
How Does Wireless Electricity Work? - Episode 247
Unprofessional Engineering
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Wireless Electricity Transmission: The Future of Energy Transmission
Radio waves are a form of energy that obviously is sent wirelessly. The radio waves spread out in all sorts of directions, right? Until they reach an antenna that's tuned to the right frequency and a similar method to that is actually what's used for transferring electrical power as well. At short distances, not so bad. Now they're trying to figure out ways to make it more efficient. Like you're saying, maybe not 100 percent, but also less dangerous so it doesn't fry us as it's transferring power.
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