Research Paper
Wireless Electricity
Imagine the following scenario unfolding. Nick has had a long day at work on Friday and is ready to go home. The whole twenty minute drive home all he can think about is how excited he is to take his family on a weekend trip to the beach. As he pulls into his driveway, he notices that the front light isn’t on like usual, but the fact is quickly lost in his mind as a thousand other thoughts are clamoring for his attention. Just as he steps through the threshold of the door, his phone goes off. It’s his wife. Something’s come up, their daughter isn’t feeling well. She tells Nick that they are at the local hospital and is about to tell him to pick something important up at the pharmacy when
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Although the The Tesla coil can generate wireless electricity, the strong field damages radios, TV, and even pacemakers, hence their limited use. Today, the Tesla coils are mostly used for scientific experiments, x-ray generation, military experiments, lighting, and individual use (Spahiu). The next major breakthrough in wireless energy transfer came more 60 years later and in a completely different method than Tesla’s coils. In 1964 on CBS news, William C. Brown demonstrated a helicopter that was powered wirelessly by 2.45 GHz microwaves. The helicopter was comprised of a propeller attached to a rectena which directly converted the incident microwaves into DC power, keeping the helicopter aloft for 10 hours (William). In 1975, as technical director of a JPL/Raytheon program, Brown beamed power to a rectenna a mile away and converted it to DC power at an efficiency of 54% (William). Microwaves have proved themselves as a legitimate way to move energy wirelessly, and it is a technology still being developed today. The applications of microwaves I will discuss later. Laser beams have been used as a means for transmitting energy wirelessly since 1960. A laser beam system would work in a similar method as a microwave unit would. Laser beams are still being developed as a viable option for wireless electricity. Only recently has been the
Electromagnetic waves are continually used to upgrade and advance our technology, being implicated for its use in microwave ovens, radio waves for telecommunications and x-rays in medicine.
Client recalls a moment when driving home with his wife from his fallen brother’s funeral and as his wife attempted to have a conversation, Chris got distracted
Francis, a married, Caucasian male, requested psychological assessment for thoughts that he describes as “recurrent, automatic” ideations of dangerous occurrences befalling his wife and daughter when he is not present, and therefore, cannot save them. Francis explained that he is fully aware that his family is not in danger, that his thoughts are not based on reality, and he describes these thoughts as “silly.” He explained that his concerns are temporarily abated when he contacts his wife for confirmation that they are safe. Francis contacts his wife and daughter hourly, by telephone, when he is away from home. The contact process involves Francis’ wife briefly picking up the phone and hanging up to signal Francis that they are safe. He explained that he has had these problems for years; however, they were exacerbated by his
Electromagnets can turn electrical energy into motion. Likewise the converse is true: they can turn motion into electrical energy.
Even though Marconi’s invention was used very much for communication, a big part of it was entertainment. Wireless was used for radio at first but when television was invented people began to see even more and more uses for wireless. Wireless allowed people to get local TV stations using nothing but a Television and an antenna, allowing almost anyone to own and watch TV. This lead to many television events being seen by millions of people. An example of this was the Kennedy assassination. Since wireless allowed almost anyone, anywhere to own a tv, millions of Americans were able to get the news very quickly that Kennedy had been shot and it allowed them to grieve with the rest of the United States. Another way that wireless affected people was communication. Wireless allowed people to communicate over long distances, so people were able to share information without wires and telegraph stations, and in places that couldn't have wires. This proved itself as very helpful in the case of the
I waited five more minutes before I dialed his cell phone again. Perhaps I was wrong in my thinking that the sirens were for him. Three rings, Four, no answer. This doesn’t surprise me because today he took the motorcycle to help a friend build a deck. Just as I start to walk back in the house, the phone rings. “This is the Hillsdale Medical Center emergency room, is this Sarah?” The concerned voice asked. “Brian’s been in an accident; we need you to get here as soon as you can”. “Is he alive,” I ask. “Come quickly, we’ll need to airlift him” is the only reply I receive.
Several are working upon the use of electromagnetic pulses, specifically the electromagnetic gun (EM gun, rail gun, coil gun) as a way for new weaponry and advances in science.
“To investigate the electrical realm of high-frequency and high-voltage, Tesla invented an apparatus that pushed the limits of electrical understanding. None of the circuit's typical components were unknown at the time, but its design and operation together achieved unique results—not the least because of Tesla's masterful refinements in construction of key elements, most particularly of a special transformer, or coil, which is at the heart of the circuit's performance” (PBS). This new invention would be called the Tesla Coil. This invention of the coil would help Tesla and the world with new inventions. “Tesla made an antenna of the high-voltage end of his secondary, it became a powerful radio transmitter. In fact, in the early decades of radio, most practicable radios utilized Tesla coils in their transmission antennas. Tesla himself used larger or smaller versions of his invention to investigate fluorescence, x-rays, radio, wireless power, biological effects, and even the electromagnetic nature of the earth and its atmosphere”
In 1895, Tesla’s lab burned down with fire, when he was ready for transmitting radio signal that could have covered 50 miles to the West Point in New York(2), further destroying all of his works. During the same period Guglielmo Marconi, in England, was working to register his patent of wireless telegraphy. And he was granted a patent within the year 1896 for his creation. Though the device he developed cannot transmit over long distances, Tesla used multiple circuits in his device that is why the signals could transmit over longer distances.
He built a model ship that was guided by radio signals. He dubbed it “teleautomaton” to the public during a electrical exhibition at Madison Square Garden. He had a patent on radio remote control of vehicles and ships. Tesla also tried to sell it to the U.S. Military as a kind of radio controlled torpedo. The military showed little interest in his idea. Remote radio control remained a novelty until World War I and afterward. The radio's development was encouraged by two other inventions the telegraph and the telephone. Many devices such as the Tesla Coil were also used in further development of the radio. All three inventions are very much alike. Radio technology began as “wireless
Sorry Toni, I am just a little stressed out right now. I told him that I understood. So is Angela in labor. I asked him. Yes. He told me. For the last three hours, we have been here at the hospital. The doctor said it is normal. But Toni she is in so much pain. And I can't do anything to help her. I smiled. Mike, do you need me to come down there? He rushed and said. Please fly down. I will pay for your airline ticket. I just need you to get here. The whole family is here. But they are just getting in the way. Laughing at what he was saying, I told him I would be there as soon as I could. Hanging up the phone I called Shannon right away. He was at work, so I knew he most likely won't answer the phone. And I was right, he didn’t. It went to voice mail. I left him a message telling him what was going on. When I hung up, I called Benjamin's phone. He answered on the second ring. I asked him if he knew where Shannon was. He told me that they were outside filming. I told him about Angela and that I was going to be leaving. He asked me if everything was okay with her. I told him. From what I could get out of Mike the doctor said everything is okay. The baby just doesn’t want to come out
“Ugh, the audacity some people have!” I said, expecting my wife to answer. When she didn’t, i called for her. “JENNA? LOOK BABE, I’M SORRY ABOUT THIS MORNING, I WAS ALMOST LATE!” Again, no answer, so i checked everywhere. I found a note in our bedroom “Chad, i love you more than words can describe, but i need to talk to you about something. Please meet me in the alleyway by your office and 9 o'clock sharp.” Huh, that’s weird. Jenna’s been so busy with the wedding, i didn’t expect her to go off schedule like this, something’s not right, this is so unlike her. She was always dubious of my ideas. Never listened to me. That’s why i’m always so surreptitious, i’m scared of being rejected. Jenna is the best thing that ever happened to me, i need her! But for some reason, i didn’t believe the note. It was too much of a coincidence. She barely knew anything about my work. How would she know about the alley that my boss just so happened to die in? So i called the cops, and they said that since she’s over 17, i’d have to wait 24 hours. So i took matters into my own hands. I was about to leave and search for my fiancee, when the phone rang.
“He is taking a cab, as we speak, to the police department to turn himself in,” says mom. Anger builds in me thinking of what to say, a long pause goes by, and I decide to pipe up “Good, That’s what he should have done in the first place, instead of lying to all of us, and he wonders why we can’t believe him.” “I don’t know if I can ever believe him anymore; I’ve lost every bit of trust I have. I just cannot think about this anymore today,” says mom. A dial tone comes over the phone, again.
Electrical power is normally generated at 11-21kV in a power station. So in order to transmit this
What many people may be unaware is that cell phones give off radio frequency energy, better know as radio