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The paper outlines how electrified convective clouds form the foundation for discussing lightning power generation. It estimates lightning strikes roughly 100 times per second and argues that direct conversion has long been difficult. The work proposes that analysis enables theoretical models of lightning power growth and highlights the central challenge: a storage device to slowly transform and distribute lightning energy.","Lightning as Atmospheric Electricity  \nConference Paper in Canadian Conference on Electrical and Computer Engineering·June 2006  \nDOI:10.1109/CCECEZ006.2759·5ource IEEEXplore  \nCITATIONS  \n15  \n2 authors:  \nKarthick Srinivasan  \nCornell University  \n2 PUBLICATIONS 28 CITATIONS  \nSEE PROFILE  \nSome of the authors of this publication are also working on these related projects:  \nSurgical robotics View project  \nPart of my PhD thesis View project  \nREADS  \n3,704  \nJason Gu  \nDalhousie University  \n385 PUBLICATIONS 4,570 CITATIONS  \nSEE PROFILE  \n# LIGHTNINGAS ATMOSPHERICELECTRICITY\n\nKarthick SrinivasanJason Gu  \nElectrical &ComputerElectrical &ComputerEngineeringEngineeringDalhousie UniversityDalhousie Universityemail:Karthick@dal.caemail:Jason.gu@dal.ca  \n# Abstract\n\nLightning is one of the most beautiful displays in natureyet it's the most deadly natural phenomenon known to manBenjamin Franklin was the first to prove Electricity inlightning in 1752,yet,we still remain in awe of lightningwhich flashes in its mystery.Early studies done to find thatlightning is electricity paved the way for this article,toinvestigate the power behind the lightning,its source andthe possibilities of harnessing lightning power.  \nIt has been estimated that lightning strikes somewhereon the surface of the earth about 100 times every second.Despite its frequency of occurrence lightning electricitycould not be transformed into a useful quality.In this paperfirst,the electrification of convective clouds are describedin order to lay a foundation for discussion;secondly,theanalysis so described enable theoretical models of thegrowth oflightning power plant to be projected.It is evidentthat lightning has enormous energy which is nothing butelectricity,but the challenge with lightning is to suggest astorage device to slowly transform and distribute thelightning power storing the massive power block such that itcan be extractedlater.  \nThis paper describes about lightning phenomenon anddifferent ideas were by we will be able to harness the powerof lightning.Understanding lightning helps us to learnabout electricity.After all,lightning is a form of electricity.  \nKeywords:Lightning,Static electricity,  \n# 1.Introduction\n\nSince the days of Franklin study the atmosphericelectricity,the first thing that leaps our mind aboutatmospheric electricity is the spectacular display oflightning in thunderstorms.Undoubtedly,this is animportant phenomenon which requires enormous study.Lightning is an extremely high current,high voltage andtransient electric discharge.It is this transient discharge ofstatic electricity that serves to re-establish electrostaticequilibrium within a storm environment.A complete studyof the lightning flash and its interactions requirescontributions from Physics (to understand how the electricalenergy is converted mainly to heat energy in the lightningchannel),Chemistry(to understand production of tracegases in the air heated by the lightning),Mathematics(tomodel how the temperature and the pressure of the lightning  \nchannel vary with time),Meteorology(to understand thecharge structure and initiation of lightning),Engineering(toprotect the electrical systems from lightning &extractelectricity from lightning)and medicine (to understand thelightning caused injuries).Indeed,the lightning flash is anatural phenomenon around which all the sciences inventedby humans can join hands and make common contributions.In spite of the ample knowledge about lightning that'sspread around the world very few researches are beencarried-out to extract electricity from the lightning,though itwas found lightning has electrical charges more than 150years ago.First,the reason is due to its high energy andpower,second is the capriciousness.So before we begininvestigate lightning,we have to gain some understandingof the unseen but pervasive electrical properties of theatmosphere that provide the medium in which these stormsdevelop.Understanding lightning helps us to learn","cbCaijsAH4SXqIOg","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaijsAH4SXqIOg","pdf",5365721,2,1,5,"English","en",105,"# Abstract\n# 1. 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