Free Energy For Everyone

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Free Energy For Everyone

• Experiments at Colorado Springs
• By
• Ryan Kent
• April 10, 2006

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The Claim

• System of Transmission of Electrical Energy,
  patent 645,576 in 1898.
• It has become possible to transmit electrical
  energy through the atmosphere of any amount and
  to any distance
• Tesla came to the conclusion that it would be
  ultimately possible, without any elevated antenna
  and very small elevation to break down the upper
  stratum of the air and transmit current by
  conduction

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Teslas Secret Plan

• Tesla told reporters he was working on sending a
  radio transmission from Pikes Peak to Paris
• Tesla wanted to secretly work on his plan to
  transmit energy through the atmosphere
• This allowed Marconi to finish his work on the
  radio and receive credit for sending the first
  signals long distance with it

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Who Helped

• A friend of Teslas, Leonard E. Curtis, who heard
  of his endeavor decided to find land and power
  for his experiments.
• Jacob Astor, another friend provided Tesla with
  30,000 for his project.
• The engineer Fritz Lowenstein and the mechanic
  Kolman Czito as well as many assistants helped
  Tesla set up his lab and conduct his work

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Why Colorado Springs?

• Frequent Thunder Storms
• High Altitude (low air pressure so easy to break
  up the atmosphere and transmit energy)
• Dryness of the air, minimized leakage of energy
• Relatively isolated position

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The Crazy House

• Tesla and his assistants created the lab Tesla
  would use for his experiments
• It consisted of an 80 foot tower with a 142 foot
  mast topped by a copper ball
• Inside was an enormous Tesla Coil consisting of
  multiple air core transformers

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The Lab
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The Lab 2

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Magnifying Transmitter 1899

• Advanced version of the Tesla Coil.
  (High-voltage, air core, multiple resonant
  transformer)
• Could produce 3.5-4 million volts (1 million
  volts is the typical threshold of lightning)
• Discharges exceeded 100ft in length
• One of the most powerful Radio Transmitters ever
  built

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Making Waves

• During his experiments Tesla found stationary
  waves
• He found that these waves come from one antipode
  of the earth to another
• Today they are know as ELF (extremely low
  frequency) waves
• Used the earth to transmit energy several
  kilometers and light neon tubes

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Master of Lightning

• To test his theories Tesla had to create
  electrical effects on the scale of lightning
• Using the magnifying transmitter Tesla was able
  to produce this lightning.
• Bolts shot up from atop the copper ball and could
  be heard in Cripple Creek 15 miles away
• Teslas experiment burned out the dynamo of the
  local power plant. No more free power for Tesla.

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Lightning Fun!
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Messages from Space

• In the summer of 1899 Tesla noticed strange
  signals appearing on his low frequency radio
  receiver
• Tesla thought these signals came from intelligent
  life on either Mars or Venus
• The local newspaper had a field day making fun of
  Tesla and his discovery
• Tesla did in fact detect signals from space,
  however these were not from intelligent life but
  from the sun and other stars. Tesla created the
  first radio Telescope

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Did Tesla Succeed?

• Although Tesla spent 9 months in Colorado Springs
  it is unclear as to whether or not he
  successfully transmitted wireless power at Pikes
  Peak
• Some reports show that he illuminated vacuum
  tubes planted in the ground
• ELF waves between surface of the earth and the
  Ionosphere. Idea not taken seriously until
  1950s.
• Transmission through the Ionosphere. Tesla did
  not do this in Colorado Springs but felt that it
  was possible and upon returning to New York began
  experimenting again with this idea.

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Interesting Phenomena

• Tesla was able to create ball lightning in his
  lab at Colorado Springs. These balls of energy
  would strike objects and explode with incredible
  force.
• At Colorado Springs Tesla discovered a way to
  create lights in the sky like the aurora. The
  principle behind this is a ionizing ray that
  could deliver millions of volts into the sky

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Tesla Leaves Colorado

• January 7th 1900 Tesla decides to close down his
  lab in Colorado Springs, but does so in good
  hopes of someday achieving wireless transmission
  of energy.
• While I have not as yet actually effected a
  transmission of a considerable amount of energy,
  such as would be of industrial importance, to a
  great distance by this new methodthe
  practicality of the system is thoroughly
  demonstrated.