METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HARVESTING A STATIC ELECTRIC CHARGE

A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rec...

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Hauptverfasser:	Raghavan, Madhusudan, Deep, Brent Thomas
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	ELECTRIC TECHNIQUES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY NATURALLY-OCCURRING ELECTRICITY STATIC ELECTRICITY
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Zusammenfassung:	A method and apparatus for harvesting a static electric charge from suspended particles in an atmosphere includes exposing a charge conductor to the suspended particles in the atmosphere and selectively providing a conductive path between the charge conductor and a terrestrial ground including a rechargeable energy storage device. Energy may be selectively transferred to another energy storage device.