A new system for transmitting electrical power

[DIONYSISZANTE]

I thought that is how fluerescent tubes worked. Like you said it needs slot of power to ionize initially

[aeroprince]

well, if they argue that there is too much energy loss due to light produced, you can always argue that then this light can be used as street lamps also cant you???

[vhord]

i guess your idea is not alien to NASA or Electrical Engineers at MIT. Engineering takes into consideration all areas of application in the field e.g. its practicality and economy, and safety as well. Hv u considered how much a cubic feet of inert gas is? and the tubing that you will have to use? what if it stuck by a lightning bolt? Is it practical and economical? I guess the idea is bright but impractical and very expensive.

[ct92404]

...so far, I've proven on a conceptual level that it's possible - you can transmit useful energy through gas tubes. I've run a lot of different loads from the receiving transformer...power tools, lamps, a stereo, even my computer one time. But what I would have to prove now is that it's reliable and economically feasible. That's going to be the tough part.

[lalapubpub]

Even if you don't have accurate mesurement equipement, light IS power as light is emmited, some power is loss. So you can't say power in is power out.

[wildhart7]

oh well ... i alresdy have an idea for a power collector that harnesses the ionosphere

[boxa888]

just look up teslas 1901 patent "utilization of radiant energy", i recreated it. it definatly works ! its weak right because i have just started but will become more better .

[boxa888]

hey now i finally understand your video on the gas wires. thats a great idea, you could possibly make longitudinal waves in the plasma gas. some people say this is plasma waves and they do mimic teslas work with full scale longitudinal waves,. good job! if i get enugh money i want to experiment with teslas longitudinal waves.

[lalapubpub]

have you ever make a measure of the efficiency ?

ie out/in

Of course some power is transmitted but how many ? The light produce by the sytem is a great energy loss

[ct92404]

As far as I could tell, Power in = Power out. That was one of the arguments I heard from skeptics in the beginning, that there would be too much loss because of the light emitted, but that wasn't the case. In a setup with two 15kv transformers, I received the same amount of power as was transmitted, with a slight voltage drop because of the bad voltage regulation of the transformers.

[Skylord12345]

What if the pipes leak to eachother and create a arch for a second would this be bad?

[swwigy]

Install automatic shutoff valves between lines, like you said if the line breaks the gas leaks out. It sounds like it would be a pain in the ass to fill the tube (entire length) again. So if it breaks, the line is broken just in one place and can be repaired easier. So all consumers don't lose power. Just a helpful tip from a like minded thinker.

[ct92404]

yeah, that was always my intention...to have the tubes divided into shorter sections with automatic valves.

[swwigy]

It's a pretty cool idea, and makes perfect sense. It's just too bad that companies probally wouldn't go for it because of initial cost and crap. But you never know, one day we may have fusion reactors with wireless energy. Heh, who knows... the 25th century incoming.

[ct92404]

thanks, swwigy...yeah, I have to admit, that would be one major disadvantage. The initial costs to build the system would be very expensive. I'm not going to lie about that. But I think the benefits in increased efficiency and safety would offset that.

[hotkarl3]

Inert Gases (Primary Points) are the gateway between our 3D spatial world to that of the 4D. Try this take two magnets and force like poles together. Bind them as such. A third pole is created perpendicular to that of the original. Take a Xe flashtube and put it on this pole. Ionize it. Now put your hand in the beam.

[BigFlipFlap]

that would be strange if someone invented a ralos panel... it's solar spelled backwards wich it produces power during night, weird.

[kuliglig888]

why dont you try to invent how to transfer the gases from planet mars to earth true satellite or the solar energy using a simple device

[gabydewilde]

Very cool idea.

[KnightChatX]

Concept makes sense, sometimes things happen in personal life and we find ourselves abandoning temporarily things as we try and develop them, sometimes even in our best of moments towards accomplishment. But it's that concept of creating something and doing it that makes it all the more worth while to be useful in a good way in the long run.

[BadAndUgly]

Heh, maybe the military might be interrested in powerlines that can't be found with a metal detector =P

Keep up the fresh new thinking, i also thought a bit about plasma as a useful conductor while playing with high voltage at home.

[authmaax]

a power line like those could light up a entire highway along its path just for beeing distributed for use :)

[mynameisash1981]

i believe u bro.just dont give up yet..

[FBRK8R]

Interesting idea, it makes sense in theory (no hysterisis) but how do you know it is more efficient than wires if you've only transmitted power between two rooms? A bonus would be that streetlights would be rendered obsolete if you used clear tube

[djyeshua]

Comment for major voltage: you wouldn't use a gas that produced light, he was just using neon tubes as an demo.

[djyeshua]

In a world where greed didn't exist, this would be a great invention, and I like the idea. Never give up though! :D Perhaps we could use the ionosphere to transmit energy, sound familiar?

[djyeshua]

Great idea but the problem is that the material "aluminum" is much cheaper to buy than to have sections of gas tubing made, problems with the tubing would be the end caps leaking due to material decomposition, gas is expensive and you would need a heat resistant material that was flexible, power transmission lines do get quite hot. Consider cost, power companies make power to make money, this would cost allot to manufacture.

[chandraalmond]

What happens if you touch the tubes?

[majorvoltage]

Cool idea. But wouldn't there be significant loss from the visible light emitted?

[testerguy099]

I have one question ...This look promising but what would be the cost for building this kind of power line?

[HBS1984]

Hi.

I know your research is in the beginning, but have you going to use this system in real power transmission? Are you planning to use tubes that are miles and miles long. Isn't that reletively unreliable, because if there's a leak somewhere in the gasline the hole line will dead. To fix it the repairman would first have to find the leak (may not be easy), repair it and finally fill the line with new gas. If the line was eg. 100 miles long, it would take a lot of gas in it..

[ct92404]

The tubes would be divided into shorter sections which are easily repaired or replaced. I haven't decided whether to propose this for transmission lines, or just distribution lines (typically 15-30kv, the wooden poles within cities).

[boxa888]

hey i like your idea u should patent it ,,i tried leaving a comment on ur site but got an error..it makes alot of senes but one thing is if the ions emit electrons are u still losing energy into the air ???

[ct92404]

The gas in the tubes would be conducting the current. If you mean losing energy in the air from high voltage corona around the tubes, I don't think that would happen.

[eatspbandj]

Great post Chris! I'm curious if you've tried other inert gases and how far you've been able to transmit.

[ct92404]

I mostly experimented with neon and helium. I tried a tube with xenon, and it seems to have a very high striking voltage, but once it's energized you can bring the voltage WAY down and it will stay lit. The farthest I ever transmitted with homemade tubes was basically just across two rooms, about 25 feet. But I was able to transmit close to 2,000 Watts without any problems. Distance made no difference. I got very close to getting a working system, but I still have to do more research.

[boxa888]

hey get ur idea up before mit does something i read taht there trying to make efficient wireless energy transmission which they took from tesla ..do something before MIT does i hope u do ,,

[tylerlavite]

Chris very well edited very infromative and a great way to document your findings.. i shure hope to one day see this system in use the pride id have to be able to say i know the man who invented this.. and every one said he was wrong.. i hope it works out great Chris! please keep us informed on where this leads.. and im still sorry for my video.

[RotogenRay]

Bold, powerful, wrenching.

Nothing like it in the world, Chris.

How would you swing things like switches or circuit breakers with gas? I mean, I know you wouldn't have to, but it would be cool to see it all happen with gas...