Patent ID: 6845919

Claim:
A system for attracting and discharging electrons and protons from the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth, the system comprising: a tower having a concrete base ( 14 ) supported within the surface ( 18 ) of the Earth ( 13 ), the tower further having a frame ( 5 ) extending vertically from the concrete base ( 14 ) into the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth, the concrete base ( 14 ) electrically insulating the tower frame ( 5 ) from the Earth; a ground conductor ( 12 ) running alongside the tower frame ( 5 ) into the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth, the ground conductor ( 12 ) being electrically insulated from the tower frame ( 5 ): a first ground rod ( 10 ) driven into the surface of the Earth, one end of the first ground rod ( 10 ) being connected to a first end of the ground conductor ( 12 ) to thereby charge the ground conductor ( 12 ) electrically negative: a second ground rod ( 10 ) connected to a second end of the ground conductor ( 12 ) to be charged electrically negative, the second ground rod ( 10 ) extending into the atmosphere above the tower frame ( 5 ): a generator ( 16 ) for supplying positively charged electricity: a positive conductor ( 21 ) running alongside the tower frame ( 5 ) into the atmosphere above the surface of the Earth, the positive conductor ( 21 ) being connected at a first end to the generator ( 16 ) to be charged electrically positive, the positive conductor ( 21 ) being electrically insulated from the tower frame ( 5 ); a positive conductor rod ( 22 ) connected to a second end of the positive conductor ( 21 ) to be charged electrically positive, the positive conductor rod ( 22 ) extending into the atmosphere above the tower frame ( 5 ); wherein when lightning from the atmosphere strikes the second ground rod ( 10 ), the second ground rod ( 10 ) discharges protons from the lightning into the Earth via the ground conductor ( 12 ) and the first ground rod ( 10 ), and the positive conductor rod ( 22 ) attracts electrons remaining its vicinity and discharges the attracted electrons into the generator ( 16 ) via the positive conductor ( 21 ).