Hello,
I have some questions and if you can please answer them you will be my hero, really.
Basically what I'm trying to do is pretty much get a lightbulb to light up using the Witricity technique that MIT came up with, but I just can't seem to get it working.
I have 2 coils, one is directly connected to the home outlet, 110 volts, 60 hertz. The other coil is right beside it, about 1 feet away, and connected to a light bulb. The coils have the following specifications:
-11 cm diameter
-11 feet in length
-10 turns
-hollow 0.5cm diameter copper wire
What am I missing in my primary circuit that does not light up lightbulb connected to the secondary coil? I mean, theoretically this should light up, right? I have AC power connected to a coil, which should create a magnetic flux in the air to induce a current into the second coil and hence light the lightbulb up........but all I seem to be doing is shorting out my home's circuit.
What are the materials I need and how did they do this? They managed to light up a lightbulb 7 FEET away...this is awesome and I'd like to try this. Please help guys please. I have attached a picture to take a look at my current setup.
Thanks very much,
-Harun
I have some questions and if you can please answer them you will be my hero, really.
Basically what I'm trying to do is pretty much get a lightbulb to light up using the Witricity technique that MIT came up with, but I just can't seem to get it working.
I have 2 coils, one is directly connected to the home outlet, 110 volts, 60 hertz. The other coil is right beside it, about 1 feet away, and connected to a light bulb. The coils have the following specifications:
-11 cm diameter
-11 feet in length
-10 turns
-hollow 0.5cm diameter copper wire
What am I missing in my primary circuit that does not light up lightbulb connected to the secondary coil? I mean, theoretically this should light up, right? I have AC power connected to a coil, which should create a magnetic flux in the air to induce a current into the second coil and hence light the lightbulb up........but all I seem to be doing is shorting out my home's circuit.
What are the materials I need and how did they do this? They managed to light up a lightbulb 7 FEET away...this is awesome and I'd like to try this. Please help guys please. I have attached a picture to take a look at my current setup.
Thanks very much,
-Harun
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