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Tesla Switch Circuit Design Guide

The document describes the circuitry of Tesla's switch, which uses 4 batteries that can be configured in either series or parallel to change the direction of current flow through a motor. It does this through a mechanical switch consisting of 3 rotors that selectively activate or deactivate switches S1 and S3 to switch between two states where batteries 1&2 and 3&4 are arranged differently, reversing the direction of current and rotation of the motor.

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Tesla Switch Circuit Design Guide

The document describes the circuitry of Tesla's switch, which uses 4 batteries that can be configured in either series or parallel to change the direction of current flow through a motor. It does this through a mechanical switch consisting of 3 rotors that selectively activate or deactivate switches S1 and S3 to switch between two states where batteries 1&2 and 3&4 are arranged differently, reversing the direction of current and rotation of the motor.

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Understanding
the
Tesla
Switch


CIRCUITRY


STATE
1
 ‐












+
 +












‐



‐
Current
flow
counter
clockwise

 BATTERY
1
 BATTERY
3

S1
 S3

‐ 
BaHeries
1
and
2
in
series

‐
BaHeries
3
and
4
in
parallel

S2
 S4


‐












+
 +












‐

BATTER
2
 BATTERY
4


+


‐
 +










‐

MOTOR
 ‐


+

C1
 C2


Diodes:
1n1183
(35A,
50V)

Capacitors:
0.5
Farad
24V
(2
x
1
Farad
in
series)

BaHeries:
12V
Lead‐Acid

Motor:
12V,
4A,
2,500RPM

Understanding
the
Tesla
Switch

CIRCUITRY


STATE
2
 ‐












+
 +












‐



‐ 
Current
flow
clockwise
 BATTERY
1
 BATTERY
3

S1
 S3

‐ 
BaHeries
1
and
2
in
parallel

‐
BaHeries
3
and
4
in
series

S2
 S4


‐












+
 +












‐

BATTER
2
 BATTERY
4


+


‐
 +










‐

MOTOR
 ‐


+

C1
 C2


Diodes:
1n1183
(35A,
50V)

Capacitors:
0.5
Farad
24V
(2
x
1
Farad
in
series)

BaHeries:
12V
Lead‐Acid

Motor:
12V,
4A,
2,500RPM

Understanding
the
Tesla
Switch

SWITCHING
‐
Mechanical


ROTOR
1
 ROTOR
2
 ROTOR
3



S3
ON


B2
+
 B1
–
 C1
+
 B4
+
 B3
–
 C2
+



STATE
1

S1
OFF

S3
OFF

STATE
2


B2
+
 B1
–
 C1
+
 B4
+
 B3
–
 C2
+


S1
ON


Single Rotation
Rotor Lead State 1 State 2 State 1 State 2
B2+
1 B1-
C1+
B4+
2 B3-
C2+
S1
3
S3

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