Wireless Energy : WiTricity (16)

WiTricity is an exciting company with an even more exciting idea

. WiTricity was founded in 2007 in response to the invention of wireless electricity. That's right, electricity can now be transferred wirelessly! A team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) developed this wireless electric power transfer, and WiTricity is delivering it to consumers.

WiTricity is implementing wireless electricity into buildings, vehicles and other devices that require energy to operate. Basically, this wireless electricity works with magnetic coupling. As WiTricity explains, "magnetic coupling occurs when two objects exchange energy through their varying or oscillating magnetic fields. Resonant coupling occurs when the natural frequencies of the two objects are approximately the same."

WiTricity has some big dreams. They dream of a future where cell phones recharge themselves without being plugged into a wall, making phone chargers obsolete! They illustrate the new living room of the not-so-distant future (they estimate within a year or so) where a large, flat screen television is mounted in the middle of the wall, and there are no wires dangling below it. EnviroCitizen.org is very excited about the possibilities they are proposing!

WiTricity is going to benefit the environment in many ways. For starters, their wireless electricity technology could help to commercialize electric hybrid vehicles. Instead of needing to plug a vehicle into a charging station, electric hybrid vehicle owners could simply stop near charging stations and wait without having to even get out of their cars. This simplified charging would make it easier for consumers to charge their electric hybrids more frequently, which would translate into smaller batteries, and thus, a reduced cost for the vehicle. Making it simpler to charge electric hybrids will also make them more appealing to the average consumer.

There are other environmental benefits to electric hybrid vehicles as well. Renewable energy systems, like solar photovoltaic cells or roof-mounted wind turbines, could be installed onto roofs without needing any physical connection between the solar panels or turbine and the electrical system!

If WiTricity's dreams become a reality, life in the United States as well as around the world will change drastically. Americans may one day enjoy a cordless, more energy efficient life. Consumer will no longer be "tied down"; you can drive your hybrid vehicle to your house at the end of the day, and the solar panels on your roof will power your hybrid vehicle without you needing to do anything further. Can you imagine what you would do with this kind of freedom?

If you would like to learn more, EnviroCitizen.org can help! Visit our list of wireless energy and hybrid vehicle companies here.

Wireless Energy : WiTricity (16)

By: EnviroCitizen

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