Nikola Tesla conceived the fuelless generator in the early 20th century, capable of using radiant energy to power itself. Although not yet in use, engineers have created prototypes based on Tesla’s research. Tesla was a brilliant inventor who applied for at least one patent towards this goal. However, a fully functional fuel generator had not yet appeared at the time of his death. The concept remains attractive to today’s engineers, but there is no working prototype for industry or general use.
First conceived by Nikola Tesla in the early 20th century, the fuelless generator is a device that operates without the need for a wired power source. Essentially, fuel-free generators are capable of using radiant energy to continuously power the generator’s operation. While the device is not currently in actual use, Tesla’s writings indicate the feasibility of building such a generator, and there are instances of engineers creating prototypes based on Tesla’s research and published writings.
Nikola Tesla was born on July 10, 1856 and is regarded as a brilliant and highly visionary physicist and a mechanical and electrical engineer. Born in Croatia, he immigrated to the United States at an early age. After becoming a legal citizen in 1891, Tesla engaged in a series of experiments involving electricity and wireless energy transmissions. There was later some disagreement about who actually invented the radio, Marconi or Tesla.
Among the goals of his later work were wireless power sources for machinery. In theory, his fuel-free generator would be able to employ the Second Law of Thermodynamics and generate energy with constant motion. The constant motion would be provided by energy that could be harvested from the sun and even the atmosphere proper.
While many considered the fuelless generator to be nothing more than a fanciful theory, there is some evidence that Tesla applied for at least one patent that could be considered work in progress towards this goal. However, at the time of his death on January 7, 1943, a fully functional fuel generator had not yet appeared. Although Tesla was a brilliant inventor, his invention went uncommercialized mainly because investors were unwilling to divert their money into existing technology, which they knew worked, into something new and yet unproven.
Even so, the concept of a mass-produced fuelless generator has remained an attractive proposition for today’s engineers. Many articles have been written about the feasibility of building such a generator based on Tesla’s work. At conferences and trade shows, it’s not uncommon to find engineers speaking out in support of Tesla’s fuelless generator idea. From time to time, small scale models are built. However, there does not appear to be a working prototype that could be produced for use in industry or by the general population.
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