Basil Dimitropoulos
Basil Dimitropoulos | |
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| Known for | Proposed electric power production from magnetic tapes |
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| Fields | Electrical engineering |
Basil Dimitropoulos is an electrical engineer specializing in magnetic recording who proposes a method of electric power production based on magnetic tape technology. He is listed in The Worldwide List of Dissident Scientists.
Work
Dimitropoulos describes himself as a graduate electrical engineer specializing in magnetic recording applications. He promotes an energy product he calls a Portable Power Supply (PPS), which he presents as competitive with batteries, accumulators and photovoltaic cells. The concept draws on the magnetic recording of signals onto magnetic tape and, according to his description, requires custom-designed ferrite tape heads not available in standardized form, with a nominal tape speed of 1 m/s and a nominal recording frequency of 1 MHz. The claim that such an arrangement can act as a net source of electrical power falls within the "new energy" category and is not part of mainstream engineering.