A new system for transmitting electrical power

This is the story of my efforts to develop a new system of transmitting high voltage electrical power, using conduits of inert gas instead of conventional power lines. I worked on this project from 1998 to about 2002, and I had a proposal for how the system would work by the time I was only 20 years old. I came very close to getting a working demonstration and a patent, but I ran into hard times in my personal life and I had to abandon the project for a while.

(The song in the second half of the video is "Drowning Man" by U2.)

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• high
• voltage
• inert
• gases
• gasses
• conductivity
• power
• transmission
• distribution
• ionize
• alternating
• current

[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]

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.

[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.

[DIONYSISZANTE]

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

[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.

[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???

[wildhart7]

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

[Skylord12345]

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

[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.

[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.