Tesla stated that when he generated radiant energy particles they:
1. Electrified every metal object.
2. Depending on method of generation they would manifest as:
stinging particles
heat sensation
cool refreshing breeze
pervasive light eminating from the air with the quality of sunlight
etc
Tesla was quite specific that to generate the particles you had to have:
1. High voltage DC pulses applied at a rapid rate.
2. There must be no current reversals what so ever, however small.
The rate of the pulses determined how the effect of the particles manifested.
A number of Tesla patents specifically dealt with preventing current reversals whilst producing precisely timed current pulses. e.g. Magnetically quenched spark gap, compressed air quenched spark gap, counter rotating contacts.
With modern electronics we can create the precisely timed pulses without a problem. How to prevent current reversals with no reverse current ? Diodes are not good enough.
The answer is obvious once pointed out. Generate a 400V square wave OFFSET by 1600 volts. e.g. A wave oscillating between 1600V and 2000V.
This wave by definition does not have current reversals. It also has 1600V of leeway to deal with voltage spikes.
The circuit below will do this.
On the right hand side of the air core transformer you apply 2000V DC. On the left hand side you apply a 0-400V square wave. The polarities of the voltages applied to the transformer are such that the 0-400V sqaure wave CANCELS part of the 2000V DC.
Why cancel ? Because when the square wave voltage flicks back to zero you have a very fast reappearance of the magnetic field of the 2000V DC. ie. a sharp high voltage pulse with a very fast rise time, WITH NO CURRENT REVERSALS.
An air core is required to prevent the transformer from going into saturation with the high DC voltage AND to prevent a ferrite core from absorbing the radiant energy.
Radiant energy wil emanate from the wires on the right hand side of the transformer therefore these wires should be thick copper wires.
This matches perfectly with what SM was saying about unusual pulses observed in transformers in certain situations.
Finally if you consider what Otto et al have observed. They get their effect when the seed has been shifted along the waveform so that it appear towards the top of a high voltage pulse. Is this not an approximation of a DC shifted square wave ?
This in essence is what the Italian 'perturbing magnetic field' patent is all about.
I'll let you all know if this proves out.
cheers, Bob.