Witricity

Devon Greco
 What is Witricity?
• Electricity without wires
• Magnetic loop antennas
• Electromagnetic near-field
 History of Witricity
• Originally demonstrated in 1964 on CBS
using model helicopter
• 1969-1975 30 kW over 1 mile at 84%
efficiency
 How does Witricity Work?
• Near-field inductive coupling through
magnetic fields
• Interact weakly with surrounding objects
(biological tissue)
 Witricity Today
• MIT powered 60 watt light bulb from 2
meters (7 ft) at 40% efficiency
• MIT researchers working on improving the
technology
 Witricity Tomorrow

1) Power from mains to antenna, which is made of copper

2) Resonates 10MHz (electromagnetic waves)
3) Tunnel up to 2m (6.5ft)
4) Electricity received by antenna, also resonating at 10MHz.
5) Energy not transferred to laptop re-absorbed by source
antenna. People/other objects not affected as not resonating at
10MHz
 Witricity Concerns
• Will it harm me?
• Will it harm the environment?
• Will it interfere with important
communication?