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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox<br />
| title = Hermann Plauson<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Pioneer of atmospheric electricity conversion<br />
| header1 = Biography<br />
| label2 = Nationality<br />
| data2 = Estonian-German<br />
| label3 = Era<br />
| data3 = Early 20th century<br />
| label4 = Known For<br />
| data4 = Industrial-scale atmospheric electricity harvesting<br />
| header5 = Patent<br />
| label6 = Number<br />
| data6 = US 1,540,998<br />
| label7 = Title<br />
| data7 = "Conversion of Atmospheric Electric Energy"<br />
| label8 = Filed<br />
| data8 = 1922<br />
| label9 = Granted<br />
| data9 = June 9, 1925<br />
| label10 = Figures<br />
| data10 = 12 detailed engineering drawings<br />
| label11 = Related Tech<br />
| data11 = [[Atmospheric Electricity]] · [[Thunderstorm Generator]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Hermann Plauson''' was an Estonian-German inventor and engineer who secured one of the most comprehensive patents ever filed for '''[[Atmospheric Electricity|atmospheric electricity]] conversion''' — US Patent 1,540,998, granted June 9, 1925. The patent contains 12 detailed engineering figures and describes systems scalable from single-collector research stations to continent-spanning energy networks.<br />
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== The Patent (US 1,540,998) ==<br />
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Plauson's patent describes an integrated system for harvesting the Earth's atmospheric electric field:<br />
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=== Collector System ===<br />
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* '''Metallic balloons''' — aluminum-magnesium alloy (magnalium, specific gravity 1.8), 0.1–0.2 mm wall thickness<br />
* '''Fill gas''': hydrogen or helium for buoyancy<br />
* '''Altitude''': 300–5,000 m, tethered on coppered steel hawsers<br />
* '''Ionization enhancement''': Small quantities of polonium, ionium, or mesothorium applied to balloon surfaces to increase local ionization and charge collection rate<br />
* '''Tower alternative''': Copper tube towers up to 300 m for fixed installations<br />
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At 300 m altitude, the collected potential:<br />
:<math>V \approx 100\text{–}150 \text{ V/m} \times 300 \text{ m} = 30{,}000\text{–}45{,}000 \text{ V}</math><br />
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=== Conversion Circuit ===<br />
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* '''Spark gap discharge''' — converts high-voltage DC atmospheric charge into high-frequency electromagnetic oscillations<br />
* '''RLC oscillation circuit''' — primary coil + condenser banks form resonant circuit<br />
* '''Safety electromagnets (choke coils)''' — protect equipment from lightning strikes<br />
* '''Condenser batteries''' — store harvested energy; cooled in liquefied gases for large installations<br />
* '''Unipolar connection''' — connecting condenser banks by only one pole to the collector network increases working voltage from ~400 V to >500 V<br />
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Resonant frequency:<br />
:<math>f = \frac{1}{2\pi\sqrt{LC}}</math><br />
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=== Scalability ===<br />
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Plauson designed for scale:<br />
* Single balloon (300 m) → ~40 kV, sufficient for small laboratory<br />
* Networks of interconnected collectors → multi-megawatt potential<br />
* Condenser equalization systems for voltage regulation between stations<br />
* Resonance motors adapted for the high-frequency AC output<br />
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== Significance ==<br />
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Plauson's patent demonstrates that '''atmospheric electricity harvesting was engineered to industrial scale in the 1920s'''. The technology was never commercially deployed — consistent with the broader pattern documented in [[Suppressed Energy Technology]].<br />
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== See Also ==<br />
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* [[Atmospheric Electricity]]<br />
* [[Thunderstorm Generator]]<br />
* [[Stanley Meyer]]<br />
* [[Malcolm Bendall]]<br />
* [[Suppressed Energy Technology]]<br />
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== External References ==<br />
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* Plauson, Hermann. US Patent 1,540,998 — "Conversion of atmospheric electric energy" (1925). Full text: USPTO.<br />
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