Wireless Electricity May Soon Be Possible
It’s hard to imagine a car that doesn’t require a wiring harness, or a home that doesn’t require wiring inside the walls and floors. But, that might be a reality much sooner than you think. Nilola Tesla, a scientist, engineer and inventor just may have invented a way to transfer electricity without the use of wires.
WiTricity based in Watertown, Massachusetts stated in a recent interview that their new technology of transmitting power through a resonant magnetic coupling could be on the market in as little as a year.
On the company website, it describes what a resonant magnetic coupling is. ”Magnetic coupling occurs when two objects exchange energy through their varying or oscillating magnetic fields. Resonant coupling occurs when the natural frequencies of the two objects are approximately the same.”
The company has already developed the new technology far enough that they’ve been able to transmit power through the air from as little as a few centimeters up to several meters away.
Applications for this revolutionary technology could include large electronic such as televisions, flat screens could be mounted to the wall without the need for wires. It could be used for powering cordless tools and wireless computer devices. Recharging cell phones, cameras and other items and eliminate the need for wiring harnesses in vehicles.
The company has also stated that the technology could efficiently power whole buildings when the magnetic resonance couplings are strategically placed. The magnetic sources could also be installed in parking lots so that when ever a plug-in or electic hybrid was parked, it would automatically charge the battery.