Nokia is researching how to charge a smartphone with lightning energy

ByHåkon Sønderland

not to mentionThunderIs a discharge phenomenon caused by electric energy accumulated in the atmosphere and it is said that about 8.6 million lightning strikes are occurring every day in estimation. Many attempts have been made to divert this huge energy to electric power so far, but Nokia is advancing research on whether it can be used to charge smartphones.

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Scenery inside something stupid lab. A researcher who installs two smartphones on a laboratory machine with a steep expression.


One is a company's flagship model,Lumia 1020It looks like. It is only for the purpose of camera function, this is for shooting.


Prepare by connecting the power cable to the experimental equipment.


For the sake of safety, the laboratory equipment was banned from entering by closing the fence.


It seems that it is a dangerous experiment.


We confirmed that lightning is electric energyBenjamin FranklinQuoting the words, until then that thy lightning "to be a destroyer for both human beings and beasts" will be diverted to energy.


"This is the world's first experiment to charge smartphones with lightning," Nokia's Chris Webber executive vice president, who speaks about this project.


Nokia is a UK national universityUniversity of SouthamptonWe are proceeding with this project jointly.


Southampton University talking about project detailsHigh Voltage LaboratoryMr. Neil Palmer. Beside it is used for experimentsLumia 925Is set on the stand.


Connect the power supply to this huge transformer, raise the voltage at once.


When it reaches 200,000 volts, it will discharge artificial thunder. It converts it to household electricity with the right equipment and performs charging.


"Because energy emission of lightning is a momentary event, we can not use this as it is, and in order to use it for charging smartphones, we need to level it and convert it to stable power," Webber says Mr.


Here is the state of the experiment. Discharge occurs along with the sound "honey".


Immediately the display of Lumia 925 turns on ... ...


Changing to indication that charging is in progress


At the laboratory level, it seems that it succeeded in diverting thunder to energy source of smartphone.


For nowIt is difficult to divert lightning to electricityAlthough it is strong viewpoint, it may be said to be an interesting attempt in the screaming of the importance of renewable energy.