RU2655932C2 - Apparatus for influence on atmosphere - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: physics.

SUBSTANCE: apparatus consists of emission wires (5) suspended on supports of different heights and located under a high constant potential relative to the ground (7). The wire suspension system consists of two supports of height H_o (1), between which a cable (3) is tensioned, through which the emission wires (5) are suspended at distances D₀≈H_o in the transverse directions. The emission wires (5) terminate on two parallel elements of the structure (4) between supports of height H₁<H_o (2), arranged so that the condition D≈H is observed for all sections of the emission wires (5).

EFFECT: change in the electrical state of the atmosphere in order to change the weather conditions.

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Description

The invention relates to meteorology, and in particular to the field of active effects on the atmosphere, and can be used to correct atmospheric processes in the interests of agriculture, cities, ports and airports.

In [1] [2], the dependence of the course of meteorological processes on the electrical state of the atmosphere and the possibility of artificially affecting processes by changing the concentration and sign of ions in air in large areas were theoretically substantiated. In recent decades, various ground-based devices have been developed to affect the atmosphere with electrons and ions - air ionizers.

Various types of air ionizers are known, which differ in the methods of separation of charges of the opposite sign and in the design of the devices. Such devices include, in particular, the so-called Chizhevsky's chandelier, consisting of needles fixed to the surface and to which a constant voltage is applied.

Analogs of the claimed device are devices that use the effect of ionization of air near the surface of a thin wire under a high constant electric potential (Here and below, a high constant potential will mean an electric potential whose value exceeds 2000 volts). Analog devices consist of two parts: from a charge emission unit in the form of wires stretched above the earth's surface and a power supply unit - a source of constant electric potential [3] [4] [5] [6]. The differences between the analog devices relate to the wire suspension schemes, which determines the flow of electrons and ions into the atmosphere from a given area.

The main characteristics of such devices, affecting the emission power of electrons and ions, include:

1) the value of the high constant electric potential on the wire.

2) the total length of the emission wire,

3) average wire suspension height,

4) the position of the wires relative to each other.

The latter characteristic significantly affects the power of the device, because The effect is known, according to which the emission of electrons from two parallel wires is less than from one wire due to a decrease in the transverse gradient of the space potential near the wires.

The closest and in design to the claimed device is the device described in the patent [7]. The device consists of one relatively high central mast, from which emission wires are radially stretched to lower masts located at some distance from the central one. The device forms a certain umbrella of wires, to which a non-zero constant electric potential is applied. This device is adopted as a prototype. The disadvantages of the prototype device can be estimated based on the general principles of the theory of atmospheric electricity. To create a noticeable current to the atmosphere from the wires while preventing the generated electrons from going to the ground along the electric field lines, the condition for the connection of the suspension height of the wires H and the distances between adjacent parallel wires D

Under this condition, the electric potential gradient near the wire remains sufficient for electron emission and, at the same time, the equipotential surfaces of adjacent wires merge into an equipotential surface over the entire area of wire tension, which reduces the likelihood of electrons that arise in the air above the tensioned wires to ground. From condition (1) it follows that the distance between the higher wires should be greater. In contradiction with condition (1) in the prototype device, the distance between the wires decreases with increasing suspension height. Due to this, densely located wires near the central mast do not generate emissions due to too close mutual arrangement, while parts of the wires located near relatively low masts are too far apart and most of the emission electrons go to the earth along the field lines of the electric field. As a result, the power of the prototype device is reduced due to incorrect suspension of wires.

The purpose of the claimed device is to eliminate this disadvantage of the prototype device. This goal is achieved by the fact that the suspension system of the device’s wires, to which a high constant electric potential is supplied, consists of two supports of height Н _о , between which a cable is pulled, through which emission wires ending in transverse directions are suspended at transverse directions D ₀ ≈Н _о two parallel structural elements between supports of height H ₁ <Н _о , arranged so that the condition D≈Н is met for all sections of emission wires.

The advantage of the claimed device compared to the prototype device is that in the claimed device, condition (1) is practically fulfilled in all sections of the wires. In contrast to the prototype device, almost the entire emission wire is involved in emission, with electrons and ions more likely to remain in the atmosphere. As a result, for a given area occupied by the device, and a given potential on the wire, the power of electron emission into the atmosphere from the claimed device is significantly increased. At the same time, thanks to the cable and parallel structural elements between relatively low supports, the number of suspension insulators for a given wire length is reduced several times. At the same number of times, leakage currents through insulators to the ground are reduced, which expands the capabilities and reliability of the device when working in conditions of high humidity and precipitation.

A General view of the inventive device is shown in Figures 1 and 2. Figure 1 shows a side view of the device. In Figure 2 is a top view of the device. In both figures: 1 - two relatively higher masts, 2 - relatively low masts, 3 - cable between higher masts, 4 - parallel structural elements between relatively low masts, 5 - emission wires, 6 - insulators, 7 - source of high constant potential on wires.

Table 1 presents an example of a specific implementation of the claimed device and its parameters

Information sources

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Claims (1)

A device for influencing the atmosphere by electrons and ions, consisting of emission wires suspended on supports of various heights and at high constant potential relative to the ground, characterized in that the suspension system of wires consists of two supports of height H _about , between which a cable is stretched through which at wires D ₀ ≈H _o in the transverse directions suspended emission wires terminating on two parallel structural elements between supports of height H ₁ <H _o , located so that the condition D≈N for all sections of emission wires.

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