Witricity
Witricity
Witricity
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I. ORIGINATION
The wireless power inventor Nichola Tesla performed the
first experiments at the turn of the 20th century. Nichola
Tesla one of these scientists, had a vision for wireless
world in which wireless electric power would reach around
the world delivering information and power to ships at sea,
factories and even home on the planet. Nichola Tesla had
devised a type of resonant transformer called Tesla coil in
the year 1899.A major popularity came through his work
when he transmitted 100 million volts of electric power
wireless over a distance of 26 miles to light up a bank of
200 light bulbs and run one electric motor. Tesla claimed to
achieve around 95% efficiency. Tesla claimed to be able to
transmit power on a worldwide scale, using a method that
involved conduction efficiency. Tesla claimed to be able to
transmit power on a worldwide scale, using a method that
involved conduction through the Earth and atmosphere.The
proposal suggested that receiving stations would consist of
terminals suspended in the air at above 30,000 feet
(9,100 m) in altitude, where the pressure is lower than at sea
level. At this altitude, Tesla claimed, electricity could be
sent at high voltages (millions of volts) over long distances.
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III. COULPLING
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A capacitance plate, which can hold a charge, attaches to
each end of the coil. As electricity travels through this coil,
the coil begins to resonate. Its resonant frequency is a
product of the inductance of the coil and the capacitance of
the plates. The wireless power project uses a curved coil
and capacitive plates. Electricity, travelling along an
electromagnetic wave, can tunnel from one coil to the other
as long as they both have the same resonant frequency. In a
short theoretical analysis these can be demonstrated by
sending electromagnetic waves around in a highly angular
waveguide, evanescent waves are produced which carry no
energy. An evanescent wave is near field standing wave
exhibiting exponential decay with distance. If a proper
resonant waveguide is brought near the transmitter, the
evanescent waves can allow the energy to tunnel
specifically evanescent wave coupling, the electromagnetic
equivalent of tunneling to the power drawing waveguide,
where they can be rectified into DC power. Since the
electromagnetic waves would tunnel, they would not
propagate through the air to be absorbed or dissipated, and
would not disrupt electronic devices. The multiple-layer
secondary of a non-resonant transformer, such receiving
coils are single layer solenoids with closely spaced
capacitor plates on each end, which in combination allow
the coil to be tuned to the transmitter frequency thereby
eliminating the wide energy wasting "wave problem" and
allowing the energy used to focus in on a specific
frequency increasing the range.
LONG DISTANCE WIRELESS POWER : Whether or not
it incorporates resonance, induction generally sends power
over relatively short distances. But some plans for wireless
power involve moving electricity over a span of miles. A
few proposals even involve sending power to Earth from
space. In the 1980s, Canada's Communications Research
Centre created a small airplane that could run off power
beamed from the Earth.
IV. BENEFITS
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Lower Harmonics.
Higher Efficiency Adaptive Resonant System.
V. DEMERITS
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VII. CONCLUSION
The concept of Witricity is discussed. The transmission of
power without wires is no more a theory or a mere
possibility, it is reality now. The electrical energy can be
transmitted to any terrestrial distance. The system would
reduce the cost of electrical energy used by consumer
and get rid of landscape of wires,cables, and transmission
towers.The technological advancements its merits,
demerits and applications are also mentioned.Wireless
power transmission is more advantageous having
efficiency of 90%. It eliminates the capital cost for the
requirement of cables, towers and substations. It has a
great economic impact on human economy.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We hereby wish to acknowledge our professors and
friends who have shared their knowledge and guided us
in preparing this work.
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