Unplugging the Grid: Energy Surety via Wireless Power
Abstract
Since the advent of the industrial age, technological breakthroughs
have defined civilization’s advancement. Whether describing the evolu-
tion of transportation, mass production, communications, medicine, in-
formation technology, or weaponry, it is impossible to overstate the in-
credible impacts of new technologies. One technology, hearkening from
the industrial era—electrical power and its generation, transmission,
and distribution systems—is an enabler for virtually every other area of
scientific and technological achievement. Access to electrical energy is
the lifeblood of technology, powering scientific and engineering prog -
ress across many disciplines and enabling gains in living standards.
Without continued access to secure, reliable, and affordable electrical
power, the world would become dark, in every sense of the word
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Texzon Wireless PowerTM (TWP) is a trademark of Texzon Technologies and is used
in this article to describe a proprietary technological system employing Zenneck
surface waves to wirelessly transfer electrical power.
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) C95.1–2005: The complete
name is Standard for Safety Levels with Respect to Human Exposure to Radio Fre -
quency Electromagnetic Fields, 3 kHz to 300 GHz, IEEE C95.3–1999 is the measure -
ment practices standard.
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