Energy Havester With Joule Thief:
So I have been playing around with this circuit for quite some time and I will update this blog when I sit down and do time studies on the effectiveness of the circuit, but to keep it short and sweet my quick answer is yes it does work and I am able to not only charge the capacitor but I am also able to power a 5volt led.
How Does This Work?
This is the circuit I have used for this build,I am unsure of its name, but I do believe it is a Tesla patent
combined with a "Joule Thief", The positive and negative connections of joule thief connect to the positive n negative on the "Tesla" circuit.
Results?:
So far I am capable of charging the capacitor and lighting this led. It is briefly but it is proof of concept for small scale applications. With my lack of parts or even knowledge this will be something I research a little more. With a better antenna and bigger capacitors or even supercapitors I believe I will be able to produce greater results.
I can say roughly in say 2hrs I can flash a 5 volt led
Any ideas or suggestions are greatly appreciated, I would like to learn more about super capacitors and the capabilities.
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