SEMINAR ON

Wireless Electricity
Transmission
PRESENTED BYDEEPAK KUMAR
UNITED COLLEGE OF
ENGINEERING & RESEARCH
EC 7TH SEM

Outline
Introduction.
Background.
Microwave Power Transmission And Reception

Technique.
Current Design of Rectenna.
Advantage of Using Microwaves For Wireless
Electricity Transmission.
System Losses Of Wired Electricity Transmission.
Advantages Of Wireless Electricity Transmission.
Disadvantages Of Wireless Electricity
Transmission.
Issues And Conclusions.

Introduction
Wireless Electrical Transmission as the name

shows is the Transmission of Electrical Energy

without wires to any place on Earth. Even to
the most remote areas.
The Electrical energy is first converted into
Microwaves then beamed to a Geosynchronous
satellite and Beamed back on Earth where
needed and converted back to electrical
energy. Where it can be used to power
Electrical Equipments.

Background

Nikola Tesla (1856-1943) The Father of Wireless

Electricity.

Tesla's many inventions

include
high-frequency
generators (1890) and the
Tesla
coil
(1891),
a
transformer with important
applications in the field of
radio communications

Innovations
Alternating Current.
Wireless Power Transmission Experiments at
Wardenclyffe.

In 1899 Nikola Tesla was able

to light lamps over 25 miles away without using
wires. Also the high frequency current of tesla coil,
could light lamps filled with gas (like Neon).
1940s to Present
World war II developed ability to convert energy to
microwave using magnetron but no method to
convert microwave back to electricity.
In 1964 William. C Brown demonstrated a
Rectenna which would convert Microwaves Power
to Electricity.

Wireless Electricity Transmission And

Reception Using Microwaves

Microwave Power Transmission And

Reception Technique
Microwaves generated using the Magnetron from the base
station can be received at any location on Earth with the
help of Geosynchronous Receiving and Transmitting
Satellites.
Advantages of Low Orbit And Geosynchronous Satellites:
* These satellites will use microwaves to beam power to
the
receiving station and mobile power receiving
devices.
*Recent
Since The
low Orbit Microwave
Beam
Would
spread
less,
Developments
Suggest that
power
could
be sent
the
ground
based
Rectenna
to Earth
using
Laser
also. could be smaller.
The power can be received at Rectenna which will be
located on Earth, Comprising a mesh of dipoles and
diodes for absorbing microwave energy from a
transmitter and converting it back into electrical power.
95% of the Microwave Beam will fall on the Rectenna.
Location of Rectenna: The Rectenna should be
located near population center to facilitate the

Rectenna Design

5000 Mw Receiving Station (Rectenna).

This station is about a Mile and Half long.

The Rectenna Would be Visually Transparent so that it

would not interfere with Plant life.

Advantages of Using Microwaves for

Wireless Electricity Transmission

High Efficiency Up to 85% .

Power Level is Well Below International safety
standard.
Beam is far below the lethal levels of
concentrations even for a prolonged exposure.
Frequency is up to 2.45 GHz of the Micro Beam.
Retro-directive Beam Control capability.
No Air Or water Pollution is Created.
During Generation power can be Beamed to the
location Where it is needed.
We dont have to invest in a large Electrical Grid.
If Microwave Beams Carrying power could be
beamed uniformly over the earth they could power
cell phones, but the antenna length should be 2530 cm square.

System Losses Of Wired Electricity

Transmission
36.3GJ Electricity Grid 32.7 GJ
10%

Customer

Distribution/
Transmission

Power
Supply 40%
We lose, on average, 80% of
the energy we extract when
using it for electronic products

19.6 GJ

Advantages Of Wireless Electricity

Transmission

Power Loss is very less as compared to Wired

Electricity Transmission.
There is no need of Transmission Lines.
Health and Environmental Experiments claim
that Wireless Electricity Transmission Using
Microwaves and laser is safe.

Disadvantages of wireless Electricity

Transmission

The Size of Rectenna will be Massive.

Would Require a Network of hundreds
of satellites.
The Cost of this Prototype Project Will
Be $74 Billion approx.
Interference with other Electronic
Devices will be there.

Issues

Who will Fund?

NASA: Funding The research, in charge of space
flight for the United States Of America.
NASA: Would be launching the satellites and doing
Maintenance.

Conclusion
More Reliable Than Ground Based Solar Power

Generation.
More Reliable Than Wired Electricity Transmission.
In Order To Have Wireless Electricity Transmission To
Become a Reality, Following Things Have To Happen:
#Government Support.
#Cheaper Launch Prices.
#Involvement Of The Private Sector.

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TO ALL OF
YOU