Patent ID: 9712036
Date: 2017-07-18
CPC Classifications: H02K

Claim:
1. A method of generating electricity from the geomagnetic field and rotation of the earth, the earth rotating through the geomagnetic field to form a potential difference between first and second earth-bound terrestrial charged bodies, the first and the second earth-bound terrestrial charged bodies being spaced apart in a direction substantially normal to the earth's surface, said method comprising the steps of: (a) using a system including (i) an electrical load having a supply input and a return output, (ii) a first current path having a first end coupled to the supply input of the electrical load, and (iii) a second current path having a first end coupled to the return output of the electrical load; (b) coupling a second end of the first current path to the first earth-bound terrestrial charged body and coupling a second end of the second current path to the second earth-bound terrestrial charged body, such that the electrical load is electrically coupled to the first and the second earth-bound terrestrial charged bodies; and (c) generating in the electrical load an electrical current related to the potential difference formed between the first and the second earth-bound terrestrial charged bodies by the earth's rotation through the geomagnetic field.