Among the various forms of energy known to mankind, radiant energy is perhaps the least known and the least understood. Scientists such as Nikola Tesla and Thomas Henry Moray are maybe the best known researchers in the field.
It is my understanding that radiant energy is a source of energy that emanates from our sun, as well as other stars in the galaxy. In addition, radiant energy comes from radioactive material found on the earth and other planets. It is a natural source of energy. It comes to the earth day and night, but more is available during the day than at night. This has been proven by my own crystal set power receiver type experiments.
In the 1920’s, 30’s, and later, Thomas Henry Moray experimented with and built successful devices that could convert radiant energy into useful electricity. One of his devices had a power output of at least 50,000 watts. The energy from his devices was high frequency electricity, at a voltage and current level that could power ordinary household lamps and heaters. Due to the high frequency involved, his device could only power high frequency motors. However, with proper conversion circuitry, his device could power ordinary low frequency AC motors. I do not know if he ever built a device with such a converter.
In the early 1900’s, Nikola Tesla received a patent that described a radiant energy collection and conversion device. This device consisted of a large metal plate that was insulated and suspended or positioned some distance above the ground. A wire ran from the metal plate to one side of a storage capacitor. The other side of the storage capacitor was connected to a ground, such as a good earth ground. Additional circuitry could be used to then rhythmically or periodically discharge the capacitor through a load.
Jes Ascanius, a researcher in Denmark, was able to modernize Tesla’s device by building a solid state circuit that rectified and stored the incoming radiant energy. Therefore the device converted radiant energy to ordinary DC electricity. Some say that his device could be built so that it powers a typical house. The amount of power that one researcher claims to have been able to use from such a device is about 90 watts. See my website featuring Patrick Kelly’s Chapter 7 for more details.
It is my opinion that the devices of Don Smith could also be powered by radiant energy. Don said his devices were powered by energy from the “ambient background.” In his book, it seems to me that when Don talked about the energy sources for his devices, he was actually talking about radiant energy. At this time, I cannot prove that Don Smith’s devices were being powered by radiant energy, but I do know that his devices often used large capacitors, and I know that a large, that is to say, a physically large sized capacitor often has the ability to charge itself up, even after it has been discharged completely by shorting it out. This is similar in action to a car battery. When energy is used from a lead acid car battery, the voltage across the battery goes down a certain amount, depending on how much the battery was used, and for how long. But when the load is removed from the battery, a voltmeter placed across the terminals of the battery will show that the battery is gaining charge all by itself without having to charge it. While it is true that there is chemical action involved with battery function, I think that a good explanation for this spontaneous charging capability is radiant energy.
I think that the main source of radiant energy on the earth is that which comes to the earth from the cosmos. The earth is bathed in this energy day and night, and since the side of the earth receiving the most sunlight at any given time also is shown to have the highest level of radiant energy, it stands to reason that the sun gives off enormous amounts of radiant energy. The energy from the sun is not just visible light energy, but also energy that goes well beyond the visible light spectrum. It is even basically RF energy, since a simple crystal set receiver circuit can pick it up.
A man named Lloyd Crump received a US Patent many years ago for a device that could extract the energy from broadcast band radio stations and convert it to a relatively small amount of useful electricity. See his U.S. patent number 2,813,242. But what is perhaps not widely known is that his device also picks up radiant energy. The device he describes in his patent is quite simple in design. One version of his device uses a transistor as an amplifier, to power a small speaker, thus making it possible to build an AM radio that is powered by the incoming waves. Another version of his device uses a tuner and a small oscillator to be used for powering small loads.
Henry Moray had a similar idea, but he used solid state “tubes” that used a special blend of materials to help convert the radiant energy to useful electricity. Henry Moray’s device was perhaps the most powerful radiant energy device that was developed so far, since it was capable of powering 50,000 watts worth of incandescent light bulbs.
There are two ways we can evidently prove radiant energy exists. One way is to get a large oil-filled capacitor. It doesn’t have to have too much capacity, maybe about 30uF. It could be a 2 kilovolt type. After it is safely discharged and shorted out, use a multimeter, preferable a digital type, and watch closely as the voltage on the capacitor starts to rise all by itself. Another option is to get an electrolytic capacitor that is, say, 120uF at 450 volts maximum voltage handling capability. Again, discharge the capacitor thoroughly, and then connect a voltmeter to it. Watch as the voltage rises by itself on the capacitor.
Another way to prove that radiant energy exists, is to build a simple crystal set circuit similar to the one that Lloyd Crump talks about in his patent. The circuit requires just a simple indoor antenna and a ground connection. Tune the circuit until you receive a signal. Measure the voltage across the output. Compare voltage levels during the day and at night. There should be a higher voltage during the day than at night. This experiment even works if you don’t tune into a strong radio station. Just make sure you measure a voltage during the day, then don’t change the tuning and measure the output voltage at night. There should be more during the day than at night. I am writing about this experiment that I did based on memory, and I conducted this experiment many years ago, but in general, I think that this is a correct explanation of this experiment.
Radiant energy. Yes, it is certainly something that exists. It is not something that is widely known or talked about in mainstream science. It could conceivably solve our energy problems. It is a clean, abundant source of energy. It doesn’t pollute the air, soil, or water. Also, the apparatus for receiving radiant energy is usually solid state, so a reliable energy device could be built that would last for years while requiring little or no maintenance.
It is now up to us to build and experiment with these devices. If we don’t do it, who will?
Good luck with your experiments.
The Future Science 