Any mechanical gadget or machine such as a washing machine, vacuum cleaner or toothbrush, are all powered using a three phase rotating magnetic force based on Tesla’s basic principle. The light that is illuminating the room you are in while reading this most likely powered by a generator influenced by Nikola Tesla’s design of the three phase induction motor. “One third of the world’s electricity consumption is used for running induction motors driving pumps, fans, compressors, elevators and machinery of various types.” (Lawson, 2005) The main purpose of this essay is to convey a realisation to the reader of how the induction motor sped up the wheels of progress and sparked the second industrial revolution by effectively improving the efficiency of electrical power generation, creating the possibility of long distance electrical distribution.
