William Le Roy Emmet

William Le Roy Emmet (* July 10, 1858 in New Rochelle, New York, † September 26, 1941 ) was an American electrical engineer who developed large converters.

After he graduated in 1881 at the U.S. Naval Academy, he served until 1883 in the Navy on the USS Essex. He then worked for the United States Illuminating Company until 1888 Sprague Electric Railway and Motor Company moved, for which he installed electric trams in various Städtzen. In 1891 he went to the Edison General Electric Company, where he was district engineer for Chicago, and after the merger of GE 1894 on the Lighting Department in Schenectady, NY, moved. His ( rotating ) AC - DC converter found use for aluminum works and tramways. He was director in the construction of the second largest power plant in Niagara Falls.

After the Spanish-American war he helped in the construction of steam turbines replaced the steam engines.

He developed electric drives for ships such as the USS Jupiter, who later became the first aircraft carrier of the United States, California, USS Lexington and USS Saratoga with 32000-180000 hp.

Around 1912 he began with the development of mercury - vapor turbine ( mercury steam turbine).

Awards

Works

• The Autobiography of an Engineer; 1931