Abstract
THE Van de Graaff high-voltage generator is limited as to its current output by the electrostatic charges which can be carried on moving belts. If a belt could be made to carry charged condensers instead of such surface charges, the current output would become much greater.
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Brooks, N. W., and G.E.C., Brit. Pat. 615, 898 (1947).
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CLARK, R., FARMER, F. A New Type of High-Voltage Machine. Nature 174, 1065–1066 (1954). https://doi.org/10.1038/1741065b0
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