Method for Converting Natural Radiofrequency Radiation into Direct Current

A new source of renewable energy.

Ukraine · Lithuania · People's Republic of China

Project

Project Participants

V.G. Baryakhtar's Fund of International Science Support, Lithuania

Director: Dr. Volodymyr Lietunov · vlietunov@gmail.com

V.I. Vernadsky Taurida National University, Ukraine

Rector: Volodymyr Kazarin · crimea.tnu@gmail.com

Inventors

Dr. Volodymyr Lietunov — Project Manager, Ukraine
Dr. Viktor Baryakhtar — Dr. Professor, Ukraine

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Inventors

The Inventors

Dr. Volodymyr Lietunov

Doctor of Engineering Sciences. As director of a scientific and technical centre he took part in the Chernobyl recovery efforts. From 1985–2010 he studied the effect of strong magnetic fields on the crack resistance of fusion-reactor materials at the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (ITER project). Project manager and author of the discovery.

Dr. Viktor Baryakhtar †

Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences. Awarded the Pope John Paul II Medal for his role in the Chernobyl liquidation. President of the Ukrainian Physical Society (1991–94); First Vice President of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (1994–98). Recipient of the Krylov, Bogolyubov, two USSR State Prizes and the State Prize of Ukraine. Co-author of the discovery.

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Background

Project Development History

2010–2013 · Ukraine. Theoretical research into converting natural electromagnetic radiation into electric current, led by theoretical physicist Dr. Viktor Baryakhtar at the Ukrainian Academy of Sciences.

2013 · Lithuania. Experiments led by Dr. Volodymyr Lietunov; results patented. The patent passed international examination — WO2013114285A2.

2018–2019 · China. Experimental research demonstrated a new source of renewable energy — natural radiofrequency radiation.

Development was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine.

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Method

Natural Radiofrequency Energy

Schumann resonance spherical waveguide — The space between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere — a spherical waveguide of natural radiofrequency radiation.

The space between the Earth's surface and the ionosphere is a spherical waveguide filled with natural and anthropogenic radiofrequency radiation — fed by solar radiation, lightning, upper-atmosphere discharges and desert storms.

We invented a method to convert the energy of a unit volume of this waveguide — an "energy cube" — into electric current: an untapped source of renewable energy.

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Method

Energy Cube & the China Experiment

How it works

The device is a solenoid plus a converter of its high-frequency currents to direct current. Waveguide energy accumulates in the solenoid as self-induction, proportional to its volume and number of turns. Unlike a solar collector, it works in the dark.

2019 · 100 km from Beijing

0.00008 m³solenoid volume

30 000turns

4 mWDC generated

5 senergy accumulation time

Solenoid length 1 m, diameter 10 mm.

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Sources

Above the Thunderstorms

Blue jet upper-atmospheric lightning — Blue jet rising from a thunderstorm into the stratosphere.

Red sprites upper-atmospheric lightning — Red sprites above a distant storm — a source of natural radiofrequency radiation.

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Key Result

No Long-Distance Transmission

Upper atmospheric energy phenomena by altitude — What happens above thunderstorms — elves, sprites and blue jets by altitude.

Important Note

Electrical energy from the "energy cube" of Earth's natural radio emissions does not require long-distance transmission. An energy cube — from one cubic meter to one cubic kilometer — holds enough energy for street lighting, powering an orbital station, and smelting aluminum.

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Applications

Examples of Innovative Applications

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Installation inside a house

Walls, floors, columns and roof filled with hundreds of thousands of solenoids turn a building into its own electricity generator.

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Underground power station

The collector is buried shallowly underground; the surface stays free to grow crops such as rice. Discussed in the People's Republic of China.

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Powering electric aircraft

An airframe filled with solenoids draws energy from natural radiofrequency radiation — unlimited range and near-unlimited airtime.

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Powering an orbital station

A 1,000 m³ energy cube of millions of solenoids supplies a space station's crew and zero-gravity manufacturing via a single cable.

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Application 01

Installation Inside a House

Energy cube collector solenoids in house structures — Solenoids embedded into walls, floors, columns and roof.

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Because energy from the "energy cube" needs no long-distance transmission, a collector of natural electromagnetic radiation can power a house autonomously.

Building structures — walls, floor, columns, roof — filled with hundreds of thousands of solenoids perform the function of an electricity generator.

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Application 02

Underground Power Plant

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A radiofrequency collector can form power stations analogous to solar plants. It is buried shallowly underground while the surface soil grows crops such as rice — discussed in the People's Republic of China.

The plant generates electricity and grows food on the same footprint.

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Application 03

Powering Electric Aircraft

Electric aircraft with solenoids built into the airframe — Copper solenoids integrated into the airframe and cabin.

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An aircraft whose structural volume is filled with hundreds of thousands of solenoids uses a collector of natural radiofrequency radiation to drive its electric motors — covering unlimited distance and staying airborne for a virtually unlimited time.

With the collector built into the structure, no fuel and no external charging are required.

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Application 04

Powering an Orbital Space Station

Orbital station powered by an energy cube via cable — An energy cube of millions of solenoids supplies power through one cable.

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A 1,000 m³ energy cube filled with millions of solenoids, connected to an orbital station by an electrical cable, could power the crew and zero-gravity manufacturing.

Drawing on radiofrequency radiation rather than sunlight, it powers the station through every orbit — including the dark side.

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A New Source of Renewable Energy

Natural radiofrequency radiation → direct current.

Dr. Volodymyr Lietunov · vlietunov@gmail.com · lietunov.com