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Tesla Discharge and Faraday Cage

Electromagnetism

★Exhibit Content: Equipotential, Electrostatic Shielding ★Interaction: Electromechanical Interaction ★Operation: 1. Visitors enter the Faraday cage, then close the Faraday cage tightly; 2. Turn on the power, adjust the voltage, and discharge to the outer wall of the cage using the Tesla discharge device; 3. Visitors inside the cage can touch the inner wall of the cage without getting electric shock; 4. Slowly adjust the voltage to zero, then disconnect the power; 5. After sufficient discharge, visitors exit the Faraday cage. ★Exhibit Description: The exhibit consists of a large Tesla coil and a Faraday cage demonstration device. After the experiencer enters the Faraday cage and closes the metal door, the staff starts the equipment, and the Tesla coil begins to discharge, generating an arc of about 1.5 meters, accompanied by rhythmic music. At this time, the inside of the Faraday cage is very safe. Even if the voltage outside the cage is as high as 500,000 volts, the experiencer standing inside will be safe and sound. This is because after power-on, the resonant amplifier raises the voltage in the top grading ring to 500,000 volts, thereby breaking down the air to generate an arc, and the audio module in the circuit adjusts the vibration frequency of the arc, causing the air to oscillate according to a certain melody, playing beautiful music; the reason why the experiencer in the Faraday cage is safe and sound is that when high voltage is applied outside the Faraday cage, the current is conducted from the surface of the cage through the metal mesh to the ground, so the electric field inside the cage is zero everywhere, achieving the effect of electrostatic shielding, so the experiencer will not be affected by high voltage. ★Scientific Principle: A Tesla coil is a transformer made using the principle of electromagnetic resonance. It was invented by the Serbian-American scientist Nikola Tesla in 1891 and is mainly used to produce ultra-high voltage but low current, high-frequency alternating current power. Through electromagnetic resonance, the exhibit can generate millions of volts of voltage to ground and form a discharge phenomenon. When the arc breaks down the air, it converts the music waveform into air vibration, thereby producing the magical effect of arc playing music. The Faraday cage is a cage made of metal

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