WiTricitY

Prepared by – SAURABH SRIVASTAVA

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CONTENTS INTRODUCTION HISTORY OF WIRELESS POWER PRINCIPLE BEHIND WITRICITY HOW WITRICITY TECHNOLOGY WORKS FIRST MOVER AND INNOVATOR MIT’S EXPERIMENT WITRICITY - MAGNETIC INDUCTION WITRICITY VS RADIATIVE POWER TRANSFER FEATURES APPLICATIONS PROS & CONS CONCLUSION REFERENCES

INTRODUCTION WITRICITY Wire less electricity

The technique of transmitting power without using wires with an efficiency up to 95% with non-radiative methods.

The Transmission of electrical energy from one object to another without wires.

History of Wireless Power: In 1899, Sir Nikola Tesla

Proposed a method of Wireless Power Transmission. As it was a Radiative mode, most of the Power was wasted and has less efficiency.

The efficient midrange power transfer concept is Witricity. In this model source and load are in Magnetic resonance so there is no power loss.

It is based on the simple physics principle that “Energy can be transferred wirelessly by utilizing magnetically coupled resonance”.

Strong coupling between electromagnetic resonant objects causes transferring of energy wirelessly between them.

PRINCIPLE BEHIND WITRICITY

Resonant coupling occurs when natural frequencies of two objects are approximately same. It involves a pair of copper coils for the energy transmission

How it would look and work in your office or bedroom

The first mover and innovator

He investigated radio transmission and reception and designed his own transmitter

Used this same coupled-tuned-circuit oscillator to implement his non-radiative conduction-based wireless energy transfer.

Later it was forwarded by MIT SCIENTISTS

Nikola Tesla (1856 - 1943)“Nikola Tesla, the eccentric - and unbelievably under-rated - genius known as the ‘wild man of electronics’, was without doubt one of the greatest minds in the history of the human race.”

MIT’S EXPERIMENT

In 2006,5 members team of researchers of MIT experimentally demonstrated transfer electricity with out wires

They were able to lit a 60W bulb ,from a source placed 7 feet away with absolutely no physical contact between the bulb and the power.

The team also demonstrated how the magnetic near field can transfer power though certain materials and metallic obstacles.

Many wireless information broadcasting uses radiation of radio frequency energy.

It is an inefficient means of power transfer because the vast majority of radiated power is wasted into free space.

Witricity technology for power transfer is non-radiative & relies on near field magnetic coupling.

Witricity vs. Radiative power transfer

Highly Resonant Strong Coupling Provides High Efficiency Over Distance.

Flexible geometry for being embedded.

Highly secure on exposure to Human.

Line of sight rule need not to be followed.

FEATURES

The efficiency of such system depends upon :

Relative size of the power source and the capture device.

Distance between the devices.

As common building and furnishing materials are essentially “transparent ”to magnetic fields they enable witricity technology to efficiently transfer power through them.

The power not absorbed by the capture device comes back to the power source and gets absorbed by it.

EFFICIENCY

WITRICITY TECHNOLOGYWILL MAKE OUR PRODUCTS:

•1.MORE CONVENIENT

•2.MORE RELIABLE

• 3.MORE ECO FRIENDLY

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1.CONSUMER ELECTRONICS 2. INDUSTRIAL3.TRANSPORTATION

Pros •Significant decluttering of office space.

•No need for meter rooms and electrical closets.

•Reduction of e-waste by eliminating the need for power cords.

•Need more light , no need for electrician. Simply place the lamp wherever needed.

Cons•Need for standardization and adaptation.

•Retrofitting old equipment or purchasing new equipment could become a very expensive endeavor.

•Possibility of “energy theft”. Wi Fi, someone can be using your internet or your power.

ADVANTAGES

1. No need of line of sight in witricity power transmission

2. Less costly - The components of transmitter and receivers are cheaper. So this system is less costly.

DISADVANTAGES1. Wireless power transmission can be possible only in few meters.2. Efficiency is only about 40%.

CONCLUSION

We can envisage a future in which the world of wireless arrives with witricity.

Witricity corp. is working to make this future a reality, developing wireless electricity technology that will operate safely and efficiently over long distances ranging from m to km and will deliver power ranging from mW to kW.

1. An article published in the Science Magazine as “Wireless Power Transfer via Strongly Coupled Magnetic Resonances” by Andre kurs, Science 317, 83(2007); Dol:10.1126/ science.1143254.

2. H. Haus , “Waves and Fields in Optoelectronics”, Prentice hall Publishers, Englewood

3. http://electron9.phys.utk.edu/optics507/modules/m6/coupled_resonators.htm

4. “Efficient Non-Radiative Midrange Energy Transfer” by Aristeidies karalis, Marlin Soljacic's.

5. James O. McSpadden, “ Wireless Power Transmission Demonstration”, Texas A&M University, June, 1997.

6. http://www.designnews.com/blog/I_Have_The_Power_/929MIT_Team_Invents_WiTricity_Wireless_Energy_Transfer.php

7. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6129460.stm

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