Rotating elements in early lightning protection: Bridging Diviš’s 18th century innovation with contemporary wind turbine physics

IF 2.1 4区工程技术 Q3 ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC

Journal of Electrostatics Pub Date : 2025-10-06 DOI:10.1016/j.elstat.2025.104187

Marcela Efmertová, Jan Mikeš, Ivan Soukup, Ondřej Hanuš

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Abstract

This study investigates the relationship between Václav Prokop Diviš’s 1754 lightning rod design and contemporary research on lightning interactions with wind turbines. Through comparative analysis of historical sources and modern experimental findings, we explore how Diviš’s incorporation of rotating elements and multiple discharge points shows interesting parallels with physical phenomena observed in modern wind turbine research. While Diviš’s complete system failed due to implementation limitations, certain individual design elements show correspondence with effects documented in contemporary studies: rotation-enhanced electrical activity and multi-point discharge characteristics. This historical-modern connection illustrates how empirical experimentation can explore concepts that later scientific research examines with modern methodology. The study contributes to understanding the evolution of atmospheric electricity knowledge and the persistence of certain experimental approaches across centuries.

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旋转元素在早期防雷：桥diviski的18世纪创新与当代风力涡轮机物理

本研究探讨了Václav Prokop divisti的1754避雷针设计与当代雷电与风力涡轮机相互作用的研究之间的关系。通过对历史资料和现代实验结果的比较分析，我们探索了Diviš i的旋转元件和多个放电点的结合如何与现代风力涡轮机研究中观察到的物理现象显示出有趣的相似之处。虽然divis的完整系统由于实施限制而失败，但某些单独的设计元素显示出与当代研究中记录的效果相对应：旋转增强的电活动和多点放电特性。这种历史与现代的联系说明了经验实验如何能够探索后来科学研究用现代方法检验的概念。这项研究有助于理解大气电学知识的演变，以及几个世纪以来某些实验方法的持久性。

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Journal of Electrostatics 工程技术-工程：电子与电气

CiteScore

4.00

自引率

11.10%

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审稿时长

49 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Electrostatics is the leading forum for publishing research findings that advance knowledge in the field of electrostatics. We invite submissions in the following areas: Electrostatic charge separation processes. Electrostatic manipulation of particles, droplets, and biological cells. Electrostatically driven or controlled fluid flow. Electrostatics in the gas phase.