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Tesla also explained the principles of a rotating magnetic field and induction motor by demonstrating how to make a copper egg stand on end using a device he constructed known as the Egg of Columbus.

特斯拉还解释了旋转磁场和感应电动机的原理，使用他称之为哥伦布蛋的设备展示了将铜鸡蛋竖起来的场景。

By 1892 Edison's company was consolidated into the conglomerate General Electric by financier JP. Morgan and the new company (by then switching over to an all AC system) was involved in take over attempts and patent battles withWestinghouse Electric.

到1892年爱迪生的公司在投资人Jp•摩根的运作下被合并到通用电气集团。新公司(在那时改用了交流系统)取代了旧公司开始与西屋电气展开商业竞争。

Although a patent sharing agreement was signed between the two companies in 1896 Westinghouse was still cashed strapped from the financial warfare.

尽管1896年这两家公司之间签订了专利共享协议但西屋公司仍然缺少足够的资金。

To secure further loans Westinghouse was forced to revisit Tesla's AC patent, which bankers considered a financial strain on the company (at that point Westinghouse had paid out an estimated $200,000 in licenses and royalties to Tesla, Brown, and Peck).

为了获得更多贷款西屋被迫重新审视特斯拉的交流电专利,银行家们认为这是导致公司资金紧张的环节(此时西屋估计已经支付了200000美元的专利费给特斯拉,布朗和派克)。

In 1897, Westinghouse explained his financial difficulties to Tesla in stark terms, saying that if things continue the way they were he would no longer be in control of Westinghouse Electric and Tesla would have to "deal with the bankers" to try to collect future royalties.

1897年, 威斯汀豪斯直截了当地向特斯拉解释了他的财政困难,表态称如果这样的事态继续下去，那他将失去对西屋电气的控制,特斯拉必须“对付银行家”,提前收取专利费。

Westinghouse convinced Tesla to release his company from the licensing agreement over Tesla's AC patents in exchange for Westinghouse Electric purchasing the patents for a lump sum payment of $216,000;:73–74 this provided Westinghouse a break from what, due to alternating current's rapid gain in popularity, had turned out to be an overly generous $2.50 per AC horsepower royalty.

威斯汀豪斯说服特斯拉让他的公司将来不再从他的交流电专利许可协议中持续获利,取而代之的是西屋电器公司一次性支付216000美元买断专利使用权;这给威斯汀豪斯提供了喘息之机,由于交流电的迅速普及,每马力交流电支付2.50美元的原专利协议已经让公司不堪重负。