Electrical excitation of the local earth for resonant, wireless energy transfer

Electrical excitation of the local earth for resonant, wireless energy transfer

• Van Neste C. W.^1, ,  , 
• Hull Richard¹ , 
• Hawk J. E.¹ , 
• Phani Arindam¹ , 
• Unsworth Martyn J.²  & 
• Thundat Thomas¹

• 1.

  Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2V4, Canada. Phone: +1 (780) 492-9548

• 2.

  Department of Physics, University of Alberta, Edmonton AB T6G 2J1, Canada

• Author Bio:
  Charles W. Van Neste is a Research Associate working in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Alberta. He obtained his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University in 2009. Dr. Van Neste's primary research involves alternative forms of energy generation and transmission. His areas of expertise include wireless and quasi-wireless power transfer, electronics and instrumentation, and electric machine design.
  Richard Hull is a Research Scientist working in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Department at the University of Alberta. He graduated from Oxford University in 2009 with a degree in Nanotechnology. His initial career was in the aerospace industry as an Electronics R & D Engineer on defense projects dealing with military radar systems in the United Kingdom. He later worked for the Canadian Space Agency at SPAR Aerospace in Toronto. His area of expertise includes power electronics, data processing, telecommunications, and robotics.
  John E. Hawk received his Bachelors of Science in Physics and Mathematics at the University of Memphis in 2000. While continuing graduate studies in Applied Physics at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, he began working as a Research Associate at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate in the Chemical and Materials Engineering Dept. at the University of Alberta (CERC Graduate Fellow). His areas of interest are mechanical and electrical resonant structures, Atomic Force Microscopy, software development, and theoretical analysis.
  Arindam Phani is a CERC Graduate Research Fellow (Ph.D.) at University of Alberta in the Department of Chemicals and Materials Engineering. His interests lie in fundamental understanding of physics of resonant systems. He is currently studying the role of dissipation in macro, micro, and nano-scale electrical and mechanical resonant systems and developing sensors thereof. His other areas of interest include optical, opto-electro-mechanical transduction; sensors; and measurement devices.
  Martyn J. Unsworth is a Professor of Geophysics at the University of Alberta. He received his Ph.D. from Cambridge University in 1991 in marine geophysics and has worked since then in electromagnetic geophysics. His research is currently focused on magnetotelluric exploration, with applications in volcanology, tectonics, mineral exploration and geothermal energy development.
  Thomas Thundat is a Canada Excellence Research Chair professor at the University of Alberta. He received his Ph.D. in physics from the State University of New York at Albany in 1987. Dr. Thundat is the author of over 380 publications in refereed journals, 45 book chapters, 40 patents, and over 130 invited talks. His research is currently focused on novel physics and sensing applications
• Corresponding author: C.W. Van Neste Email: cvannest@ualberta.ca