RU2172101C2 - Device for influence on electrical condition of clouds - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: ecology, municipal service and agriculture, in particular, provoking of precipitation and decrease of air pollution. SUBSTANCE: the device has a high-voltage generator and an electrode connected to it located at altitude (H) above the earth surface and made in the form of intersecting and electrically connected sections of parallel conductors, the length (L), distance (A) between which and their quantity (M) satisfies the inequalities: L≥2H,A≅H/3,M>H/A. Both sections are located orthogonally to each other. EFFECT: stimulated fall of large amount of precipitation. 2 cl, 2 dwg

Description

 The invention relates to a means of artificial change in weather conditions, and more specifically, to devices designed to artificially stimulate precipitation by influencing the electrical characteristics of clouds, and can most effectively be used to stimulate the precipitation of more rain from clouds passing over a given territory to increase the total moisture reserves in soil and water in reservoirs during the periods preceding the onset of dry seasons to reduce the amount of their (environmentally hazardous) substances in the atmosphere (solids, soluble in water and other gases.) over cities due to leaching of impurities precipitates and to reduce hail clouds.

 A device for influencing the electrical state of clouds is known, comprising a voltage generator and an electrode of electrically conductive material connected to it, located at a certain height above the surface of the earth [1]. Karpov A.I., Protopopov V.A., Tikhonov A.P. A method for controlling atmospheric processes, a technical system for controlling atmospheric processes, a method for generating convection current in the atmosphere, and an ion generator. Patent of the Russian Federation N 2090057, A 01 G 15/00 dated 06/26/1996

 A disadvantage of the known device is the great complexity and high cost of its implementation, due to the need to measure the microscale characteristics of the clouds within their lower boundary before a decision is made on the admissibility of local effects using the generated narrow stream of negative ions.

 Of those known, the closest in technical essence is a device for influencing the electrical state of clouds, containing a high-voltage voltage generator and an electrode of electrically conductive material connected to it, located at a certain height above the earth's surface [2]. Bukharov M.V. A method of influencing the electrical state of clouds. Patent of the Russian Federation N 2080776, A 01 G 15/00 of 08/22/1995

 A disadvantage of the known device used to implement the method [2] is the relatively large area of the territory on which the electrode is located, used to obtain the desired result when exposed to the electrical state of the clouds.

 The aim of the invention is to reduce the size of the territory on which the electrode is located while maintaining the impact on the electrical state of the clouds.

 The goal is achieved in that in a device for influencing the electrical state of clouds containing a high voltage generator and an electrode connected to it from an electrically conductive material located at a certain height above the earth’s surface, according to the invention, the electrode is made in the form of two intersecting and electrically connected sections, each section consists of electrically connected parallel conductors, the length, the distance between which and their number satisfy respectively the following inequalities: L ≥ 2H, A ≅ H / 3, M> H / A, where H is the height of the wire above the ground, L is the length of each conductor in the section, A is the distance between adjacent parallel conductors in the section, M is the number parallel conductors in each section.

 In addition, both sections are arranged orthogonally to each other.

 The need to use the claimed essential features is due to the following reasons.

 1. The implementation of the electrode in the form of two intersecting and electrically connected sections is necessary in order to significantly reduce the size of the territory above which an electrode of electrically conductive material is placed at a certain height, by means of which a high-voltage electric field is created that affects the electrical state of the clouds.

 2. The implementation of each section of electrically connected parallel conductors is necessary to improve the local spatial characteristics of the electric field used to affect the electrical state of the clouds.

 3. Three experimentally found restrictions on the length of the conductors (L ≥ 2 H), the distance between them (A ≅ H / 3) and their number (M> H / A) in each section provide a reduction in the size of the occupied territory and, at the same time, the possibility of obtaining acting electric field with spatial characteristics that provide the desired effect on the electrical state of the clouds.

 4. The location of both sections orthogonal to each other is necessary to further minimize the size of the area above which the electrode is placed.

The device is illustrated by drawings, on which are presented:
FIG. 1 is a generalized block diagram of a device;
FIG. 2 is an example of an electrode design.

 A device for influencing the electrical state of clouds contains a high voltage generator 1 and an electrode 2 connected to it (Fig. 1), consisting of the first 3 and second 4 sections (Fig. 2), made in the form of parallel electrically connected conductors. In the example construction of the electrode of FIG. 2, the first 3 and second 4 sections consist of five parallel conductors and are arranged orthogonally to each other.

 To confirm the feasibility of the invention, consider a specific example of its implementation. To do this, you can use the known high-voltage generator 1 and the connected electrode 2 of an electrically conductive material [2].

 The height of the wire above the ground (and therefore the height of the electrically isolated supports, with which the electrode 2 is placed above the ground) is taken equal to, for example, 6 m. Then, in accordance with the accepted restrictions on the dimensions of the conductors in two sections, their length will be, for example, 12 m, the distance between parallel conductors, for example, 1.5 m, and the number of conductors in each section is, for example, five. In order to further minimize the area required for the placement of the electrode, both its sections 3 and 4 are arranged orthogonally to each other.

 The device operates as follows. An electrical signal from the generator 1 of the high voltage voltage is supplied to the electrode 2 of the accepted geometric shape and dimensions, placed above the earth's surface at a height of 6 m and isolated from it. Around an electrode made of two intersecting and electrically connected sections 3 and 4, an electric field is formed, which propagates into the atmosphere and affects the electrically dependent processes in passing clouds. Modes of exposure using the proposed device are the same as those shown in the known method [2].

Claims (2)

 1. A device for influencing the electrical state of clouds, comprising a high voltage generator and an electrode connected to it from an electrically conductive material located at a certain height above the earth's surface, characterized in that the electrode is made in the form of two intersecting and electrically connected sections, with each section consists of electrically connected parallel conductors, the length, the distance between which and their number satisfy the following inequalities: L ≥ 2 N, A H / 3, M> N / A, where H - the height of the wire above the ground surface, L - length of the conductor in a section A - distance between adjacent parallel conductors in section M - the number of parallel conductors in each section.  2. The device according to claim 1, characterized in that both sections are arranged orthogonally to each other.

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