How to Convert Atmospheric Static Electricity to Current Electricity

Static electricity is formed by the action of particles attracting one another because of the difference in their charges. The particles are either positively or negatively charged; because unlike electrical poles attract, particles charged differently attract as well. Static electricity occurs in many ways around us and in different strengths. It ranges from the simple charge generated when you rub a ruler on your hair to large scale static electricity formed in the atmosphere resulting in lightning. It is possible to convert static electricity to current electricity; however, so far breakthroughs have only made it possible to generate electricity from artificially generated lightening triggered by nitro lasers.

Things You'll Need

  • Lightning rod
  • Superconductors
  • Electronic breakwater
  • High voltage capacitor array
  • Nitro lasers
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Instructions

    • 1

      Set up the nitro laser as high as possible so that it triggers lightening from the air and cloud particle within its vicinity. The nitro laser causes lightning to occur through ionization of the air and cloud particles in the path of its laser beam which creates negatively and positively charged particles. Control the nitro laser device remotely.

    • 2

      Install the lightning rod high enough to efficiently collect lightning when it strikes. Place it preferably a little higher than the nitro laser device. The higher the better since most of the energy possessed by a lightning bolt is lost in the atmosphere in form of heat, thunder, radio waves and light as the bolt travels to the ground. Make sure the lightning rod is set up in a remote location; no one should go near it especially during a storm.

    • 3

      Connect the lightning rod to an electric breakwater using superconductor cables. An electrical breakwater is a device that scales down the magnitude of the electricity from lightning to manageable voltages. The super conductor cables have virtually no resistance to the flow of electric current. Therefore, no electrical energy is lost during conduction. It is possible to use other types of conductors other than superconductors such as aluminum and copper in case you are willing to overlook the energy losses during conduction.

    • 4

      Direct the scaled down electric current to an appropriate means of electric storage such as high voltage capacitor arrays. It is difficult to determine the amount of electric energy generated from each lightning bolt due to its varying nature. Therefore, it is important to use means of storage that are not prone to damage by electric surges.

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