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Step 5Circuits

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These three pictures I have posted are of the circuits that I used. I have also posted a third picture of a theoretical circuit (has not been tested so i am not sure if it works) which turns the received energy into DC so you can hook it up to your favorite electronic device, iPod, cell phone...

Primary Coil-The function generator is the Main circuit of the primary, but you can easily buy it from the link posted earlier. Alon with the magnet coil.

In the Secondary Coil Diagram, the only capacitor is a 0.02 uF as I explained why.

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Jan 4, 2011. 4:41 AMmehmet002 says:
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Dec 27, 2009. 1:05 PMthexplanet says:
I think i have seen these windings, in an Access Card from Honeywell or HID?

are they the same? or you made it, and did u use any enamel coating or varnish for the same, or is it just the Magnetic core wire?
Jan 27, 2010. 1:42 PMubr.bzkr says:
the windings you saw in the access card were likly likerly thoes of anRFID tag used to identify the card. an electric field is passed through the winding and it creates a radio signal at a specific frequency or amplitude which is unique to that RFID chip and is picked up by a nearby reviver which identify's the card. first of all the windings in the card are very small and are basically circuit board wire so they are non removable. The wire that this guy is using is enamel coated magnet wire which you can pick up in a 3 pack at radio shack or buy on line in bulk. (i recommend 1lb spools and that is PLENTY)
Dec 27, 2009. 1:02 PMthexplanet says:
hey gr8 work!!

Congrats!

well I have 2 things to ask, if you can answer:-

1>What is the use of Signal generator / or the Circuit u have attached, cant u use the stereo /mono output from the soundcard using a software like audio toolbox?

2>and what is the Amperage you are getting at the output side?
how do you calculate regarding how much you need at the output?? any formulas.
suppose I need for a mobile  to charge with input of 5V dc, and 550mA?
so, then how do i build this up?

Thanks in advance
Nov 18, 2009. 11:00 AMefox says:
 thats pretty cool.

seems to me like all this really is just a transformer ripped apart (with some obvious changes), but the principle is between this and a transformer is essentially the same.

good work tho 
Jun 25, 2009. 9:52 AMfoomanchu1234 says:
What about using an AC power supply to create the alternating current in the coils?
May 16, 2009. 3:43 PMsamr37l says:
I'm going to steer away from Tesla and MIT. How would I make a bigger and high power coil? Could I send wall power over this coil? if I could, can someone please give me instructions on how to do this? Thanks!
May 21, 2009. 1:03 AMdrbill says:
Ya can't steer away from Tesla. You will just be reinventing the wheel. Tesla is our teacher.
May 16, 2009. 11:47 PMtanmanknex says:
most devices these days charge on 5-6 volts. you could use one of the wall adapters to take the voltage down and could use different size coils for the different devices. you would need to know the pinouts for all of the devices you want to adapt. Go to your web browser address bar and type in "pinout for (insert device name here be as specific as you can)" without the parenthesis or quotation marks. this should take you to a site that tells you the pinout, the voltage needed to charge it, and what pins and resistors to use. if i were you i would put two coils, one where the walls meet the ceiling and where they meet the floor or wrap it all the wayaround your room if you don't care for looks.. before you hook anything up, you should test with a volt meter to make sure you're using the right voltage and amperage. this would be very expensive, as it would use a LOT of magnet wire. the rectifier would be built into the device, as it takes AC to make a good wireless transformer. you could also get a 12-110V inverter to power it, but it might not work as well as the wall outlet, even though it's pretty much the same.
Feb 19, 2010. 10:22 AMhgfdsa says:
dear  sir,
if it possible to send me the complete primary circuit and to describe the elements used in this circuit(simulation).
thanx Mr. tanmanknex
May 16, 2009. 11:49 PMtanmanknex says:
one more thing, you might want the FCC&FDA to approve this because of the radiation from it...
May 16, 2009. 6:48 PMraykholo says:
that would, as u said, require a much larger coil with lots of complicated circuitry to produce the exact wave specifications required for this form of power transfer. If u are doing this, i would recommend using the loads of magnet wire u need to outline the entire perimeter of ur room on the floor, meaning that the wire should go where the walls and floor meet. That would be like super cool though, cuz then u could like automatically charge ur cell phone by just walking into ur room, and using very little circuitry on the phone itself, so it would just be a little snap in adapter, much like those bluetooth adapters for the ipod that snap into its docking station port I wish u the best of luck on this project and plz post pics if possible!
May 17, 2009. 8:19 AMsamr37l says:
Thanks guys! I was just thinking of building it into a night stand or a table. Is there a way to run wall power to the coil? Because the square wave thing that the guy uses in the project will only give off 0-6v, and I need 50-100 to charge the devices. Thanks!
May 17, 2009. 1:54 PMtanmanknex says:
yeah, just use the wall directly. what devices are you charging?
May 17, 2009. 10:53 AMraykholo says:
i disagree with that logic because most devices, such as ipods and cell phones are charged through a wall wart, which knocks that 100v own to 12v or under in most cases For example, my env2 charger gives off 5.1 volts and my sansa express mp3 player charges from standard 5v usb power. Unless u want to power an entire desk lamp or something of that nature, 50-100v will not be neccesary at all
May 17, 2009. 1:08 PMservant74 says:
I think the Saturn EV1 used an inductive charger 'puck' that slipped into a slot in the front of the car to charge the batteries. Inside the 'receptacle' in the car they had coils. I haven't seen any 'plugin electric cars' doing that though. (Could the losses be excessive?) I thought it was pretty neat! A year or so ago I thought I saw a 'deskmat' or table top that would allow you to lay your cell phone, calculator, or laptop on (with appropriate adapter) that would allow charging the devices just by setting it down on the table. I think they had some additional stuff to allow optimization for use with various devices. Still the same concept, different implementation.
May 12, 2009. 4:14 PMgabe94 says:
Is there a way to do this without a function generator? With just the coils and capacitors
May 13, 2009. 5:50 AMtanmanknex says:
i think it would be possible by using a wall outlet as the square wave generator, but you would have to use different values because wall outlets are 50-60 Hz. you'll have to do some research about it, but you should be able to find some information.
May 14, 2009. 2:30 AMlasersage says:
isn't mains electricity sinusoidal not square wave?
May 14, 2009. 4:44 AMthermoelectric says:
Yeah, It's sinusoidal, and it isn't really feasible to use the 50-60Hz from a wall outlet because the coils would have to be bigger. Same thing with transformers, a switch mode power supply need a smaller transformer to a wall wart because they work at a higher frequency...
May 15, 2009. 3:33 PMtanmanknex says:
yeah i thought about it and realized that... nevermind...what about just using direct current at 6V and taking it down to 5 with the coil sizes? i could do like 36 on the outer and 30 on the inner?
May 15, 2009. 3:54 PMthermoelectric says:
You would still need something to make a square wave because transformers still need some sort of osscilliation to work...
May 15, 2009. 10:32 PMtanmanknex says:
are you sure that transformers require oscillation? i hooked up a 9 volt to a wall wart and it sparked just fine.
May 15, 2009. 10:43 PMthermoelectric says:
This will give you something to think about

Effect of frequency

The time-derivative term in Faraday's Law shows that the flux in the core is the integral of the applied voltage. Hypothetically an ideal transformer would work with direct-current excitation, with the core flux increasing linearly with time. In practice, the flux would rise to the point where magnetic saturation of the core occurs, causing a huge increase in the magnetizing current and overheating the transformer. All practical transformers must therefore operate with alternating (or pulsed) current.

Transformer universal EMF equation

If the flux in the core is sinusoidal, the relationship for either winding between its rms Voltage of the winding E, and the supply frequency f, number of turns N, core cross-sectional area a and peak magnetic flux density B is given by the universal EMF equation

The EMF of a transformer at a given flux density increases with frequency. By operating at higher frequencies, transformers can be physically more compact because a given core is able to transfer more power without reaching saturation, and fewer turns are needed to achieve the same impedance. However properties such as core loss and conductor skin effect also increase with frequency. Aircraft and military equipment employ 400 Hz power supplies which reduce core and winding weight.

Operation of a transformer at its designed voltage but at a higher frequency than intended will lead to reduced magnetizing current; at lower frequency, the magnetizing current will increase. Operation of a transformer at other than its design frequency may require assessment of voltages, losses, and cooling to establish if safe operation is practical. For example, transformers may need to be equipped with "volts per hertz" over-excitation relays to protect the transformer from overvoltage at higher than rated frequency.

Knowledge of natural frequencies of transformer windings is of importance for the determination of the transient response of the windings to impulse and switching surge voltages.

Wikipedia
May 15, 2009. 10:38 PMthermoelectric says:
Well, if there is just a transformer with no extra circuitry, hooking it up to the battery will get a spark on the input (because of the excessive current draw) and a spark on the output, but you will only get a spark on the output for a fraction of a second because they require oscillation.
May 16, 2009. 9:24 PMtanmanknex says:
okay, that explains why it only sparks for a split second.j but if not DC then how could i do it without a wave generator? i might be able to connect it to a wall transformer... okay how about this. i take a wall adapter transformer and remove the rectifier so it's output along the two wires is what the wall's is, only at 6 volts. I then put the rectifier in the receiver and wa-la, a wireless charger!
May 16, 2009. 9:46 PMthermoelectric says:
Well, you could use a relay to oscilliate, But you could use the output of a wall adapter as long as it isn't filtered(open it up and take out the capacitor)
May 16, 2009. 11:50 PMtanmanknex says:
filtered? okay, i'll just turn the breaker off for my room while i'm doing it. is it electrolytic or ceramic?
May 16, 2009. 11:53 PMtanmanknex says:
is filtered the one that protects against surges?
May 16, 2009. 11:57 PMthermoelectric says:
It doesn't protect against surges (i think) it just makes the output more smooth than really rough , but you want rough...
May 16, 2009. 11:59 PMthermoelectric says:
It shold be electrolytic...
May 17, 2009. 2:29 PMtanmanknex says:
where would the cap be?
May 17, 2009. 2:59 PMthermoelectric says:
It shows you somewhere in the Instructable
May 15, 2009. 7:35 PMtanmanknex says:
a capacitor to sync the two coils and provide for the oscillation.
May 15, 2009. 7:53 PMtanmanknex says:
correction, capacitorS.
May 15, 2009. 7:38 PMthermoelectric says:
What did you say was providing the oscilliation?
May 15, 2009. 10:29 PMtanmanknex says:
capacitors
May 15, 2009. 10:44 PMtanmanknex says:
the outer coil is vibrating quite a bit with the power. just thought i'd let you know. i have continuity between everything but i still don't get voltage. would a capacitor fix this? i didn't use one yet... i'll try it and let you know how it goes.
May 15, 2009. 10:47 PMthermoelectric says:
Well, you wouldn't need a capacitor if you had them on a iron core or similar but try tapping the coil on and off the battery really quick, you might get something from the secondary coil then, if nor, try wrapping it aroung a piece of iron of similar..
May 15, 2009. 10:32 PMthermoelectric says:
Do you have a diagram of some sort? I'm a bit lost...

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