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• Voltage Anomalies During Human Interaction with Coil Array

  Rhea Rae • 5 days ago • 0 comments

  I had a hard time falling asleep last night because this strange behavior wouldn’t leave my mind. When I touched the coil and watched the voltage shift—sometimes up, sometimes down depending on the coil—I realized I wasn’t just testing the system, at that moment I was part of it.

  I observed more unusual behavior in my AEFC coil array that strengthens the idea that the system may be interacting with my body capacitively, and perhaps even through more complex ambient field dynamics.

  While testing AC voltage between different combinations of the three primary coils, I noticed that simply touching one of the coils with my finger caused a measurable and repeatable voltage change on the meter. In some coil pairings, the voltage increased when touched; in others, it decreased. This behavior was consistent across all coils and combinations, suggesting this isn’t just static buildup or random environmental noise.

  There are several implications here:

  1. My body seems to be acting as a capacitive element in the system, introducing or sinking charge depending on how it's interacting with the existing coil fields.

  2. The AEFC coils may be coupled magnetically, capacitively, or both. This coupling appears to be sensitive enough to shift behavior simply by the presence of a nearby conductive mass—in this case, me.

  3. The voltage shifts aren't consistent in direction, which implies a complex relationship between mutual inductance, capacitive coupling, coil orientation, and local grounding paths (likely including my own body's grounding state relative to Earth).

  In this configuration, I am not simply a bystander. I am part of the circuit. And the AEFC system seems to be reactive in the truest sense of the word—its behavior dynamically shifts when a human interacts with it.

  This lends further weight to the idea that the AEFC is not just harvesting ambient energy passively, but may also be behaving as a field-sensitive system, where body capacitance and/or local EM fluctuations play a role in shaping the energy dynamics.

  This kind of body-sensitive circuit behavior may be hard to replicate without the same AEFC layout, same component conditions, and even the same human interactions. But it deserves close attention—because it hints at a category of nonlinear, ambient-reactive circuits that might be overlooked by conventional test setups.

  - Rhea

• Unconventional Series LED Illumination via Coil and Human Contact

  Rhea Rae • 5 days ago • 0 comments

  Today I was experimenting with my coil setup using an unusual configuration and observed faint illumination in a blue LED with no external power source.
  

  The LED and an electrolytic capacitor were arranged in a nontraditional series configuration. I touched the cathode of the LED with my hand, the anode of the LED was connected to the negative (cathode) of the capacitor, and the positive (anode) of the capacitor made direct contact with the test coil. Only when this chain was complete did the blue LED glow very faintly.

  This test was performed on all three coils, and the effect was consistent across each one. That consistency suggests the result isn’t limited to coil geometry or placement—it appears to be a repeatable interaction, likely influenced by environmental EM fields and body capacitance.

  Of the three LEDs tested, the blue LED (VF 3.0–3.2 V at 20 mA, 460–470 nm) produced the brightest glow., yet still very dim. The green LED showed only a very dim response, while the red LED did not illuminate.

  This result may point toward a combination of inductive coupling, ambient field harvesting, and human capacitance, potentially aligning with directional energy transfer behaviors. 

  Yet another observation I cant fully explain.

  Components used:
  Clear Blue LED – VF 3.0–3.2 V, IF: 20 mA, 460–470 nm
  Electrolytic Capacitor – 0.10 µF

  – Rhea

• Stepped AC Pulse Observed During Coil 3 Measurement

  Rhea Rae • 06/04/2025 at 16:07 • 0 comments

   While measuring AC voltage between the positively DC-biased Coil 3 and the negative terminal of the main capacitor, I observed a repeating and distinctive stepped pulse. The waveform cycled from 0 volts to approximately 5 volts AC, returned to 0, then surged to around 46 volts AC before falling back again—repeating this pattern with consistent rhythm. In contrast, when measuring from Coil 1 or Coil 2 to the same capacitor terminal, the voltage held steady at about 3 volts AC, with no pulsing or dynamic changes observed.

   This stepped behavior seems to be more than random fluctuation or environmental interference. It may indicate some form of sequential energy movement, potentially triggered by magnetic field changes or differences in coil behavior under DC bias. The rhythmic, layered nature of the pulse suggests the possibility of staged interactions between components—though further testing will be required to understand the exact mechanism at play.

   A short clip of the AC voltage reading has been uploaded to the files section for review. As always, it’s possible I’m misinterpreting what I’m seeing, and this remains just an observation at this point. But it’s definitely one worth noting and investigating further.

  First Interval: ~0.303 seconds

  Second Interval:  ~0.050 seconds

  Third Interval: ~0.067 seconds

  —Rhea

• Super Capacitor Storage Bank (SCSB) Milestone

  Rhea Rae • 05/30/2025 at 15:21 • 0 comments

  The SCSB has officially hit 8VDC—well, 8.07VDC, to be exact! Yet another little milestone worth taking note of.

  Now, if I could just decide what exactly I want to do with this contraption. I’ve already lit an LED (because of course I did), and made some sparks too—but come on, I want it to be useful, to serve a real purpose.

  When I look back, it’s kind of wild. I started by scavenging minuscule traces of electricity, just seeing what I could pull from the environment. Then I built, experimented, adjusted, and tuned—again and again—until I ended up with something that can actually store a reasonable amount of energy.

  Now that it's doing just that... what’s next I ask myself as it continues to accumulate energy?

• Progress, milestones and capabilities.

  Rhea Rae • 05/18/2025 at 14:43 • 0 comments

  This update serves as a broad reflection on the current progress of the Ambient Energy Field Converter (AEFC) project.

  The AEFC is a multi-layered experiment in passive energy harvesting and long-term storage. The system is designed to collect ambient energy—without the use of solar panels or active RF injection—and store it using both traditional capacitors and a supercapacitor bank.

  Before integrating the supercapacitors, the system reached a peak of 32VDC on a standard capacitor, confirming a strong ability to accumulate ambient voltage. After adding the supercapacitor bank, voltage levels naturally dropped due to increased capacity but have continued to rise steadily, now reaching 7.78VDC. This slow, consistent gain demonstrates the system’s ability to continue harvesting and banking energy over time, even under load.

  The AEFC has already powered LEDs, including a blinking setup, proving energy output beyond simple storage. As expected, shorting the supercapacitor bank produces a visible spark—further evidence of substantial energy retention. While the system cannot yet sustain output for long durations, it has shown a working capability to collect, store, and release energy. This creates a foundation for potential low-power applications such as timed pulses, sensors, or signaling devices.

  While grounding clearly improves charge accumulation—likely due to capacitive coupling with AC field energy—the AEFC also continues to accumulate charge in a floating, ungrounded state. This strongly supports the conclusion that the system is capturing energy from multiple ambient sources, including RF and localized field interactions. The AEFC is not dependent on any one harvesting condition, and instead reflects a hybrid behavior across both field-referenced and field-independent sources.
  

  The next logical steps involve tuning, scaling, and defining the long-term purpose of the system. There are still many phases ahead, and each one will bring the project closer to its potential.

  — Rhea

• Voltages Log 5-18-2025

  Rhea Rae • 05/18/2025 at 13:43 • 0 comments

• I want to take a moment.

  Rhea Rae • 05/18/2025 at 13:24 • 0 comments

  I want to take a moment to say thank you to everyone following my AEFC project. Your support genuinely fuels my motivation to keep experimenting, learning, and pushing this concept forward.

    If you're working on something similar—or just curious about how the AEFC works—I'd love to hear from you! Whether it's questions, feedback, or your own energy-harvesting projects, feel free to reach out.

    Updates have been a little slower lately as I’ve been adjusting to a new job, but I’m still very much in motion behind the scenes!

    Thanks again for the encouragement—it really means a lot.

  Best regards,

  Rhea

• Voltage Update

  Rhea Rae • 04/13/2025 at 15:32 • 1 comment

  The AEFC supercapacitor bank just passed 7VDC and is continuing to climb—It seems on track for full 16V charge using ambient energy alone. When I started this, I couldn’t even charge a 10μF cap… 

• Current SCSB Vdc 4-2-2025

  Rhea Rae • 03/27/2025 at 15:22 • 0 comments

  I checked the SCSB today and the voltage reading shows 5.46 Vdc. The 2200 uf harvest capacitor is at 5.51 Vdc, The voltage differential showing that the regular capacitor is indeed charging the SCSB.
  

• VDC Notes

  Rhea Rae • 03/18/2025 at 23:19 • 0 comments

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