Amen!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave Tweed" <pic@DTWEED.COM>
To: <PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [EE]: Powering PIC from RF (Radio waves!)


> "Sean H. Breheny" <shb7@CORNELL.EDU> wrote:
> > At 01:48 AM 1/25/2003 +1100, Roman wrote:
> > > Olin Lathrop wrote:
> > > > Nonetheless if the power company floods your property with strong E
and B
> > > > fields, it seems a bit strange that you shouldn't be allowed to
harness
> > > > those fields.
> > >
> > > I'm on the power company's side here. He has made an
> > > air cored transformer, and any competent EE witness in
> > > court would back up the theory that this is the same
> > > transformer principle used by EVERY transformer between
> > > the power company and it's customers to deliver power
> > > from those transmission lines to each customer.
> > >
> > > The fact that his home made transformer looked funny
> > > won't cut it. If he had made ANY type of AC transformer
> > > which directly drained power from the power company's
> > > equipment he is stealing their joules plain and simple.
> > > It could be demonstrated that joules he gained were
> > > lost from their system.
> >
> > As much as I agree with you that it is a transformer and that it will
cause
> > a noticeable drain from the power line, I'm not sure I'm on the power
> > company's side. In essence, if you go along with what you say, then you
are
> > saying that having a power line going near your property restricts your
> > right to build what you want on your property. So, for example, if I
have a
> > 200 meter long field which does NOT go by a power line, I am completely
> > free to build a long metal wire structure (fence, antenna, whatever) but
if
> > the power company decides to put a power line nearby, I no longer have
that
> > right?
> >
> > If it were dangerous (i.e., if my metal structure caused overheating of
the
> > power line) or if it made the power distribution economically infeasible
> > (i.e., drew huge amounts of power from the power line), then I think it
> > would be clear-cut. However, if it makes very little economic difference
to
> > the power company and causes no danger, I think it makes sense to just
say
> > that everyone has the right to put up what they want on their property.
>
> I'm with Olin and Sean. By choosing open-wire lines for transmission, the
> power company has decided to accept a certain amount of energy loss to the
> environment. It's just economics -- shielding the lines would cost more
> than the value of the energy recovered.
>
> If my body and property are inundated with these fields, I see no valid
> argument that I shouldn't be able to make use of them. I use the same
> argument with regard to the microwaves that are coursing through my body
> from satellites (including pay-TV) and wireless communication towers.
>
> I do, however, accept restrictions on reselling that energy (or data) to
> others.
>
> -- Dave Tweed
>
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