Tesla coil
High-voltage resonator
A Tesla coil is an electrical device that produces high-voltage, low-current, high-frequency alternating current.
Invented by Nikola Tesla in 1891, it generates dramatic electrical discharges—long sparks and arcs that leap through the air.
Tesla coils appear in science demonstrations, special effects, and the workshops of electronics hobbyists: The Tesla coil shot purple lightning across the room.
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- transformerVoltage-altering electrical device
- spark gapSpace for electrical discharge
- inductorCoil storing magnetic energy
- mad scientistDeranged researcher archetype
St. Elmo's fire · plasma ball · Jacob's ladder · high voltage · inventor · alternating current · high frequency · resonant frequency · wireless transmission · free energy · interrupter · radio · crackling · Frankenstein · electromagnetic fields · lightning · zap · wireless
- EponymsDarwinian, Alzheimer's disease, Freudian slip, cardigan, Parkinson's disease
- Mad Scientistmad scientist, secret lab, lab coat, laboratory, evil genius
- Coilsinductor, spiral, solenoid, helix, choke
- Electricity HistoryMichael Faraday, Faraday, Benjamin Franklin, Franklin, Thomas Edison
- early electronicstelegraph, telephone, dynamo, electric motor, electric generator
- Nikola Teslaalternating current, wireless power, death ray, patents, inventions
Tesla coilpower transformer
Voltage-changing electrical device
wall socket · battery · power supply · voltage regulator · wall outlet
Tesla coilhousehold appliance
Domestic electrical equipment
toaster · refrigerator · light switch · power tool · electric motor
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Multi-socket electrical device
extension cord · generator · solar panel · car battery · phone charger