Earth Battery Beneath Power Lines

[Pirate88179]

This probably has a bit to do with the chemistry of the nails vs the tree sap, it is interesting that ground was positive though, did you try a nail to nail measure where one was in the tree and the other nail was in the ground _ this would effectively neutralize that sort of phenomenon wouldn't it?

Good question.  But, no, I did not.  However, I did try just the meter probes before I made the array.  You can do that too.  Anyone can.  I think it would be interesting to see results from others around the globe to see how that compared with mine.  Just use your probes off the DMM and see what you get?

Bill

[the_big_m_in_ok]

As I understand it, the draw from the line is insignificant amounts of current with moderate amounts of voltage.

Here you go, look at this:

http://www.pureenergysystems.com/news/exclusive/wireless_transformer/

Pounding two rods into the ground would have the same effect as an earth battery, even without the power lines overhead or using house wiring to do the same thing inside a building with a long, insulated wire.

I build an earth battery setup in a large city surrounded by power lines and still got only 2 volts on an analog VOM.

--Lee

[czimborbryan]

I think we had already determined that the earth battery would only produce the same low output as in any other earth battery location.  The folks above mentioned that a suspended set-up would yield better results.