Karl Kuhlmann

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Karl Kuhlmann (born October 20, 1877 in Detmold ; † October 7, 1963 in Basel ) was a Swiss electrical engineer of German origin. From 1912 to 1947 he was professor for theoretical electrical engineering and electrical engineering at the ETH Zurich .

Life

Karl Kuhlmann was born in 1877 as the son of the carpenter August Kuhlmann and his wife Charlotte. Tölle was born in Detmold. After graduating from high school, he studied electrical engineering at the TH Darmstadt from 1896 to 1899 . On December 15, 1900, he graduated with honors . He wrote his diploma thesis with the title Theory and calculation of three-phase currents with application to executed models at Erasmus Kittler . He had been working as Kittler's assistant since autumn 1899.

After the summer semester of 1901, he left the TH Darmstadt and went to the AEG . From 1901 to 1910 he worked at AEG in Berlin. In 1908 he reported on the measurement of earth fault currents in the Berlin network and subsequently called for selective protection. This problem was finally solved in 1915/16 with the development of the Petersen coil by Waldemar Petersen . In 1912 he was promoted to Dr. Ing. PhD . He was appointed professor at the ETH Zurich and as such he also became head of the Electrotechnical Association . He held the professorship for theoretical electrical engineering and electrical engineering until 1947.

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SURNAME Kuhlmann, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss electrical engineer, professor of theoretical electrical engineering
DATE OF BIRTH October 20, 1877
PLACE OF BIRTH Detmold
DATE OF DEATH October 7, 1963
Place of death Basel