The concept is pretty simple- Resonant Energy Transfer. The key was the working of a transformer, in which energy is transferred from the primary coil to the secondary coil without actual contact, ie. magnetic coupling. But the primary and secondary coils are wound extremely close to each other, their insulation touching, so as to avoid losses. In resonant energy transfer, the primary coil, which we will call the transmitter, and the secondary coil, the receiver, are tuned to a mutual resonant frequency. Thus when the transmitter transmits magnetic waves at this frequency, the receiver picks it up. But even the resonance effect cannot help transfer energy over larger distances, so you'd be mistaken if you're imagining charging your cellphone with the transmitter in the next room, or across the same room. It can transmit energy to a distance a few times the size of the transmitter. So all it does, basically, is eliminate the need for cables. They also talk about the environment, and how the need for batteries is eliminated.
What we have in the end, is an extremely commercial product that will, probably, hit households at large within the next couple of decades. The following video shows a demonstration:
But what really caught my eye when I was reading about wireless electricity was, initially, the work of Nikola Tesla and later on, in fact currently, the work of Prof. Konstantin Meyl. Tesla had the vision of a global power grid based on the facts that:
1. The Earth is a conductor.
2. Higher atmosphere is a conductor.
Hence, there is a small insulating patch of atmosphere between the earth and the conducting atmosphere. Tesla proposed long distance transmission of Electricity through a spherical transmitter that transmitted Electric potential waves from transmitter to receiver, which are longitudinal, or scalar, as opposed to conventional electromagnetic waves, which are transverse. Thus, in Tesla's vision, energy was transferred from transmitter to receiver much like the vibration of a guitar string. The following figure shows Tesla's transmitter.
The existence of such transverse electromagnetic waves, or more popularly known as scalar waves, was disputed by classical physicists as not adherent to Maxwell's equations. But Prof. Meyl successfully constructed a working prototype of a scalar wave transmitter and receiver, and showed that electricity can, thus, be transmitted over longer distances, irrespective of the size of the transmitter. Meyl also propounded a theory based on Faraday's laws, as opposed to Maxwell's equations, to prove the existence of a potential vortex, which is a longitudinal potential wave, while still adhering to the laws of classical physics (for info about Prof. Meyl's work, click here). He demostrates his prototype in the following video:(for more videos, click here.)
The idea of a worldwide wireless power grid is breathtaking, to say the least. Thinking this, I continued reading about scalar waves, and I chanced upon a most curious page about Keylontic Science, which was defined as "the Point of Union between Scientific and Spiritual perspective, through which we can begin to understand the reality of our connection to the Divine and to comprehend the purposes for and the processes of our Personal Evolution." Scalar waves are, apparently, very important in Keylontic Science, as they are essentially standing energy waves, ie. each point in a scalar wave only stands and oscillates. Keylontic science calls these points 'static points of light', and hence 'flashing points of consciousness'. It was a fascinating read, although thankfully, I'm cynical enough to dismiss it as merely interesting and hence did not go through a spiritual-scientific awakening. If you want in on the mysteries of the universe, click here.
May the force be with you.
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