One little google search and I have discovered Hermann Plauson, engineer and inventor of the 1920's who developed an electrostatic generator. There is a book available in the British Library of his work 'Production and Utilization of the Atmospheric Electricity'. His idea uses collector balloons of thin aluminium leaf with stays and wires for rigidity, filled with helium and covered in amalgamated zinc pins to ionize the surrounding air. 1 balloon 300 yards high gives a current of 400 volts of 1.8 amps, in 24hours 17kilowatts. 100 balloons set 100 yards from each other gives a minimum of 200 horsepower and up to 400 horsepower in winter due to the atmospheric changes. My oh my. By using batteries of condensers and high tension transformers etc, this power can be converted for any means. A rotary transformer in the mix works even better eliminating the need for condensers etc.
What about electrocution from storms etc? Well, apparently 'the inventor points out, no devastating thunder storms occur near such aerial power plants, because the balloons act not only as lightning arresters, but they quickly discharge the biggest thunder cloud, safely and noiselessly through their grounded spark gap'. My goodness this is all very clever stuff. I will continue my research.
A collecting balloon and connection to earth
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