Thoughts on Earth Lines

[jadaro2600]

This may be somewhat related to ley lines, etc.

It's well know that a power line will conduct a voltage even when disconnected, is it not reasonable to deduce than that a long enough line will begin to conduct electricity not as a result of electricity but as a result of it being on the surface of the earth and since the earth is rotating, it is thus moving in an otherwise stationary field?  Wouldn't this be the same effect as the vertical stator homopolar generator:

I've looked everywhere for a picture of the concept, but, this crude one will have to do (the rotor picture exists in some book published in the early 1920's):

As the rotor spins, a current builds up in the arms, blue, from one end to another...
wouldn't the earth line conduct a current when oriented from north to south?

[onthecuttingedge2005]

This is one of the reasons why 'most' power lines run East to West, the Earth and the Moon have field lines that induce electrical current flow into the lines and sometimes would blow out the transformers.

I don't know if they still have problems with this as of today but at one time it use to be a pain in the power companies butt.

Jerry

[forest]

It is of the immerse importance to prove if Earth magnetic field is stationary (And Earth is homopolar generator) or rather Earth magnetic field rotate along Earth rotation with the same speed (and maybe causing gravity field).

Most of power lines are grounded so I suppose any generated HV is dissipated to Earth. Am I right ?

[onthecuttingedge2005]

try the experiment.

Jerry

[forest]

can you explain the purpose of such experiment ?