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<xml><p> WIRELESS TRANSMISSION OF POWER</p>
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<p> Resonating Planet <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent></p>
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<p> by</p>
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<p> <ent type='PERSON'>Toby Grotz</ent></p>
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<p> Theoretical Electromagnetic Studies and Learning Association, Inc.
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522 West Third Street
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Leadville, CO 80461
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(719) 486-0133</p>
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<p> Abstract</p>
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<p> Many researchers have speculated on the meaning of the phrase "non-<ent type='PERSON'>Hertzian</ent> waves" as used by Dr. Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>. Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> first began to
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use this term in the mid 1890's in order to explain his proposed system
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for the wireless transmission of electrical power. In fact, it was not
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until the distinction between the method that <ent type='PERSON'>Heinrich Hertz</ent> was using
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and the system Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> had designed, that Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> was able to
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receive the endorsement of the renowned physicist, Lord <ent type='PERSON'>Kelvin</ent>.1</p>
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<p> To this day, however, there exists a confusion amongs researchers,
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experimentalists, popular authors and laymen as to the meaning of non-<ent type='PERSON'>Hertzian</ent> waves and the method Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> was promoting for the wireless
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transmission of power. In this paper, the terms pertinent to wireless
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transmission of power will be explained and the methods being used by
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present researchers in a recreation of the <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>'s 1899 <ent type='GPE'>Colorado</ent>
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Springs experiments will be defined.</p>
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<p> Early Theories of Electromagnetic Propagation</p>
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<p> In pre-<ent type='EVENT'>World War</ent> I physics, scientists postulated a number of
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theories to explain the propagation of electromagnetic energy through
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the ether. There were three popular theories present in the literature
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of the late 1800's and early 1900's. They were:
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1. Transmission through or along the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>,
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2. Propagation as a result of terrestrial resonances,
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3. Coupling to the ionosphere using propagation through
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electrified gases.</p>
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<p> We shall concern our examination at this time to the latter two
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theories as they were both used by Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> at various times to
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explain his system of wireless transmission of power. It should be
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noted, however, that the first theory was supported by Fritz
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<ent type='PERSON'>Lowenstein</ent>, the first vice-president of <ent type='ORG'>the Institute</ent> of Radio
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Engineers, a man who had the enviable experience of assisting Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>
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during the <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> experiments of 1899. <ent type='PERSON'>Lowenstein</ent> presented
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what came to be known as the "gliding wave" theory of electromagnetic
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radiation and propagation during a lecture before the IRE in 1915.
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(<ent type='PERSON'>Fig</ent>. 1)</p>
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<p> Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> delivered lectures to <ent type='ORG'>the Franklin Institute</ent> at
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<ent type='GPE'>Philadelphia</ent>, in February, 1983, and to <ent type='ORG'>the National Electric Light</ent>
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Association in St. Louis, in March, 1983, concerning electromagnetic
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wave propagation. The theory presented in those lectures proposed that
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the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> could be considered as a conducting sphere and that it could
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support a large electrical charge. Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> proposed to disturb the
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charge distribution on the surface of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> and record the period
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of the resulting oscillations as the charge returned to its state of
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equilibrium. The problem of a single charged sphere had been analyzed
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at that time by J.J. Thompson and A.G. <ent type='PERSON'>Webster</ent> in a treatise entitled
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"The Spherical Oscillator." This was the beginning of an examination
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of what we may call the science of terrestrial resonances, culminating
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in the 1950's and 60's with the engineering of VLF radio systems and
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the research and discoveries of W.O. <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> and J.R. <ent type='PERSON'>Waite</ent>.</p>
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<p> The second method of energy propagation proposed by Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> was
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that of the propagation of electrical energy through electrified gases.
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Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> experimented with the use of high frequency RF currents to
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examine the properties of gases over a wide range of pressures. It was
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determined by Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> that air under a partial vacuum could conduct
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high frequency electrical currents as well or better than copper wires.
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If a transmitter could be elevated to a level where the air pressure
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was on the order of 75 to 130 millimeters in pressure and an excitation
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of megavolts was applied, it was theorized that;</p>
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<p> "...the air will serve as a conductor for the current produced, and
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the latter will be transmitted through the air with, it may be, even
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less resistance than through an ordinary copper wire".2 (<ent type='PERSON'>Fig</ent>. 2)
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Resonating Planet <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent></p>
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<p> Dr. James T. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>, in chapter two of their soon
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to be published book, A <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Primer, point out a number of statements
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made by Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> which indicate that he was using resonator fields and
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transmission line modes.</p>
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<p> 1. When he speaks of tuning his apparatus until <ent type='PERSON'>Hertzian</ent> radiations
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have been eliminated, he is referring to using <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> vibrations: "...the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Hertzian</ent> effect has gradually been reduced through the lowering of
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frequency."3</p>
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<p> 2. "...the energy received does not diminish with the square of the
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distance, as it should, since the <ent type='PERSON'>Hertzian</ent> radiation propagates in a
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hemisphere."3</p>
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<p> 3. He apparently detected resonator or standing wave modes: "...my
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discovery of the wonderful law governing the movement of electricity
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through the globe...the projection of the wavelengths (measured along
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the surface) on the earth's diameter or axis of symmetry...are all
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equal."3</p>
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<p> 4. "We are living on a conducting globe surrounded by a thin layer of
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insulating air, above which is a rarefied and conducting
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atmosphere...The <ent type='ORG'>Hertz</ent> waves represent energy which is radiated and
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unrecoverable. The current energy, on the other hand, is preserved and
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can be recovered, theoretically at least, in its entirety."4</p>
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<p> As Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> points out, "The last sentence seems to indicate that
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<ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>'s <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> experiments could be properly interpreted as
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characteristic of a wave-guide probe in a cavity resonator."5 This was
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in fact what led Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> to report a measurement which to this day is
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not understood and has led many to erroneously assume that he was
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dealing with faster than light velocities.</p>
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<p> The Controversial Measurement;</p>
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<p> It does not indicate faster than light velocity</p>
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<p> The mathematical models and experimental data used by <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> and
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<ent type='PERSON'>Waite</ent> to describe <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> transmission and propagation are complex and
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beyond the scope of this paper. Dr. James F. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>, <ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>
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and Dr. A-<ent type='PERSON'>Hamid Aidinejad</ent> have, however, in a series of papers
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presented at the 1984 <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> <ent type='EVENT'>Centennial Symposium</ent> and the 1986
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International <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Symposium, applied the experimental values obtained
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by Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> during his <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> experiments to the models and
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equations used by <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Waite</ent>. The results of this exercise
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have proved that the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> and the surrounding atmosphere can be used
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as a cavity resonator for the wireless transmission of electrical
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power. (<ent type='PERSON'>Fig</ent>. 3)</p>
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<p> Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> reported that .08484 seconds was the time that a pulse
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emitted from his laboratory took to propagate to the opposite side of
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the planet and to return. From this statement many have assumed that
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his transmissions exceeded the speed of light and many esoteric and
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fallacious theories and publications have been generated. As <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and
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<ent type='PERSON'>Aidinejad</ent> point out, in their 1986 paper, "<ent type='ORG'>The Transient Propagation</ent> of
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<ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> Pulses in the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> Ionosphere Cavity", this measurement represents
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the coherence time of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> cavity resonator system. This is also
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known to students of radar systems as a determination of the range
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dependent parameter. The accompanying diagrams from <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>'s and
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<ent type='PERSON'>Aidinejad</ent>'s paper graphically illustrate the point. (<ent type='PERSON'>Fig</ent>. 3 & <ent type='PERSON'>Fig</ent>. 4)</p>
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<p> We now turn to a description of the methods to be used to build, as
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Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> did in 1899, a cavity resonator for the wireless transmission
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of electrical power.</p>
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<p> PROJECT TESLA:</p>
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<p> <ent type='ORG'>The Wireless Transmission</ent> of Electrical Energy Using <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Resonance</p>
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<p> It has been proven that electrical energy can be propagated around
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the world between the surface of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> and the ionosphere at
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extreme low frequencies in what is known as the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity. The
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> cavity surrounds the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> between ground level and extends
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upward to a maximum 80 kilometers. Experiments to date have shown that
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electromagnetic waves of extreme low frequencies in the range of 8 Hz,
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the fundamental <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Resonance frequency, propagate with little
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attenuation around the planet within the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity.</p>
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<p> Knowing that a resonant cavity can be excited and that power can be
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delivered to that cavity similar to the methods used in microwave ovens
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for home use, it should be possible to resonate and deliver power via
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the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity to any point on <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>. This will result in
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practical wireless transmission of electrical power.</p>
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<p> Background</p>
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<p> Although it was not until 1954-1959 when experimental measurements
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were made of the frequency that is propagated in the resonant cavity
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surrounding the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>, recent analysis shows that it was Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>
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who, in 1899, first noticed the existence of stationary waves in the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> cavity. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>'s experimental measurements of the wave length
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and frequency involved closely match <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent>'s theoretical
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calculations. Some of these observations were made in 1899 while <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>
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was monitoring the electromagnetic radiations due to lightning
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discharges in a thunderstorm which passed over his <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent>
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laboratory and then moved more than 200 miles eastward across the
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plains. In his <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> Notes, <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> noted that these
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stationary waves "... can be produced with an oscillator," and added in
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parenthesis, "This is of immense importance."6 The importance of his
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observations is due to the support they lend to the prime objective of
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the <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> laboratory. The intent of the experiments and the
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laboratory <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> had constructed was to prove that wireless
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transmission of electrical power was possible.</p>
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<p> <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Resonance is analogous to pushing a pendulum. The intent of
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<ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> is to create pulses or electrical disturbances that would
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travel in all directions around the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> in the thin membrane of non-conductive air between the ground and the ionosphere. The pulses or
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waves would follow the surface of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> in all directions expanding
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outward to the maximum circumference of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent> and contracting
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inward until meeting at a point opposite to that of the transmitter.
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This point is called the anti-pode. The traveling waves would be
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reflected back from the anti-pode to the transmitter to be reinforced
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and sent out again.
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At the time of his measurements <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> was experimenting with and
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researching methods for "...power transmission and transmission of
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intelligible messages to any point on the globe." Although <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> was
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not able to commercially market a system to transmit power around the
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globe, modern scientific theory and mathematical calculations support
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his contention that the wireless propagation of electrical power is
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possible and a feasible alternative to the extensive and costly grid of
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electrical transmission lines used today for electrical power
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distribution.</p>
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<p> <ent type='ORG'>The Need for</ent> a Wireless System of Energy Transmission</p>
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<p> A great concern has been voiced in recent years over the extensive
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use of energy, the limited supply of resources, and the pollution of
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the environment from the use of present energy conversion systems.
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Electrical power accounts for much of the energy consumed. Much of this
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power is wasted during transmission from power plant generators to the
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consumer. The resistance of the wire used in the electrical grid
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distribution system causes a loss of 26-30% of the energy generated.
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This loss implies that our present system of electrical distribution is
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only 70-74% efficient.</p>
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<p> A system of power distribution with little or no loss would conserve
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energy. It would reduce pollution and expenses resulting from the need
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to generate power to overcome and compensate for losses in the present
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grid system.</p>
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<p> The proposed project would demonstrate a method of energy
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distribution calculated to be 90-94% efficient. An electrical
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distribution system, based on this method would eliminate the need for
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an inefficient, costly, and capital intensive grid of cables, towers,
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and substations. The system would reduce the cost of electrical energy
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used by the consumer and rid the landscape of wires, cables, and
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transmission towers.</p>
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<p> There are areas of the world where the need for electrical power
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exists, yet there is no method for delivering power. <ent type='LOC'>Africa</ent> is in need
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of power to run pumps to tap into the vast resources of water under the
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Sahara Desert. Rural areas, such as those in <ent type='GPE'>China</ent>, require the
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electrical power necessary to bring them into the 20th century and to
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equal standing with western nations.</p>
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<p> As first proposed by <ent type='PERSON'>Buckminster Fuller</ent>, wireless transmission of
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power would enable world wide distribution of off peak demand capacity.
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This concept is based on the fact that some nations, especially the
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United States, have the capacity to generate much more power than is
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needed. This situation is accentuated at night. The greatest amount
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of power used, the peak demand, is during the day. The extra power
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available during the night could be sold to the side of the planet
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where it is day time. Considering the huge capacity of power plants in
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<ent type='GPE'>the United States</ent>, this system would provide a saleable product which
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could do much to aid our balance of payments.</p>
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<p> MARKET ANALYSIS</p>
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<p> Of the 56 billion dollars spent for research by the the U.S
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government in 1987, 64% was for military purposes, only 8% was spent on
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energy related research. More efficient energy distribution systems
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and sources are needed by both developed and under developed nations.
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In regards to <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>, the market for wireless power transmission
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systems is enormous. It has the potential to become a multi-billion
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dollar per year market.
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</p>
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<p> Market Size</p>
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<p> The increasing demand for electrical energy in industrial nations is
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well documented. If we include the demand of third world nations,
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pushed by their increasing rate of growth, we could expect an even
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faster rise in the demand for electrical power in the near future.</p>
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<p> In 1971, nine industrialized nations, (with 25 percent of the world's
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population), used 690 million kilowatts, 76 percent of all power
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generated. The rest of the world used only 218 million kilowatts. By
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comparison, <ent type='GPE'>China</ent> generated only 17 million kilowatts and <ent type='GPE'>India</ent>
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generated only 15 million kilowatts (less than two percent each).7 If
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a conservative assumption was made that the three-quarters of the world
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which is only using one-quarter of the current power production were to
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eventually consume as much as the first quarter, then an additional 908
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million kilowatts will be needed. The demand for electrical power will
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continue to increase with the industrialization of the world.</p>
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<p> Market <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent>ions</p>
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<p> The Energy Information Agency (<ent type='ORG'>EIA</ent>), based in <ent type='GPE'>Washington</ent>, D.C.,
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reported the 1985 net generation of electric power to be 2489 billion
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kilowatt hours. At a conservative sale price of $.04 per kilowatt hour
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that results in a yearly income of 100 billion dollars. The <ent type='ORG'>EIA</ent> also
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reported that the 1985 capacity according to generator name plates to
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be 656118 million watts. This would result in a yearly output of
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5740 billion kilowatt hours at 100% utilization. What this means is
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that we use only about 40% of the power we can generate (an excess
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capability of 3251 billion kilowatt hours).</p>
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<p> Allowing for down time and maintenance and the fact that the night time
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off peak load is available, it is possible that half of the excess
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power generation capability could be utilized. If 1625 billion
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kilowatt hours were sold yearly at $.06/kilowatt, income would total
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9.7 billion dollars.</p>
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<p> <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>: Objectives</p>
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<p> The objectives of <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> are divided into three areas of
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investigation.
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1. Demonstration that the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity can be resonated with an
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open air, vertical dipole antenna;
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2. Measurement of power insertion losses;
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3. Measurement of power retrieval losses, locally and at a distance.</p>
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<p> Methods</p>
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<p> A full size, 51 foot diameter, air core, radio frequency resonating
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coil and a unique 130 foot tower, insulated 30 feet above ground, have
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been constructed and are operational at an elevation of approximately
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11000 feet. This system was originally built by <ent type='PERSON'>Robert Golka</ent> in 1973-1974 and used until 1982 by <ent type='GPE'>the United States</ent> Air Force at <ent type='GPE'>Wendover</ent> AFB
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in <ent type='GPE'>Wendover</ent>, <ent type='GPE'>Utah</ent>. The <ent type='ORG'>USAF</ent> used the coil for simulating natural
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lightning for testing and hardening fighter aircraft. The system has a
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capacity of over 600 kilowatts. The coil, which is the largest part
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of the system, has already been built, tested, and is operational.</p>
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<p> A location at a high altitude is initially advantageous for reducing
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atmospheric losses which work against an efficient coupling to the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity. The high frequency, high voltage output of the coil
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will be half wave rectified using a uniquely designed single electrode
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X-ray tube. The X-ray tube will be used to charge a 130 ft. tall,
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vertical tower which will function to provide a vertical current
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moment. The mast is topped by a metal sphere 30 inches in diameter.
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X-rays emitted from the tube will ionize the atmosphere between the
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<ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> coil and the tower. This will result in a low resistance path
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causing all discharges to flow from the coil to the tower. A
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circulating current of 1000 amperes in the system will create an
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ionization and corona causing a large virtual electrical capacitance in
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the medium surrounding the sphere. The total charge around the tower
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will be in the range of between 200-600 coulombs. Discharging the
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tower 7-8 times per second through a fixed or rotary spark gap will
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create electrical disturbances, which will resonantly excite the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity, and propagate around the entire <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>.</p>
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<p> The propagated wave front will be reflected from the antipode back to
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the transmitter site. The reflected wave will be reinforced and again
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radiated when it returns to the transmitter. As a result, an
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oscillation will be established and maintained in the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity.
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The loss of power in the cavity has been estimated to be about 6% per
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round trip. If the same amount of power is delivered to the cavity on
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each cycle of oscillation of the transmitter, there will be a net
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energy gain which will result in a net voltage, or amplitude increase.
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This will result in reactive energy storage in the cavity. As long as
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energy is delivered to the cavity, the process will continue until the
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energy is removed by heating, lightning discharges, or as is proposed
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by this project, loading by tuned circuits at distant locations for
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power distribution.</p>
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<p> The resonating cavity field will be detected by stations both in the
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United States and overseas. These will be staffed by engineers and
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scientists who have agreed to participate in the experiment.</p>
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<p> Measurement of power insertion and retrieval losses will be made at
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the transmitter site and at distant receiving locations. Equipment
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constructed especially for measurement of low frequency electromagnetic
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waves will be employed to measure the effectiveness of using the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity as a means of electrical power distribution. The
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detection equipment used by project personnel will consist of a pick up
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coil and industry standard low noise, high gain operational amplifiers
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and active band pass filters.</p>
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<p> In addition to project detection there will be a record of the
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experiment recorded by a network of monitoring stations that have been
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set up specifically to monitor electromagnetic activity in the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent>
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Cavity. </p>
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<p> Evaluation Procedure</p>
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<p> The project will be evaluated by an analysis of the data provided by
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local and distant measurement stations. The output of the transmitter
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will produce a 7-8 Hz sine wave as a result of the discharges from the
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antenna. The recordings made by distant stations will be time
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synchronized to ensure that the data received is a result of the
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operation of the transmitter.</p>
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<p> Power insertion and retrieval losses will be analyzed after the
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measurements taken during the transmission are recorded. Attenuation,
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field strength, and cavity Q will be calculated using the equations
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presented in Dr. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>'s papers. These papers are noted in the
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references. If recorded results indicate power can be efficiently
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coupled into or transmitted in the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity, a second phase of
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research involving power reception will be initiated.</p>
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<p> Environmental Considerations</p>
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<p> The extreme low frequencies (<ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent>), present in the environment have
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several origins. The time varying magnetic fields produced as a result
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of solar and lunar influences on ionospheric currents are on the order
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of 30 nanoteslas. The largest time varying fields are those generated
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by solar activity and thunderstorms. These magnetic fields reach a
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maximum of 0.5 microteslas (uT) The magnetic fields produced as a
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|
result of lightning discharges in the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity peak at 7, 14, 20
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and 26 Hz. The magnetic flux densities associated with these resonant
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frequencies vary from 0.25 to 3.6 picoteslas. per root hertz
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(pT/Hz1/2).</p>
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<p> Exposure to man made sources of <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> can be up to 1 billion (1000
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million or 1 x 109) times stronger than that of naturally occurring
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fields. Household appliances operated at 60 Hz can produce fields as
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high as 2.5 mT. The field under a 765 kV, 60 Hz power line carrying 1
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amp per phase is 15 uT. <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> antennae systems that are used for
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submarine communication produce fields of 20 uT. Video display
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terminals produce fields of 2 uT, 1000000 times the strength of the
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<ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Resonance frequencies.9</p>
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<p> <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> will use a 150 kw generator to excite the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent>
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|
cavity. Calculations predict that the field strength due to this
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excitation at 7.8 Hz will be on the order of 46 picoteslas.</p>
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<p> Future Objectives</p>
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<p> The successful resonating of the <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity and wireless
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transmission of power on a small scale resulting in proof of principle
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will require a second phase of engineering, the design of receiving
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stations. On completion of the second phase, the third and fourth
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phases of the project involving further tests and improvements and a
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large scale demonstration project will be pursued to prove commercial
|
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|
feasibility. Total cost from proof of principle to commercial
|
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|
prototype is expected to total $3 million. Interest in participation
|
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in this project may be directed to the author.</p>
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<p> REFERENCES</p>
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<p> The following four papers were presented at the 1984 <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Centennial
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Symposium and the 1986 International <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Symposium.</p>
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<p> "<ent type='ORG'>The Transient Propagation</ent> of <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> Pulses in the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>-Ionosphere
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Cavity", by A-Ahamid <ent type='PERSON'>Aidinejad</ent> and James F. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>.</p>
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<p> "Disclosures Concerning the Operation of an <ent type='ORG'>ELF</ent> Oscillator", by James
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|
F. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>.</p>
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<p> "A Physical Interpretation of the <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> Data", by James F.
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||
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<ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>.</p>
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<p> "Critical Speculations Concerning <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>'s Invention and Applications
|
||
|
of Single Electrode X-Ray Directed Discharges for Power Processing,
|
||
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Terrestrial Resonances and Particle Beam Weapons" by James F. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and
|
||
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<ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>.</p>
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<p> FOOTNOTES</p>
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||
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||
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<p> 1. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Said, Compiled by John T. <ent type='ORG'>Ratzlaff</ent>, <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Book Company</ent>,
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Millbrae, CA, 1984.</p>
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||
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<p> 2. Dr. Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>: Selected Patent Wrappers, compiled by John T.
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||
|
<ent type='ORG'>Ratzlaff</ent>, <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Book Company</ent>, 1980, Vol. I, Pg. 128.</p>
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||
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|
||
|
<p> 3. "The Disturbing Influence of Solar Radiation on the Wireless
|
||
|
Transmission of Energy", by Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>, <ent type='ORG'>Electrical Review</ent>, July 6,
|
||
|
1912, PP. 34, 35.</p>
|
||
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|
||
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<p> 4. "The Effect of Static on Wireless Transmission", by Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>,
|
||
|
<ent type='ORG'>Electrical Experimenter</ent>, January 1919, PP. 627, 658.</p>
|
||
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|
||
|
<p> 5. <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Primer and Handbook, Dr. James T. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and <ent type='PERSON'>Kenneth</ent> L. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent>,
|
||
|
unpublished. <ent type='ORG'>Corum</ent> and Associates, 8551 ST Rt 534, Windsor, <ent type='GPE'>Ohio</ent> 44099</p>
|
||
|
|
||
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<p> 6. <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent> Notes, 1899 - 1900, Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>, Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>
|
||
|
Museum, Beograd, <ent type='GPE'>Yugoslavia</ent>, 1978, Pg. 62.</p>
|
||
|
|
||
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<p> 7. Van Nostrands Scientific Encylopedia, Fith Edition, Pg. 899.</p>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<p> 8. "PC Monitors Lightning Worldwide", Davis D. Sentman, Computers in
|
||
|
Science, Premiere Issue, 1987.</p>
|
||
|
|
||
|
<p> 9. "Artificially Stimulated Resonance of the <ent type='LOC'>Earth</ent>'s <ent type='PERSON'>Schumann</ent> Cavity
|
||
|
Waveguide", <ent type='PERSON'>Toby Grotz</ent>, Proceedings of the Third International New
|
||
|
Energy Technology Symposium/Exhibition, June 25th-28th, 1988, Hull,
|
||
|
Quebec, Planetary Association for Clean Energy, 191 Promenade du
|
||
|
Portage/600, Hull, Quebec J8X 2K6 Canada</p>
|
||
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|
||
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<p> FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT TESLA</p>
|
||
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|
||
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<p> The <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Memorial Society The <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Coil Builders Association
|
||
|
% <ent type='PERSON'>Nicholas Kosanovich</ent> % <ent type='PERSON'>Harry Goldman</ent>
|
||
|
453 Martin Road RD #6 Box 181
|
||
|
<ent type='GPE'>Lackawanna</ent>, NY 14218 <ent type='GPE'>Glenns Falls</ent>, NY 12801\
|
||
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(716) 822-0281 (518 792-1003</p>
|
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|
||
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<p> The <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Book Company</ent> High Voltage Press
|
||
|
PO Box 1649 PO Box 532
|
||
|
<ent type='GPE'>Greenville</ent>, TX 75401 <ent type='GPE'>Claremont</ent>, CA 91711</p>
|
||
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|
||
|
<p> ABOUT THE AUTHOR</p>
|
||
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|
||
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<p> Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent>, is an electrical engineer and has 15 years experience in
|
||
|
the field of geophysics, aerospace and industrial research and design.
|
||
|
While working for <ent type='ORG'>the Geophysical Services Division</ent> of Texas
|
||
|
Instruments and at <ent type='ORG'>the University</ent> of Texas at <ent type='GPE'>Dallas</ent>, Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent> was
|
||
|
introduced to and worked with the geophysical concepts which are of
|
||
|
importance to the proposed project. As a Senior Engineer at Martin
|
||
|
Marietta, Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent> designed and supervised the construction of
|
||
|
industrial process control systems and designed and built devices and
|
||
|
equipment for use in research and development and for testing space
|
||
|
flight hardware. Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent> organized and chaired the 1984 <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>
|
||
|
<ent type='EVENT'>Centennial Symposium</ent> and the 1986 International <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Symposium and was
|
||
|
President of the International <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> Society, a not for profit
|
||
|
corporation formed as a result the first symposium. As <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> Manager
|
||
|
for <ent type='ORG'>Project</ent> <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent>, Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent> aided in the design and construction of a
|
||
|
recreation of the equipment Nikola <ent type='ORG'>Tesla</ent> used for wireless transmission
|
||
|
of power experiments in 1899 in <ent type='GPE'>Colorado Springs</ent>. Mr. <ent type='ORG'>Grotz</ent> received
|
||
|
his B.S.E.E. from <ent type='ORG'>the University</ent> of Connecticut in 1973.
|
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