If frequency is the problem, what about an airborne collection system?
2006-06-15 19:37:07 · 9 answers · asked by Casey 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Yes, it could and we will harness this form of power in the future.
However, please remember that lightning is used by nature as a means of providing food for the soil bacteria with nitrites and nitrates. Like anything else, if we become greedy and harness all the energy, we may create environmental problems, such as food production. This is in parallel with harnessing water in a river, and then holding up all the water to generate electricity and not let other creatures that depend on the water flow have that water.
2006-06-15 20:21:59 · answer #1 · answered by Prosper O 2 · 1⤊ 3⤋
It may be possible in the future, however it can not be harnessed at the moment. Since lightning holds a TON of energy, if people could harness it we would probably be as close to perpetual energy as we could get.
2006-06-15 19:41:39 · answer #2 · answered by ThatOneGuy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In all likleyhood no matter how efficient a system became at harnessing this energy source it would ALWAYS cost more to operate the system than the value of the energy derived from it
2006-06-15 19:59:29 · answer #3 · answered by mmf 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, not yet. it is too hard to control, and it could destroy and airborne system. Airplanes get minimal damage because they are not grounded. We just don't have the technology to handle the power load without burning out the system. If we had a room temperature superconductor though, we might be able to handle it.
2006-06-15 19:43:28 · answer #4 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you've 2 significant problems with utilising lightning as a plausible source. One - that is totally random and unpredictable. 2 - that is fairly effectual. you'll ought to construct an particularly sturdy and expensive device to make certain that it to face up to the strike and funnel it into an fairly expensive storage device - batteries/capacitors regularly react BADLY to unexpected potential surges - they're generally designed to obtain a consistent low element of charging. that is in simple terms no longer useful.
2016-11-14 20:29:51 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO....youd have to know WHERE its going to strike for ONE thing...and the current is very low.(voltage is very high but current is extremely low) ...so any resistance in your collection assy - would make it a useless attempt. not feasible
2006-06-16 01:11:32 · answer #6 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. There is no real accurate way of determining where it will strike, and no way, currently (pun intended), to store that much energy in what amounts to an instant.
2006-06-15 19:45:07 · answer #7 · answered by My Avatar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes. What ever man puts his mind to, can happen. It will take time, but it will happen.
2006-06-15 19:41:15 · answer #8 · answered by obeyoneonly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes but not with the tech we have at this time
2006-06-15 19:41:52 · answer #9 · answered by Celestial Dragon 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋