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From: logajan@ns.ns.com (John Logajan x3118)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Free power from 'whispering wires' ??
Summary: Tapping energy from power lines is un-economical.
Keywords: power transmission
Message-ID: <320@ns.ns.com>
Date: 6 Jul 88 21:44:54 GMT
References: <3170@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM>
Organization: Network Systems Corp. Mpls MN
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In article <3170@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM>, steves@tekgen.BV.TEK.COM (Steve Shellans) writes:
> Would it be possible to tap part of the energy from those high voltage
> power transmission lines?

It is possible to place an inductor near any AC source and tap some of the
energy present.  The problem is that the field density is very low and the
coupling (distance etc) is not good. So you really can't get much power out
of such a scheme.  To draw power from a DC field by 'rotating' your inductor
would require that you put in as much (more actually) power as you get out.
Your just using a permenant magnet type field.  Again the fields around
DC lines are very weak.  Also I believe there are a lot more AC lines
than DC, but I am not sure about that.

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