Does anyone know about capturing digital waves to produce free energy (kind like an old crystal radio setup)?

Question

I am researching the idea of using digital radiowaves to generate electricity. I know the old method of the crystal radiowave capturing system, but, seeing that digital frequencies are much higher, I was tinkering with the idea that they would generate more energy through a coil. Does anyone know anything about this?

Answer 1

There have been many proposals using beamed electromagnetic waves to transfer significant power, but none have been implemented on a large scale. The proposals typically suggested a solar power energy transmitting satellite in orbit that sends microwave energy to energy receiving stations on earth.

Most digital radiowaves (WiFi, digital TV, and others) are quite low power at the receiver.

One problem with "more energy through a coil" is that the reactance of a coil increases directly with frequency, and you may get more VOLTAGE but less CURRENT, so the amount of POWER won't have increased.

Nikoli Tesla had a proposal to use high frequency power transmission by radiation rather than conduction, but it proved impractical, as the received power density decreases as the square of the distance from the transmitter (source), while conducted power loss in transmission lines varies directly with the distance.

Answer 2

Energy can't tell the differance between a digital wave and an analog wave.there are energy waves and the frequency thatd they occur at.You canadd power to the wave to reach further distances,but you will always loose power because the wave has to go through something to get some where(air, water...)

Answer 3

but what would you do with that almost insignificant amount ot power?