Re: Beanstalk vs Voltage

From: Gordon Couger (gcouger_at_NOSPAMprovalue.net)
Date: 06/19/04 

Date: Sat, 19 Jun 2004 03:55:52 -0500

"Earl Colby Pottinger" <earlcp@idirect.com> wrote in message
news:M7CdnXXpmZvZjU7d4p2dnA@look.ca...
> "Gordon Couger" <gcouger@NOSPAMprovalue.net> :
>
> > "Duane C. Johnson" <redrok@redrok.com> wrote in message
> > news:40CFCF45.479691D2@redrok.com...
> > > Hi;
> > >
> > > MSu1049321 wrote:
> > >
> > > > Hey, this raises a question in my mind about beanstalks
> > > > and any electical potential thay may have between the
> > > > ballast point and the ground connection...
> > > > does such a beanstalk pass thru enough of the "layers" of
> > > > LEO to generate power, and would this be somehow of use?
> > >
> > > Probably the larger problem is inductive generation when
> > > the earths magnetic field moves across the ribbon.
> > >
> > > You won't directly generate power like the tethered satellite
> > > experiment. The Beanstalk, since it travels with the earths
> > > magnet field, wouldn't directly generate power. However, it
> > > would generate power during magnetic storms when the fields
> > > move rapidly.
> > >
> > It will generate power when there is a change in the earths magnetic
field.
> > The power grid moves with the earth and the field and it still gets
zapped
> > by fluctuations in the earths magnetic field when a solar storm hits
just
> > right.
>
> And interesting enough after the fluctuations the power lines are still
> there, and they still work! So what is the big deal, it is the same for
the
> BeanStalk except since it does not have to conduct power to be use we can
put
> in as many insulating breaks as we want. And as a BeanStalk is not made
of a
> conductor why expect that.
>
> Additionally, when Earth mag field moves it generates large currents but
low
> voltages. Low voltages mean poor current flow in a BeanStalk which is not
> part of a closed circuit.
>

If turned ot plasma it may well short the ionosphere ot ground with a
resistance of a few ohms per Km. And the voltage difference in normal lower
atmosphere can be 300 V/m I don't know how high it is at altitude.

Gordon

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