Is it possible to draw static electricity from the air and convert it into power?
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the problem with gathering static electricity is that you have to be already moving to gather it.
Besides, static electricity is very weak. Even the amount of static electricity gathered by a commercial jet wouldnt be useful in a car.
Tesla seemed to think so.
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Unfortunately, average static charges, though usually in the range around 50kV, are usually 1uA or so -- total power in a static shock is about 50mW.
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