Karl Pichelmayer

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Karl Pichelmayer (born August 6, 1868 in Berndorf, municipality of Bruck an der Mur , † January 23, 1914 in Mödling ) was an Austrian technician.

He studied mechanical engineering at the Graz University of Technology . As assistant to Albert von Ettingshausen , he dealt with electrical engineering and from 1891 became a leading electrical machine manufacturer at Siemens & Halske in Leopoldau (Vienna). In 1900 he received the gold medal for the products he designed at the Paris World Exhibition . In Graz he received an honorary doctorate in 1911 .

In 1905/06 he became professor for the construction and construction of electrical machines and apparatus at the Vienna University of Technology .

He was also a member of the Patent Court and a member of the International Commission.

His formula for commutation voltage in commutation machines is still valid today.

Family grave at the Mödlinger Friedhof

He died in Mödling, where he is also buried in the family grave.

In 1965, Pichelmayergasse was named after him in Vienna- Favoriten (10th district) .

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