Fractal Antenna Systems, Inc has the patent on the “fractal resonator” that can convert the alternating current produced by the antenna to direct current necessary to interface with the power grid.
>From the FAC as follows: However, at RF, the complexity of a fractal structure cannot be described simply as a ‘C’ in a ‘LC’ or ‘RLC’ circuit. It is an ‘LC’ or ‘RLC’ circuit and thus is defined as a fractal resonator. We thus recognized that a fractal capacitor was of limited interest or viability, but a fractal ‘LC’ circuit was important. Dr. Cohen first described the idea of a fractal resonator in his 1995 seminal paper. Additional disclosure occurred with the publication, in 1997, of one of our PCT applications (which is pending; watch for updates). It is protected by our patents and covered in patents pending. Our invention of fractal resonators establishes priority and defines what is now the prior art. Think of a fractal resonator as a non-radiating, or poorly radiating, fractal antenna and you’ll get the idea of the possibilities. Remember, all antennas are themselves RLC circuits. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 6:56 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 10 Jun 2011 15:11:39 -0400: > Hi, > [snip] > >*Just like a radio, the weakness of this technology is that the wave > length > >of the heat radiation must be tightly confined to an exact frequency for > the > >infrared signal to be received with efficiency. The key to improving this > >approach is to allow wide band infrared reception. * > > I wonder how the signal is rectified? (Collecting it isn't the hard part). > > > > > > >On Thu, Jun 9, 2011 at 10:31 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> > >> > http://www.tomsguide.com/us/solar-power-nantennan-research-eletricity-power,news-11217.html > >> > >> > >> "While he did not provide specifics, the university stated that the > >> scientist > >> developed a nantenna - a thin, moldable sheet of small antennas - that > can > >> "harvest the heat from industrial processes and convert it into usable > >> electricity." In the near future, this idea is intended to be used for a > >> direct > >> solar facing nantenna device that is able to collect "solar irradiation > in > >> the > >> near infrared and optical regions of the solar spectrum." > >> > >> harry > >> > >> > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
