis on July 10, 2008 at 8:03am

My consulting business provides assistance on large or small development tasks, from simple problem solving to full turn-key product development. I have 35 years of experience in analog / digital and embedded system design. My areas of experience include general instrumentation, biomedical, industrial controls and consumer electronics. For additional information, resume and references contact: carlos@bartek.com or got to my web page: http://www.bartek.com

Comment by Dennis K. Neitzel on July 10, 2008 at 7:19am

My company provides electrical maintenance, testing, safety, and engineering training for all industries adn utilities. We are also a registered Electrical Engineering Firm and perfor power systems analysis, including arc-flash analysis. We also perform electrical safety compliance assessments and write electrical safety programs and procedures.

Comment by Electrical Engineers Network on July 9, 2008 at 11:57pm

To follow-up with Doug's comment to Jimmy about who invented AC power, I agree that Nikola Tesla was a key person. From what I recall reading, in the early days, GE promoted DC power, while George Westinghouse promoted AC power. GE was a strong marketing company besides great inventors and even highlighted the fact that the "electric chair" was powered by AC power and they stressed the danager of AC power. AC power had much lower losses than DC power, but AC had one major problem - no totally 100% AC motor. You had DC motors and synchronous motors (syn needing AC on the stator and DC on the rotating rotor field coils) and this is where Tesla saved the day for AC power. The story is that, one day while resting on the beach, he sketch into the sand a method to get a motor to turn with only AC power. The trick is slanted rotor bars, where a magnetic field is induced into the rotor and this rotor magnetic field replaces the rotor DC field which exists in a syn motor. George Westinghouse purchased the rights to manufacture AC motors in the US. Now Westinghouse, and AC power, had all the parts - and this allowed AC power to take over as the primary electrical power source. They say that many other great inventions occured outside of the work-place, since your brain has time to chill-out and be creative.

Comment by Curt Deckert on July 9, 2008 at 1:39pm

Hi. I also do product design. With over 40 years of experience in design and development of electro-optical-mechanical-photographic equipment I have served well over 100 companies. Prior to consulting I worked for Northrop, CalComp, Ford Aerospace, and Abbott Labs. My optical design, mechanical design, marketing research, knowledge of fabrication processes, and management capabilities is helpful in new startup and more seasoned companies. I am also a member of IEEE, OSA, SPIE, SID, OCTANe, and IMC as a Certified Management Consultant specializing in R&D with strong emphasis on the competitive application of optical technology. I have also researched eyes and have an extensive web site about all kinds of eyes and their designs..

Specialties:
Feasibility studies
Concept development
R&D
Product development
Optical system development

Comment by James Workley on July 9, 2008 at 12:37pm

Hi, I do product design, mainly for instrumentation, using embedded systems hardware and software. I also do consulting on CE testing, eddy current NDT, and ESD issues.

Comment by Bruce W. Pearman on July 9, 2008 at 11:21am

Hi, I do product design, especially embedded systems hardware and software, and electronics consultation anywhere in the US.

Comment by Doug Nix, A.Sc.T. on July 8, 2008 at 2:27pm

Nikola Tesla did a lot of the original research, but it was Westinghouse that made it technologically feasible. The first major installation was at the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. For an interesting article on electricity at the fair, and the genesis of UL, see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Columbian_Exposition#Electricity_at_the_fair

Comment by Jimmy Moore on July 7, 2008 at 8:44pm

Who invented the AC Power System (120VAC 60Hz) that we use today?

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