Free Solid State/mechanical energy

[Charlie_V]

I will not argue what Tesla was doing and not doing, as the proof is in the patents

Patent 787,412
Line 11

"It is known since a long time that electric currents may be propagated through the earth, and this knowledge has been utilized in many ways in the transmission of signals and the operation of a variety of receiving devices remote from the source of energy, mainly with the object of dispensing with a return conducting-wire.  It is also known that electrical disturbances may be transmitted through portions of the earth by grounding only one of the poles of the source [1], which I have devised for the purposes of transmitting through the natural media intelligible signals or power and which are now familiar; but all experiments and observations heretofore made have tended to confirm the opinion held by the majority of scientific men that the earth, owing to its immense extent, although possessing conducting properties, does not behave in the manner of the conductor of limited dimensions with respect to the disturbances produced, but, on the contrary, much like a vast reservoir or ocean, which while it may be locally disturbed by a commotion of some kind remains unresponsive and quiescent in a large part or as a whole.  Still another fact now of common knowledge is that when electrical waves or oscillations are impressed upon such a conducting-path as a metallic wire reflection takes place under certain conditions from the ends of the wire, and in consequence of the interference of the impressed and reflected oscillations the phenomenon of "stationary waves" with maxima and minima in definite fixed positions is produced.  In any case the existence of these waves indicates that some of the outgoing waves have reached the boundaries of the conducting-path and have been reflected from the same.  Now I have discovered that notwithstanding its vast dimensions and contrary to all observations heretofore made the terrestrial globe may in a large part or as a whole behave toward disturbances impressed upon it in the same manner as a conductor of limited size, this fact being demonstrated by novel phenomena, which I shall hereinafter describe."

[1] Tesla is talking about his Tesla coil.  In the secondary, one end is grounded. 

The proof is definitely in the patents - believe who you're going to believe.......

[Motorcoach1]

deleted,,, charge on

[bocas]

Here is my take on Tesla's patents:

Pat. 568,176 -  The apparatus, as will now be seen, comprises, as essential elements, choking
                      coils, a circuit controller, means for rotating the same, a condenser, and a transformer.

                        A choking coil in order to give to the circuit a high self-induction.
                        A circuit controller that may be operated to make and break.
                        A condenser to store  the energy of the discharge-current.
                        A primary in series with condenser.

                        by the above arrangement the current of high electromotive force
                        which is induced at each break of the main circuit furnishes the
                        proper current for charging the condenser.

Pat. 568,178 -    The energy of the direct-current supply is
                       periodically directed into and stored in a
                       circuit of relatively high self-induction, and in such form is
                       employed to charge a condenser,
                       which in turn, is caused to discharge through a circuit of low
                       self-induction

                      When the conditions are such that the general law of harmonic
                      vibrations is followed, the circuits are said to be in resonance
                      To accomplish this, the number of impulses of current directed
                      into the charging-circuit per unit time is made equal to the period
                      of the charging-circuit itself, or, to a harmonic thereof,
                      and the same relations are maintained between the charging and
                      discharge circuit.

                       

When the circuit controller closes(makes), the choking coil charges up and the capacitor discharges.
When the circuit controller opens(breaks),  the capacitor charges.
When the circuit controller closes and the choking coil is charging, it should then open at the peak
of charge and do this at the period of the resonance of the discharge circuit.

Comments?

[Charlie_V]

Makes sense bocas.  That way current isn't really allowed to flow (in the conventional sense) since all the movement is going towards charging the coils/capacitor. 

What I mean is, if you left the switch closed for too long, eventually the voltage across the coil would drop.  If you switch it when the voltage across the coil is maximum (which would be at the very instant in time that the switch was closed), current will not flow.  The impulse of the switch makes sure that voltage is maintained across the choking coil but that no current is allowed to flow. 

Maybe this is the radiant energy that Erfinder is talking about.  The ability to maintain moving charges without developing a conventional current - modern terminology calls this reactive power, but what do I know - I'm just a man with no pants.

[bocas]

Charlie:

If you look at Tesla drawings, when the switch is closed the Choking coil is the only thing across the current source, or I always think of it as the battery.  If the switch is left on, the current will just max out at whatever the resistance in the circuit lets it.  What is necessary to know is what frequency do you want to work at and design around that.  Erfinder has done that in his design.