Current Research
Work is now underway on a formal confirmatory research study on inductive pulse charging (IPC) after 6 years of exploratory investigation into claims of energy gains in Lead-acid and Lithium Iron Phosphate batteries.
This technology is based on a long history of related systems derived from experimental observations by Daniel Cook and Nikola Tesla in the 1860-1900s (see patents) and repeated, confirmed, and developed through research and further patents by various pioneers over the last 150 or more years.
The study is being conducted transparently using the Open Science Framework (OSF), the flagship research strategy of the Centre for Open Science, about which an overview can be seen here.
The various uploaded documents cover previous exploratory work and two pre-publication papers, explaining the historical and technical background to the topic, and the technical strategy for a follow-up study, as well as documents that are part of the Pre-Registration process with the OSF.
The time-stamped Pre-Registration study design was submitted in late February 2024 and the experimental work is expected to be completed by the end of May, at which time full replication information will be provided. All the methodologies used, the data gathered and the analyses are available in the various components of the publicly viewable OSF project. A technical summary report will be completed within one month for selective distribution and contribute to a paper to be prepared for publication.
A developmental blog, charting some of the technical improvements leading up to the first study, can be seen here. Ongoing lab notes on the progress of the study can be also be seen here.
All findings will be made freely available to researchers and developers to use as they see fit. Any specific commercial innovations resulting from this research will be governed by the local IP of the relevant parties.
Research planning material:
OSF Pre-Registration Submission
OSF Pre-Registration - Subject background
OSF Pre-Registration - Design Plan
OSF Pre-Registration - Data Sampling Plan
OSF Pre-Registration - Data Analysis Plan
Closed-Loop Measurement Protocol
Pre-publication material:
Inductive Pulse Charging - What, How & Why?
Measuring Battery Health: Secondary Cell Dynamics and Electrochemistry
One of various testing setups
Charging LiFePO4 and Lead Acid AGM batteries
Using a current scope meter to observe a charging waveform