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{{Infobox
| title = Atmospheric Electricity
| image =
| caption = Harvesting the global electric circuit
| header1 = Physics
| label2 = Type
| data2 = Ambient energy harvesting
| label3 = Field Strength
| data3 = ~100–150 V/m (fair weather, ground level)
| label4 = Global Potential
| data4 = ~300,000–400,000 V (surface to ionosphere)
| label5 = Global Current
| data5 = ~1,000–2,000 A continuously
| label6 = Available Power
| data6 = ~400 GW (global circuit)
| label7 = Key Patents
| data7 = Tesla US 685,957 · [[Hermann Plauson|Plauson]] US 1,540,998
| label8 = Related Tech
| data8 = [[Thunderstorm Generator]] · [[Suppressed Energy Technology]]
}}
'''Atmospheric Electricity''' refers to the natural electric field between the Earth's surface and its ionosphere, and the technologies designed to harvest this energy. The Earth maintains a continuous atmospheric potential gradient of approximately 100–150 V/m at ground level under fair weather conditions, representing an enormous untapped energy source.

== The Global Electric Circuit ==

:<math>E_{\text{atm}} \approx 100{-}150 \text{ V/m (fair weather)}</math>

:<math>V_{\text{total}} \approx 300{,}000{-}400{,}000 \text{ V (surface to ionosphere at ~60 km)}</math>

:<math>I_{\text{global}} \approx 1{,}000{-}2{,}000 \text{ A}</math>

:<math>P_{\text{global}} = V \times I \approx 4 \times 10^{11} \text{ W} = 400 \text{ GW}</math>

Thunderstorms act as the "batteries" of this circuit, continuously pumping negative charge to the Earth's surface and positive charge to the upper atmosphere via convective charge transport.

== Tesla's Radiant Energy Apparatus (US 685,957, 1901) ==

Nikola Tesla's patent describes a system for collecting atmospheric charge:

* '''Elevated conducting plate''' — insulated, polished metal exposed to sky
* '''Ground connection''' — Tesla: ''"the earth is a vast reservoir of negative electricity"''
* '''Mica dielectric condenser''' — stores accumulated charge
* '''Circuit controller''' — discharges condenser through load at threshold voltage

Current collected by an elevated plate:
:<math>I = \sigma \cdot E_{\text{atm}} \cdot A_{\text{eff}}</math>

where <math>\sigma \sim 10^{-14}</math> S/m (atmospheric conductivity, increasing with altitude).

== Plauson's Atmospheric Converter (US 1,540,998, 1925) ==

[[Hermann Plauson]]'s comprehensive patent describes industrial-scale harvesting:

* '''Metallic balloon collectors''' — aluminum-magnesium alloy (magnalium, sp.gr. 1.8), 0.1–0.2 mm thick, filled with H₂ or He
* '''Altitude''': 300–5,000 m on coppered steel hawsers
* '''Radioactive ionization enhancement''' — polonium/mesothorium on surfaces to increase charge collection
* '''Spark gap oscillation circuit''' — converts DC atmospheric charge to high-frequency AC
* '''Condenser batteries''' — cooled in liquefied gases for large installations
* '''Safety electromagnets''' — protect against lightning surges

At 300 m altitude: <math>V \approx 100 \text{ V/m} \times 300 \text{ m} = 30{,}000 \text{ V}</math>

Resonant conversion frequency:
:<math>f = \frac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}</math>

== Connection to the Thunderstorm Generator ==

The term "[[Thunderstorm Generator]]" encompasses both:
# '''[[MSAART]] plasmoid-based systems''' ([[Malcolm Bendall]]) — using plasmoids from water
# '''Atmospheric electricity harvesting''' — using the global electric circuit directly

Both tap into suppressed energy sources. The atmospheric harvesting approach provides the historical and theoretical lineage, while MSAART provides the modern practical implementation.

== See Also ==

* [[Thunderstorm Generator]]
* [[Hermann Plauson]]
* [[Suppressed Energy Technology]]
* [[Electrogravitics]]
* [[Tho'ra Vehicle Technology Ladder]]

== External References ==

* Tesla, Nikola. US Patent 685,957 — "Apparatus for the utilization of radiant energy" (1901).
* Plauson, Hermann. US Patent 1,540,998 — "Conversion of atmospheric electric energy" (1925).
* Rycroft, M.J. et al. "An overview of Earth's global electric circuit and atmospheric conductivity." ''Space Science Reviews'' 137:83–105 (2008).

[[Category:Atmospheric Energy]]
[[Category:Suppressed Technology]]
[[Category:Physics]]
[[Category:Energy Systems]]

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