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The collection of electrical energy from the atmosphere is expected to create a new alternative energy source. Scientists are developing panels that can capture electricity from the air, lighting up homes or charging electric vehicles; the panels can also be placed on the roof of buildings to prevent the formation of lightning.
Scientists have long noticed that when steam escapes from a boiler, it forms an electrostatic spark. When water vapor collects tiny particles of dust and other substances in the air, it is the time when electricity is formed. For centuries, scientists have been thrilled with the idea of ​​capturing electricity from the air and using it. The famous inventor Nicolas Tesla is one of them.
How electricity is generated and released in the atmosphere is a mystery of science that has not been solved for 200 years. Scientists once believed that the water droplets in the atmosphere were electrically neutral, and even if they were in contact with dust particles and other droplets of charge, they would not change their "nature."
However, at the 240th National Conference of the American Chemical Society (ACS) at the 240th National Conference of the American Chemical Society, Fernando Gallumbeck of the University of Campina, Brazil, said that he and his colleagues simulated the process of contact between water and dust particles in the air in a laboratory. It is confirmed that the water in the atmosphere can indeed obtain electric charge. The dust particles they choose are the common silica and aluminum phosphate particles in the air. In a high humidity environment, the air contains a high concentration of water vapor, silica becomes more negatively charged, and aluminum phosphate changes. Have more positive charge. Gallumbeck called this charge "hygroelectricity," or "humidity generated electricity." He explained that this clearly shows that the water in the atmosphere can accumulate charge and transfer the charge to other substances in contact with it.
Gallembaker said that scientists can develop wet-electric panels that collect wet electricity (just like solar panels that collect sunlight) and provide the collected electricity to homes and businesses. Wet electricity panels are also very efficient in areas with high humidity, such as the northeast and southeastern United States, and humid tropical regions. In addition, similar methods can also prevent lightning and lightning strikes. Wet electric panels are placed on the top of buildings that frequent the thunderstorms. These panels will completely absorb the electricity from the humid air in the rain and prevent the formation of lightning after the charge accumulates.
Gallembaker also pointed out that although there are still many studies to be done in the future, the benefits of extensive use of wet electricity will be considerable. Currently, his research team is testing a variety of metals, hoping to find the metal that has the most potential for capturing electricity in the atmosphere while preventing lightning strikes.
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