Does the Russian research institute continue Tesla's experiments?
The Research Institute of Electrification of Agriculture ( VIESH ) conducts experiments with the conversion of static electricity into current, reports RIA Novosti . To collect statics from the atmosphere, the Chizhevsky chandelier is used, which is usually used as an air ionizer. But scientists VIESH designed a converter that allows you to get a current with a voltage of 40 V.
It should be noted that the experiments with the collection of static electricity and the transmission of electricity over a distance were made by the famous scientist Nikola Tesla a hundred years ago. For example, in 1934 in Scientific American magazine he published an article in which he examined in detail the limits of the possibility of obtaining ultrahigh voltages by charging spherical containers with static electricity from rubbing belts (an improvement to the Van der Graaf generator).
By the way, VIESH scientists propose to extract not only electricity, but also water from the atmosphere . And this is not their only invention. ')
From the news story:
“In addition, scientists suggest motorists in the future to abandon gasoline.According to their project, the car will move using a charge of energy coming from under the asphalt through the receiving device installed on the bottom of the car.To do this, a radiating wire will need to be inserted into the roadbed.The line will tune to the same frequency with the car.Thus, the car will be charged directly from the road and move at the same speed as on a gasoline engine.
Scientists are sure that it is possible to launch aircraft into the air using a similar technology.It will take only one wire: it will also charge the liner battery in a contactless way. ”
Add, in the second case, the wire must reach behind the plane and touch the surface of the earth or water. Very similar to Tesla's mythical electric car .
Both developments are patented by Russian scientists. True, there are no investors for the project yet, “although delegations from India, the USA, South Korea and other countries periodically visit Russian research institutes.”