Global electrical power multiplication
First Claim
1. A global power multiplier, comprising:
- first and second guided surface waveguide probes configured to launch synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium at a defined frequency, the first and second guided surface waveguide probes separated by a distance equal to a quarter wavelength of the defined frequency; and
at least one excitation source configured to excite the first and second guided surface waveguide probes at the defined frequency, where excitation of the second guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency is 90 degrees out of phase with respect to excitation of the first guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency.
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Abstract
Various examples are provided for global electrical power multiplication. In one example, a global power multiplier includes first and second guided surface waveguide probes separated by a distance equal to a quarter wavelength of a defined frequency and configured to launch synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium at the defined frequency; and at least one excitation source configured to excite the first and second guided surface waveguide probes at the defined frequency, where the excitation of the second guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency is 90 degrees out of phase with respect to the excitation of the first guided surface waveguide probe. In another example, a method includes launching synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium by exciting first and second guided surface waveguide probes to produce a traveling wave propagating along the surface.
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20 Claims
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1. A global power multiplier, comprising:
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first and second guided surface waveguide probes configured to launch synchronized guided surface waves along a surface of a lossy conducting medium at a defined frequency, the first and second guided surface waveguide probes separated by a distance equal to a quarter wavelength of the defined frequency; and at least one excitation source configured to excite the first and second guided surface waveguide probes at the defined frequency, where excitation of the second guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency is 90 degrees out of phase with respect to excitation of the first guided surface waveguide probe at the defined frequency. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for global power multiplication, comprising:
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launching a guided surface wave along a surface of a lossy conducting medium by exciting a first guided surface waveguide probe at a defined frequency; and launching a synchronized guided surface wave along the surface of the lossy conducting medium by exciting a second guided surface waveguide probe separated from the first guided surface waveguide probe by a distance equal to a quarter wavelength of the defined frequency, the second guided surface waveguide probe excited at the defined frequency 90 degrees out of phase with respect to the excitation of the first guided surface waveguide probe, the guided surface wave and the synchronized guided surface wave providing synchronized guided surface waves, where the synchronized guided surface waves produce a traveling wave propagating along the surface of the lossy conducting medium in a direction defined by an alignment of the first and second guided surface waveguide probes. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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