2008-01-31
Japanese scientists are set to test the largest wireless electricity
transmission ever attempted in a Tesla like spectacle that is sure to capture a
great amount of atention and spark strong interest and support for a technology
that could change the World. The event is to take place at the Tokyo Tower, the
largest man made structure in Japan, at 1100 feet tall.
The nighttime
experiment is meant to Illuminate the top spire of the mammoth steel structure
to demmonstrate the use of the first wireless electricity transfer system in the
World. The test is designed to transfer about 1200 watts of power at a range of
100 feet and will be a first of its kind use of a system Japanese scientists are
developing to transmit power at distances they hope could reach 300 feet using a
science that is based on magnetically coupled resonance.
Resonance energy
is when a receiver coil is tuned to the same frequency as the emitter coil, the
sender coil emits electricity by way of a magnetic field oscillating at a
specific frequency, only the receiver coil is able to pick up the transmitted
energy, the surrounding environment is unaffected and the system does not need
line of site as the energy travels through any weather condition as well as
structures.
Wireless energy transmission is seen as the Holy Grail of
power because of it’s potential in developing nations where electricity is
limited and expensive due to the massive infrastructure costs of installation.
Wireless Electricity like cell phone service would be quick and easy to install
and its effects would be immediate in transforming the lives of impoverished
people.
The market for wireless electricity transfer is enormous, the
Japanese Government thinks the first application would be electric vehicle
charging. Chargers would be embedded into parking spaces, the vehicles would
automatically charge eliminating the hassle of constantly plugging in. The
automobile would be virtually maintence free. And to promote this idea the
Japanese government envisions thousands of free charging spaces located around
Toyko.
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