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WITRICITY
Wireless transmission of electricity
Development & Possibility

P.Chaithanya (08711a0245) – V.Ravi teja (08711a0265)

Department of Electrical & Electronics Engineering
Narayana Engineering College, Nellore.
Email: potlurichaitanya79@gmail.com
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 WITRICITY
Wireless transmission of electricity
Development & Possibility
Abstract – transmission of power without wires may be one noble
In the present paper the various alternative for electricity transmission.
technologies available so far for wireless II. THE TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE
transmission of electricity and the need for a In this remarkable discovery of the "True
Wireless System of Energy Transmission is Wireless" and the principles upon which transmission
being discussed to find its possibility in and reception, even in the present day systems, are
actual practices, their advantages, based, Dr. Nikola Tesla shows us that he is indeed the
disadvantages and economical "Father of the Wireless." The most well-known and
famous Wardenclyffe Tower (Tesla Tower) was
consideration. This paper is mainly designed and constructed mainly for wireless
concentrated on: transmission of electrical power, rather than telegraphy
i) The most popular concept known [1]. The most popular concept known is Tesla Theory in
as Tesla Theory, which it was firmly believed that Wardenclyffe (Fig.1)
ii) The microwave power would permit wireless transmission and reception
across large distances with negligible losses [2]. In
transmission (MPT) called Solar spite of this he had made numerous experiments of high
power satellite, and quality to validate his claim of possibility of wireless
iii) The highly efficient fibre lasers transmission of electricity (Fig.2). But this was an
for wireless power transmission. unfortunate incidence that people of that century was
Many concepts, research papers, not in a position to recognise his splendid work
otherwise today we may transmit electricity wirelessly
patents are available on wireless
and will convert our mother earth a wonderful adobe
transmission of electricity but the full of electricity.
commercial technologies are yet to be
materialized. The paper also discusses the
possible ways to get useful and practical
results out of all research carried out so far
elsewhere. The advantages, disadvantages,
biological impacts and applications of WPT are
also presented.
I. INTRODUCTION
In our present electricity generation system we waste
more than half of its resources. Especially the
transmission and distribution losses are the main
concern of the present power technology. Much of this
power is wasted during transmission from power plant
generators to the consumer. The resistance of the wire
used in the electrical grid distribution system causes a
loss of 26-30% of the energy generated. This loss
implies that our present system of electrical distribution
is only 70-74% efficient. We have to think of alternate
state - of - art technology to transmit and distribute the
electricity. Now- a- days global scenario has been
changed a lot and there are tremendous development in Fig.1. The 187-foot Wardenclyffe Tower (Tesla Tower) in
every field. If we don’t keep pace with the development 1903. This was to be the first broadcasting system in the
of new power technology we have to face a decreasing world. Tesla wanted to transmit electricity from this Tower to
trend in the development of power sector. The the whole globe without wires using the Ionosphere. The
source of the transmitted electricity was to be the Niagara
Falls power plant[1]. Fig.3 .Microwave power transmission [4].
The microwave source consists of a microwave
The modern ideas are dominated by microwave oven magnetron with electronics to control the output
power transmission (MPT, Figure 3) called Solar power power. The output microwave power ranges from 50 W
satellite to to 200 W at 2.45
be built in high earth orbit to collect sunlight and GHz. A coaxial cable connects the output of the
convert that energy into microwaves, then beamed to a microwave
very large antenna on earth, the microwaves would be source to a coax-to-waveguide adapter. This adapter is
converted into conventional electrical power. connected to a waveguide ferrite circulator which
protects the
microwave source from reflected power. The circulator
is connected to a tuning waveguide section to match the
waveguide impedance to the antenna input impedance.
The slotted waveguide antenna consists of 8 waveguide
sections with 8 slots on each section. These 64 slots
radiate the power uniformly through free space to the
rectenna. The slotted waveguide antenna is ideal for
power transmission because of its high aperture
efficiency (> 95%) and high power handling capability.
A rectifying antenna called a rectenna receives
the transmitted power and converts the microwave
power to direct current (DC) power. This demonstration
rectenna consists of 6 rows of dipoles antennas where 8
dipoles belong to each row. Each row is connected to a
rectifying circuit which consists of low pass filters and
a rectifier. The rectifier is a Ga As Schottky barrier
diode that is impedance matched to the dipoles by a low
pass filter. The 6 rectifying diodes are
connected to light bulbs for indicating that the power is
received. The light bulbs also dissipated the received
power.
This rectenna has a 25% collection and conversion
efficiency, but rectennas have been tested with greater
Fig.2. The basis for Tesla’s system for the wireless than 90% efficiency at 2.45 GHz[4].
transmission of electrical power[3]. The transmission of power without wires is not a
theory or a mere possibility, it is now a reality. The
William C. Brown, the leading authority on electrical energy can be economically transmitted
wireless power transmission technology, has loaned this without wires to any terrestrial distance, many
demonstration unit to the Texas Space Grant researchers have established in numerous observations,
Consortium to show how power can be transferred experiments and measurements, qualitative and
through free space by microwaves. A block diagram of quantitative [5-9]. These have demonstrated that it is
the demonstration components is shown below. The practicable to distribute power from a central plant in
primary components include a microwave source, a unlimited amounts, with a loss not exceeding a small
transmitting antenna, and a receiving rectenna. fraction of one per cent, in the transmission, even to the
greatest distance, twelve thousand miles - to the
opposite end of the globe. This seemingly impossible
feat can now be readily performed by electrical
researchers familiar with the design and construction of
my "high-potential magnifying transmitter," There were
three popular theories present in the Literature of the
late 1800's and early 1900's.
They were:
1. Transmission through or along the Earth,
2. Propagation as a result of terrestrial resonances,
3. Coupling to the ionosphere using propagation
through Electrified gases.
 system using directional ultrasound for power
transmission includes a transmitting device and a
receiving device. The transmitting device has a set of
ultrasound transducers forming an ultrasound
transducer array, wherein the array is a set of spaced
individual transducers placed in the X-Y plane disposed
to generate an ultrasound beam in the Z direction
(Fig.6)

Another possibility is to use highly efficient fibre

lasers
for wireless power transmission where the possibilities
are similar to microwaves concept but lasers emit
energy at frequencies much higher that microwaves.
For several years NASA, ENTECH, and UAH
Fig.4. Diagram showing the transmitting & receiving
have been working on various aspects of collection of
circuit For the transmission & reception of electric
the laser radiation and conversion to electrical power
power by wireless [5].
for laser wireless power transmission [7].

compatible receiving
device

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Fig.5. Two optical forms of wireless antennae formed Fig.6. System and method for wireless electrical power
of search. Transmission (directional ultrasound for power
Transmission) [6].
It has been proven that electrical energy can be
propagated around the world between the surface of the
A series of innovations that may solve the many
Earth and the ionosphere at extreme low frequencies in
macro-problems of transportation energy in space, and
what is known as the Schumann Cavity. Knowing that a
the transportation and storage energy within Earth’s
resonant cavity can be excited and that power can be
biosphere. Below are some of them.
delivered to that cavity similar to the methods used in
microwave ovens for home use, it should be possible to
1) Transfer of electrical energy in outer space using the
resonate and deliver power via the Schumann Cavity to
conductive cord from plasma.
any point on Earth. This will result in practical wireless
2) Method of construction for space electric lines and
transmission of electrical power. The intent of the
electric devices.
experiments and the laboratory Tesla had constructed
3) Method of utilization of the plasma cable electric
was to prove that wireless transmission of electrical
energy.
power was possible. Although Tesla was not able to
4) A new very perspective gigantic plasma MagSail for
commercially market a system to transmit power
use in outer space as well as a new method for
around the globe, modern scientific theory and
Connection the plasma MagSail to spaceship.
mathematical calculations support his contention that
5) a new method of projecting a big electric energy
the wireless propagation of electrical power is possible
through the Earth's ionosphere.
and a feasible alternative to the extensive and costly
6) a new method for storage of a big electric energy
grid of electrical transmission lines used today for
used Earth as a gigantic spherical condenser.
electrical power distribution. Power transmission
7) a new propulsion system used longitudinal (cable 3 - electric source, 4 - electric receiver, 5 - electric
axis) force of electric currency. currency, 6 - back plasma line.
The parallel cables having opposed currency
1. Transferring electric energy in Space. repels one from other (Fig.1a). They also can be
The electric source (generator, station) is connected separated by a special plasma reflector as it shown in
to a space apparatus, space station or other planet by figs. 1b, 2c. The electric cable of the plasma transfer
two artificial rare plasma cables (Fig.1a). These cables can be made circular .The radial compressed magnetic
can be created by plasma beam [7] sent from the space force from a circle currency may be balanced a small
station or other apparatus. rotation of the plasma cable (see theoretical section).
The circle form is comfortable for building the big
plasma cable lines for spaceship not having equipment
for building own electric lines or before a space launch.
We uild small circle and gradually increase the
diameter up to requisite value (or up spaceship). The
spaceship connects to line in suitable point. Change the
diameter and direction of plasma circle we support the
energy of space apparatus. At any time the spaceship
can disconnect from line and circle line can exist
without user. The electric tension (voltage) in a plasma
cable is made two nets in issue electric station (electric
Fig.6. Long distance plasma transfer electric energy in generator) [7]-[8]. The author offers two methods for
outer space. a - Parallel plasma transfer, b – Triangle extraction of energy from the electric cable (Fig.3) by
plasma transfer, c - circle plasma transfer. Notations: 1 customer (energy addresses). The plasma cable
- current source (generator), 2 - plasma wire (cable), 3 - currency has two flows: electrons (negative) flow and
spaceship, orbital station or other energy addresses, 4 - opposed ions (positive) flow in one cable. These flows
plasma reflector, 5 - central body. create an electric current. (It may be instances when ion
The plasma beam may be also made the space flow is stopped and current is transferred only the
apparatus from an ultra-cold plasma [7] when apparatus electron flow as in a solid metal or by the ions flow as
starting from the source or a special rocket. The plasma in a liquid electrolyte. It may be the case when electron-
cable is self-supported in cable form by magnetic field ion flow is moved in same direction but electrons and
created by electric currency in plasma cable because the ions have different speeds). In the first method the two
magnetic field produces a magnetic pressure opposed to nets create the opposed electrostatic field in plasma
a gas dynamic plasma pressure (teta-pinch)(Fig. 2). The cable (resistance in the electric cable [7]-[8]) (figs.1,
plasma has a good conductivity (equal silver and more) 3b). This apparatus resistance utilizes the electric
and the plasma cable can have a very big cross-section energy for the spaceship or space station. In the second
area (up thousands of square meter). The plasma method the charged particles are collected a set of thin
conductivity does not depend on its density. That way films (Fig. 3a) and emit (after utilization in apparatus)
the plasma cable has a no large resistance although the back into continued plasma cable
length of plasma cable is hundreds millions of
kilometers. The needed minimum electric currency 2. Transmitting of the electric energy to
from parameters of a plasma cable researched in
satellite, Earth's Space Station, or Moon.
theoretical section of this article.
The suggested method can be applied for
transferring of electric energy to space satellites and the
Moon. For transmitting energy from Earth we need a
space tower of height up 100 km, because the Earth's
atmosphere will wash out the plasma cable or we must
spend a lot of energy for plasma support. It is possible
this problem may be solved with an air balloon located
at 30-45 km altitude and connected by conventional
wire with Earth's electric generator. Further
computation can make clear this possibility.
If transferring valid for one occasion only, that
can be made as the straight plasma cable 4 For multi-
Fig.7. A plasma cable supported by self-magnetic field. applications the elliptic closed-loop plasma cable 6 is
Notations: 1 -plasma cable, 2 - compressing magnetic better. For permanent transmission the
field,
Earth must have a minimum two space towers (Fig.4).
Many solar panels can be located on Moon and Moon
can transfer energy to Earth.

Fig.8. Transferring electric energy from Earth to

satellite, Earth's International Space Station or to Moon
(or Fig.7. Concentration/cm3 of electrons (= ions) in
back) by plasma cable. Notations: 1 - Earth, 2 - Earth's Earth's atmosphere in the day and night time in the
tower 100 km or more, 3 - satellite or Moon, 4 - D, E, F1, and F2 layers of ionosphere.
plasma cable, 5 - Moon orbit, 6 - plasma cable to Moon,
7 - Moon.
Wireless Power Transmission:
3. Wireless transferring of electric energy in
Earth. The microwave transmitting devices are classified
It is interesting the idea of energy transfer from as Microwave Vacuum Tubes (magnetron, klystron,
one Earth continent to another continent without ires. Travelling Components of WPT System
As it is known the resistance of infinity (very large) The Primary components of Wireless Power
conducting medium does not depend from distance. Transmission are Microwave Generator, Transmitting
That is widely using in communication. The antenna and Receiving antenna (Rectenna).
Sender and receiver are connected by only one wire, the Microwave Generator
other wire is Earth. The author offers to use the Earth's The microwave transmitting devices are classified
ionosphere as the second plasma cable. It is known the as Microwave Vacuum Tubes (magnetron, klystron,
Earth has the first ionosphere layer E at altitude about Travelling Wave Tube (TWT), and Microwave Power
100 km (Fig. 7). The concentration of electrons in this Module (MPM)) and Semiconductor Microwave
layer reaches 5104 1/cm3 in daytime and 3.1103 transmitters (GaAs MESFET, GaN pHEMT, SiC
1/cm3 at night (Fig. 7). This layer can be used as a MESFET, AlGaN/GaN HFET, and InGaAS).
conducting medium for transfer electric energy and Magnetron is widely used for experimentation of WPT.
communication in any point of the Earth. We need The microwave transmission often uses 2.45GHz or
minimum two space 100 km. towers (Fig. 8). 5.8GHz of ISM band. The other choices of frequencies
Theory and computation of these ideas are presented in are 8.5 GHz [13], 10 GHz [14] and 35 GHz [15]. The
Macro projects section. highest efficiency over 90% is achieved at 2.45 GHz
among all the frequencies .
Transmitting Antenna
The slotted wave guide antenna, microstrip patch
antenna, and parabolic dish antenna are the most
popular type of transmitting antenna. The slotted
waveguide antenna is ideal for power transmission
because of its high aperture efficiency (> 95%) and
high power handling capability.
Rectenna
The concept, the name ‘rectenna’ and the rectenna
was conceived by W.C. Brown of Raytheon Company
in the early of 1960s [16]. The rectenna is a passive
element consists of antenna, rectifying circuit with a Table 2. Rectenna Efficiency for Various Diodes at
low pass filter between the antenna and rectifying Different Frequency
diode. The antenna used in rectenna may be dipole,
Yagida,
microstrip or parabolic dish antenna. The patch dipole
antenna achieved the highest efficiency among the all.
III. MERITS, DEMERITS & ECONOMICS OF
The performance of various printed rectenna is shown WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES
in Table I. Schottky barrier diodes (GaAs-W, Si, and 3.1. Merits
GaAs) are usually used in the rectifying circuit due to An electrical distribution system, based on this
the faster reverse recovery time and much lower method would eliminate the need for an inefficient,
forward voltage drop and good RF characteristics. The costly, and capital intensive grid of cables, towers, and
rectenna efficiency for various diodes at different substations. The system would reduce the cost of
frequency is shown in table. electrical energy used by the consumer and rid the
landscape of wires, cables, and transmission towers.
There are areas of the world where the need for
electrical power exists, yet there is no method for
delivering power. Africa is in need of power to run
pumps to tap into the vast resources of water under the
Sahara Desert. Rural areas, such as those in China,
require the electrical power necessary to bring them
into the 20th century and to equal standing with western
nations.
The wireless transmission will solve many of
these problems The electrical energy can be
economically transmitted without wires to any
terrestrial distance, so there will be no transmission and
distribution loss. More efficient energy distribution
systems and sources are needed by both developed and
under developed nations. In regards to the new systems,
the market for wireless power transmission is
enormous. It has the potential to become a multi-billion
dollar per year market.
The increasing demand for electrical energy in
industrial
Fig: Functional Block Diagram of Wireless Power nations is well documented. If we include the demand
Transmission System of third world nations, pushed by their increasing rate
of rowth, we could expect an even Faster rise in the
demand for electrical power in the near
Type of Operating Measured Peakfuture. These systems can only meet these requirements
Rectenna Frequency Conversion with
(GHz) Efficiency (%) 90–94 % efficient transmission [3, 8].
Printed Dipole 2.45 85
Circular Patch High Transmission Integrity and Low Loss:-
2.45 81 To transmit wireless power to any distance without
Printed dual 5.6 78 limit. It makes no difference what the distance is. The
rhombic
efficiency of the transmission can be as high as 96 or 97
Square patch 8.51 66 per cent, and there are practically no losses.
Table 1. Performance of Printed Rectenna
3.2. Demerits
Biological Impact:-
Frequency Schottky Measured Calculated
(GHz) Diode Efficiency Efficiency
One common criticism of the Tesla wireless power
(%) (%) system is regarding its possible biological effects.
2.45 GaAs-W 92.5 90.5 Calculating the circulating reactive power, it was found
5.8 Si 82 78.3 that the frequency is very small and such a frequency is
8.51 GaAs 62.5 66.2
very biologically compatible.
Economic Impact:- [4] James O. McSpadden, “ Wireless Power Transmission
The concept looks to be costly initially. The Demonstration”, Texas A&M University, June, 1997.
investment cost of Tesla Tower was $150,000 (1905). [5] Thomas W. Benson , “ Wireless transmission of power
now
In terms of economic theory, many countries will
possible”, News Letter, pp1118 – 9, March , 1920.
benefit from this service. Only private, dispersed [6] Charych Arthur (Setauket, NY), “ System and method for
receiving stations will be needed. Just like television wireless electrical power transmission”, Patent No.
and radio, a single resonant energy receiver is required, 6,798,716,
which may eventually be built into appliances, so no September 28, 2004.
power cord will be necessary! Monthly electric utility [7] Joe T. Howell, et. al , “Advanced receiver / converter
bills from old-fashioned, fossil-fuelled, loss prone experiments for laser wireless power transmission”5th.
electrified wire-grid delivery services will be optional, Wireless
much like “cable TV” of today. In the 21st century, transmission conference, pp 1-8, Garanda, Spain,2004.
[8] Nikola Tesla, “ The true wireless”, Electrical Experiments
“Direct TV” is the rage, which is an exact parallel of
,May, 1919.
Tesla’s “Direct Electricity.” [9] Toby Grotz,” Wireless transmission of power”, Courtesy
of the
IV. CONCLUSION Tesla BBS at 719 486-2775, August 28, 1990.

The transmission of power without wires is not a

theory or a mere possibility, it is now a reality. The
electrical energy can be economically transmitted
without wires to any Terrestrial distance. Many
researchers have established in numerous observations,
experiments and measurements, qualitative and
quantitative.
Dr.N.Tesla is the pioneer of this Invention.
Wireless transmissions of electricity have
tremendous
Merits like high transmission integrity and Low Loss
(90 – 97% efficient) and can be transmitted to
anywhere in the globe and eliminate the need for an
inefficient, costly, and capital intensive grid of cables,
towers, and substations. The system would reduce the
cost of electrical energy used by the consumer and get
rid of the landscape of wires, cables, and
transmission towers. It has negligible demerits like
reactive power which was found insignificant and
biologically compatible.
It has a tremendous economic impact to human
society. Many countries will benefit from this service.
Monthly electric utility bills from old-fashioned, fossil-
fuelled, lossprone electrified wire-grid delivery services
will be optional, much like “cable TV” of today.

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