Mikhail Dolivo-Dobrovolsky

Mikhail Osipovich Dolivo-Dobrovolsky

Mikhail Osipovich Dolivo-Dobrovolsky (Russian: Михаил Осипович Доливо-Добровольский; German: Michail von Dolivo-Dobrowolsky or Michail Ossipowitsch Doliwo-Dobrowolski; Polish: Michał Doliwo-Dobrowolski; January 2 [O.S. December 21, 1861] 1862 in Gatchina near Saint Petersburg — November 15 [O.S. November 3] 1919 in Heidelberg, Germany), was a Russian engineer, electrician, and inventor. Born in a mixed family between a Polish noble family originating from Mazowsze, and a Russian noble family. Emigrated to Germany due to political persecution after the assassination of Alexander II of Russia (1881). He studied at the Darmstadt University of Technology (TH Darmstadt) in Germany. From 1887 he worked for AEG.

Dobrovolsky, age 22

One of the founders (the other one was Tesla) of three-phase systems. He developed the three-phase electrical generator and a three-phase electrical motor (1888) and studied star and delta connections. The triumph of the three-phase system was displayed in Europe at the International Electro-Technical Exhibition of 1891, where Dolivo-Dobrovolsky used this system to transmit electric power at the distance of 176 km with 75% efficiency. In 1891 he also created a three-phase transformer and short-circuited (squirrel-cage) induction motor. ^{[1] [2]}

He designed the world's first three-phase hydroelectric power plant in 1891. During his life he obtained over 60 patents.

In 1911 he received the honorary doctorate from the TH Darmstadt.

References

1. ^ . Woodbank Communications Ltd.'s Electropaedia: "History of Batteries (and other things)"
2. ^ Gerhard Neidhöfer: Michael von Dolivo-Dobrowolsky und der Drehstrom. Geschichte der Elektrotechnik VDE-Buchreihe, Volume 9, VDE VERLAG, Berlin Offenbach, ISBN 978-3-8007-3115-2.

• http://erudite.nm.ru/DolivoDobr.htm
• http://www.cultinfo.ru/fulltext/1/001/008/031/267.htm
• http://library.istu.edu/hoe/personalia/dolivo.pdf
• Polish Encyclopaedia PWN http://encyklopedia.pwn.pl/haslo.php?id=3893533

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Name	Dolivo-Dobrovolsky, Mikhail
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Date of birth	1862
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Date of death	1919
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