Kloss, Max (1873 - 1961)

A German Engineer who laid down significant contributions to the triphasic electric motor. He came up with the Formula for the torque Study of these motors.

Max Kloss was an engineer born in Dresden, Germany on May 16th in 1873. He studied electrical engineering. He started to work for AEG after his graduation and later for Siemens- Schuckert in Berlin. He went to London where he worked developing AC motors for a branch company of Siemens. In 1899 he obtained a patent for a connecting procedure of AC motors to obtain two velocities. Since 1911 he worked as a professor for electrical machines at the Charlotenburg Engineers Schools in Berlin. He is named Dean in 1916 and in 1938 he is named Emeritus professor. He developed the Kloss formula , which is used to assess the torque for asynchronous motors. In 1922 he is named as German commissioner for the International Electrotechnical Commission . He died in Berlin on August 11th in 1961.

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Kloss, Max

Curriculum vitae

* 16.05.1873	Dresden, Germany	Max Kloss was born in Dresden, Germany on May 16th in 1873.
1890	Dresden, Germany	He studied electrical engineering. He started to work for AEG after his graduation and later for Siemens- Schuckert in Berlin.
1899		In 1899 he obtained a patent for a connecting procedure of AC motors to obtain two velocities.
1911	Berlin, Alemania	Since 1911 he worked as a professor for electrical machines at the Charlotenburg Engineers Schools in Berlin.
1916 - 1938	Berlin, Alemania	He is named Dean in 1916 and in 1938 he is named Emeritus professor.
1922	Berlin, Alemania	In 1922 he is named as German commissioner for the International Electrotechnical Commission.
† 11.08.1961	Berlin, Alemania	He died in Berlin on August 11th in 1961.

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Rationalisation, ca. 1920-1950

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Kloss, Max (1873 - 1961)