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'''Hans Behn-Eschenburg''' (10 January 1864 – 18 May 1938) was a Swiss engineer.
==Biography==
Behn-Eschenburg was born in Obertrass (now [[Zürich]]), Switzerland. His work on the [[Universal motor|AC single-phase motor]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Oerlikon|title=Oerlikon|website=Gracesguide.co.uk|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref> was important to the [[Railway electrification system|electrification of railways]].
He studied mathematics and physics in Zürich and [[Berlin]] between 1886 and 1890. In 1892, Behn-Eschenburg worked at [[Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon]], where he became chief electrician (1897–1911), director (1911–1913), director General Technical (1913–1928) and Administrative Counselor (1919-1938). Oerlikon was prominent in the construction of single-phase motors with commutators for [[Traction motor|traction]]. He died on 18 May 1938 in [[Küsnacht]].
His work focussed on [[alternating current]] technology, including the [[asynchronous motor]] and the AC single-phase motor. which marked a [[Seebach-Wettingen railway electrification trial|major turning point]] in the electrification of railways.
Behn-Eschenburg gave his name to a vector diagram for [[synchronous reactance]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.montefiore.ulg.ac.be/~geuzaine/ELEC0431/3_Synchronous.pdf|format=PDF|title=Synchronous machines|website=Montefiore.ulg.ac.be|accessdate=24 April 2018}}</ref>
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