Parametric Power Multiplier Using Velocity-Inhibiting Circuit
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current power multiplication technologies are inadequate for low-frequency applications due to the large physical size and high cost of electromagnetic path configurations required, which leads to inefficiencies and reliability issues in power distribution systems, particularly at 60 Hertz frequencies, causing brownouts and blackouts.
Innovation Solution
A power multiplier network utilizing a velocity-inhibiting circuit constructed from lumped elements, such as T-networks and π-networks, with a directional coupler and phase shifter, allows for compact size and efficient power multiplication at low frequencies by reinforcing traveling waves within the network, enabling real power multiplication without significant decay.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Power
If conventional electromagnetic path configurations are used for power multiplication at low frequencies, then power multiplication can be achieved, but the physical size becomes excessively large (several hundred miles at 60 Hertz)
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the operating parameters by using velocity-inhibiting circuits with lumped elements (T-networks and π-networks) that effectively reduce the velocity of electromagnetic wave propagation. This parameter change allows the electromagnetic path to achieve the necessary electrical length for power multiplication while maintaining a compact physical size, resolving the contradiction between power multiplication capability and physical dimension.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the conventional distributed electromagnetic path (mechanical/physical structure) with an equivalent circuit model using lumped elements (inductors, capacitors, resistors arranged in T and π networks). This substitution allows the system to achieve the same electromagnetic effect with a compact physical configuration, eliminating the need for excessively long physical paths at low frequencies.
2Power
If conventional electromagnetic path configurations are used for power multiplication, then power multiplication can be achieved, but the construction cost and complexity become prohibitively high
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the complex physical construction of long-distance electromagnetic paths with equivalent circuit elements (lumped inductors, capacitors, and resistors in T and π networks). This substitution dramatically reduces construction complexity and cost while maintaining the power multiplication function, as circuit elements are far easier and cheaper to implement than hundreds of miles of transmission infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
By changing the representation from physical electromagnetic paths to equivalent circuit models, the patent transforms an intractably complex construction problem into a manageable circuit design problem. The velocity-inhibiting circuit parameters can be calculated and implemented using standard circuit synthesis techniques, reducing both complexity and cost.
3Power
If conventional power distribution systems are used, then power can be transmitted over long distances, but reliability deteriorates during peak load times causing brownouts and blackouts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by using the power multiplier to advance power delivery to remote loads before peak demand occurs. The velocity-inhibiting circuit allows power to be transmitted through intermediate cities and delivered ahead of time to remote locations, ensuring power availability during peak load periods and preventing brownouts and blackouts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (the power multiplier with velocity-inhibiting circuit) between the power source and remote loads. This intermediary enables power to traverse through intermediate cities without being consumed, allowing power to reach remote loads even when intermediate areas have high demand, thereby improving overall system reliability during peak load conditions.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution enables significant power multiplication at low frequencies, reducing the size and cost of power multipliers, improving power distribution reliability by providing a compact and efficient means to manage peak and average load demands, thus preventing brownouts and blackouts.
Implementation Method 1
Power multiplication and parametric excitation... the parametric reactances 418 are varied in time at a frequency that is in a predefined relationship relative to the operating frequency of the power source 413
Implementation Method 2
allows for compact size and efficient power multiplication at low frequencies by reinforcing traveling waves within the network
Implementation Method 3
a directional coupler and phase shifter, allows for compact size and efficient power multiplication
Implementation Method 4
a directional coupler and phase shifter, allows for compact size and efficient power multiplication
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AI summary
In various embodiments, power multipliers and associated methods are provided that employ parametric excitation. In one embodiment, a ring power multiplier is provided that has a ring. A parametric reactance is associated with the ring that negates at least a portion of a physical resistance of the ring.