KÃ¡lmÃ¡n KandÃ³

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KÃ¡lmÃ¡n KandÃ³

Kálmán Kandó de Egerfarmos et Sztregova (egerfarmosi és sztregovai Kandó Kálmán; July 10 1869 - January 13 1931) was a Hungarian

Hungary

Hungary , officially in English the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in the Carpathian Basin of Central Europe, bordered by Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia....
engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a person professionally engaged in a field of engineering. Engineers are concerned with developing economical and safe solutions to practical problems, by applying mathematics and scientific knowledge while considering technical constraints....
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In 1894,Kálmán Kandó developed high-voltage three phase alternating current

Alternating current

In alternating current the movement of electric charge periodically reverses direction. An electric charge would for instance move forward, then backward, then forward, then backward, over and over again....
motors and generators

Electrical generator

In electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction....
for electric locomotive

Electric locomotive

An electric locomotive is a locomotive powered by electricity from an external source. Sources include overhead lines, third rail, or an on-board electricity storage device such as a battery or flywheel energy storage system....
s ; he is known as the father of the electric train. His work on railway electrification was done at the Ganz

Ganz

File:19880816-TRIPOLIS-GANZ-A6463.jpg The Ganz electric works in Budapest is probably best known for the manufacture of tramcars, but was also a pioneer in the application of three-phase alternating current to railway electrification system....
electric works in Budapest. He was the first who recognised that an electric train system can only be successful if it can use the electricity from public networks.

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Kálmán Kandó de Egerfarmos et Sztregova (egerfarmosi és sztregovai Kandó Kálmán; July 10 1869 - January 13 1931) was a Hungarian

Hungary

Engineer

Alternating current

Electrical generator

In electricity generation, an electrical generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy, generally using electromagnetic induction....
for electric locomotive

Electric locomotive

Ganz

Phase converter

A phase converter is a device that converts electric power provided as Single-phase electric power to Polyphase system or vice-versa. The majority of phase converters are used to produce three phase electric power from a single-phase source, thus allowing the operation of three-phase equipment at a site that only has single-phase electrical s...
suitable for locomotive usage.

He was educated at the Budapest Technical University where he gained a diploma in mechanical engineering. He worked in France as a junior engineer designing and developing Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla was an inventor and a mechanical engineer and electrical engineer. Tesla was born in the village of Smiljan near the town of Gospic, in Croatia ....
's induction motor.

After his achievement in designing the three-phase motor and generator he moved to Italy. He would later return to Budapest to work at the Ganz factory where he became the managing director.

Under his leadership the Ganz factory began work on three-phase hauling for railways. Based on their design, the Italian Valtellina

Valtellina

Valtellina or the Valtelline valley ; is a valley in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, bordering Switzerland. Today it is known for its skiing, its hot spring spas, its cheeses and its wines....
railway line was electrified, which became Europe's first electrified main railway line. He died at Budapest in 1931.

KÃ¡lmÃ¡n KandÃ³

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