hi juggecrap,
I am a professional electrical engineer with expertise in power electronics.
For a data gathering job like yours, I can give you quote for 6USD/hour and will work with Freelancer Time Tracker to track actual hours worked.
Of course Nikola Tesla is famous for inventing and first to use Alternating CUrrent (AC), the generator, contributions to communications theory, as well as his "Free Energy" studies resulting to Tesla Coils and theories on acquiring energy from magnetic field of earth, and so much more interesting stuffs.
Hope tot touchbase with you to discuss more..
-Ian