Wireless Power Transmission using Solid State Tesla Coils

Electrical power is crucial to modern systems. From the smallest of sensors and bionic implants to satellites, remote controlled airplanes/cars/robots and oil platforms, it is important to be able to deliver power by means other than wires or transmission lines. The use of wireless power transmission, on a scale larger than used by magnetic induction devices, would allow for systems to operate remotely without the need for relatively large energy storage devices or routine maintenance. It will also be employed in cases where interconnecting wires is inconvenient, hazardous or impossible such as in wet environments, rotating or moving joints as well as powering remote telecommunication equipment. This paper explores the current wireless power transmission schemes and their practicability. It also delves into theory, design and construction of a method to transmit power through space. To this end, the solid state tesla coil configuration is used as the basis to generate high voltage, high frequency electrical power.