Induced power from nearby lines??
I think I'm getting electrical current induced into my RV from nearby overhead power lines. I'm within 60' of 3 oh high-voltage wires. Not sure of the voltage. When I went on my roof I grabbed t...
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A little fun!
Why are not these strays being used for good things or products? Maybe, for an emergency situation, you could buy a gadget you could charge your cell phone by unrolling a little wire under power lines.
You could park your RV under power lines in the winter to heat it for free.
If you live a cold area you could build your house using metal beams and let it heat it self.
Maybe you could charge your RV battery by parking under power lines.
The possibilities are almost limitless!
OK how to measure it for those who know.
Using a very high impedance voltmeter, RMS is best, measure the voltage from RV to ground.
Then measure the current from the RV to ground with an ammeter.
This will give you the Thevenin equivalent circuit. From this you can determine the maximum power transfer, the maximum power that you can use from this source.
Will it be megawatts or microwatts? The curious want to know.
Why are not these strays being used for good things or products? Maybe, for an emergency situation, you could buy a gadget you could charge your cell phone by unrolling a little wire under power lines.
You could park your RV under power lines in the winter to heat it for free.
If you live a cold area you could build your house using metal beams and let it heat it self.
Maybe you could charge your RV battery by parking under power lines.
The possibilities are almost limitless!
OK how to measure it for those who know.
Using a very high impedance voltmeter, RMS is best, measure the voltage from RV to ground.
Then measure the current from the RV to ground with an ammeter.
This will give you the Thevenin equivalent circuit. From this you can determine the maximum power transfer, the maximum power that you can use from this source.
Will it be megawatts or microwatts? The curious want to know.
