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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

09-22-2021-1648 - Electrostatic Induction & Wireless power transfer (WPT), wireless power transmission, wireless energy transmission (WET)

 Wireless power transfer (WPT), wireless power transmission, wireless energy transmission (WET), or electromagneticpower transfer is the transmission of electrical energy without wires as a physical link. In a wireless power transmission system, a transmitter device, driven by electric power from a power source, generates a time-varying electromagnetic field, which transmits power across space to a receiver device, which extracts power from the field and supplies it to an electrical load. The technology of wireless power transmission can eliminate the use of the wires and batteries, thus increasing the mobility, convenience, and safety of an electronic device for all users.[2] Wireless power transfer is useful to power electrical devices where interconnecting wires are inconvenient, hazardous, or are not possible.

Wireless power techniques mainly fall into two categories, near field and far-field. In near field or non-radiative techniques, power is transferred over short distances by magnetic fields using inductive coupling between coils of wire, or by electric fieldsusing capacitive coupling between metal electrodes.[3][4][5][6] Inductive coupling is the most widely used wireless technology; its applications include charging handheld devices like phones and electric toothbrushesRFID tags, induction cooking, and wirelessly charging or continuous wireless power transfer in implantable medical devices like artificial cardiac pacemakers, or electric vehicles.[7]

In far-field or radiative techniques, also called power beaming, power is transferred by beams of electromagnetic radiation, like microwaves[8] or laser beams. These techniques can transport energy longer distances but must be aimed at the receiver. Proposed applications for this type are solar power satellites, and wireless powered drone aircraft.[9][10][11]

An important issue associated with all wireless power systems is limiting the exposure of people and other living beings to potentially injurious electromagnetic fields.[12][13]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wireless_power_transfer#Electromagnetic_induction


Two systems are common: plasma lamps, in which electrostatic induction energizes a bulb filled with sulfur vapor or metal halides, and fluorescent induction lamps, which are like a conventional fluorescent lamp bulb that induces current with an external coil of wire via electrodynamic induction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrodeless_lamp

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