Icymudpuppy
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I've been doing a little research. I can't explain the wireless transmission part of the generator towers in the video, but the power generation is simple enough.
A generator, regardless of type, is just magnets and conductive wire. The configuration of the wire, the type of material (usually copper), the position of the magnets, and how the various components move in relation to one another will determine the output of the generator whether AC or DC, the voltage, ohms, etc. Besides the current output. All generators will produce an electromagnetic field.
The earth is a giant generator. The solid core is an iron magnet, as is most of the crust. The molten core is mostly copper moving around the magnet, and the mantle is more molten conductive material.
The earth, like any generator produces a current and an electro-magnetic field.
If we could tap into the generator part of earth by putting an anode and cathode at the North and south magnetic poles near the core, we could easily use Earth's generator qualities directly. This would be impractical logistically to keep our anode and cathode from melting and the magnetic poles are constantly moving, so it would also be hard to keep things in the right place.
However, we can also get electricity indirectly from using the magnetic properties of the Earth's electromagnetic fields as the magnet part of a smaller generator.
To build Tesla's towers, we just need to find the most effective configuration of conductive material to move in relation to the giant magnet of earth's magnetic field.
A generator, regardless of type, is just magnets and conductive wire. The configuration of the wire, the type of material (usually copper), the position of the magnets, and how the various components move in relation to one another will determine the output of the generator whether AC or DC, the voltage, ohms, etc. Besides the current output. All generators will produce an electromagnetic field.
The earth is a giant generator. The solid core is an iron magnet, as is most of the crust. The molten core is mostly copper moving around the magnet, and the mantle is more molten conductive material.
The earth, like any generator produces a current and an electro-magnetic field.
If we could tap into the generator part of earth by putting an anode and cathode at the North and south magnetic poles near the core, we could easily use Earth's generator qualities directly. This would be impractical logistically to keep our anode and cathode from melting and the magnetic poles are constantly moving, so it would also be hard to keep things in the right place.
However, we can also get electricity indirectly from using the magnetic properties of the Earth's electromagnetic fields as the magnet part of a smaller generator.
To build Tesla's towers, we just need to find the most effective configuration of conductive material to move in relation to the giant magnet of earth's magnetic field.
