radiation from solar arrays
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Hi, everybody, Still in Massachusetts, where there is a bit of a boom in large, industrial scale, solar arrays. There is a multi-acre array nearby that is said to make static as you drive by it. Is there anything that these arrays could be emitting? Or could the structure of the thing be “resonating” to something and amplifying it? Wearing my tin hat, today. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
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Are you talking about static on your car radio, or static electricity? Static electricity would be weird, but I bet somebody could explain the static on a car radio. Cody Smith On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote:
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I took him to mean noises (outside) you hear as you drive by, because up here there are several large power transmission lines you float under when you're rafting or hike under up in the mountains; and when you're near these power lines, you can hear a very loud crackling hum/hiss... like a Jacob's Ladder, but with a constant set of tones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXiOQCRiSp0 On 09/03/2015 08:49 AM, cody dooderson wrote: > Are you talking about static on your car radio, or static electricity? > Static electricity would be weird, but I bet somebody could explain the > static on a car radio. > > Cody Smith > > On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> > wrote: > >> Hi, everybody, >> >> >> >> Still in Massachusetts, where there is a bit of a boom in large, >> industrial scale, solar arrays. There is a multi-acre array nearby that is >> said to make static as you drive by it. Is there anything that these >> arrays could be emitting? Or could the structure of the thing be >> “resonating” to something and amplifying it? -- glen ep ropella -- 971-255-2847 ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
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Can you give some clarification about the rumours? Is there a radio station neerby? your cars radeo turned on, and the station it was tuned to lost signal? Maybe they use some kind of radio to make adjustestments and pointed twards the sun, and cars passing by pick that up? Although power lines do make a 'huming' or staticy sound http://forums.groundspeak.com/GC/index.php?showtopic=138748 http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/what-causes-the-noise-emi/ Some configurations can cause noise to be picked up by radeos as well a problem discussed here: http://www.arrl.org/power-line-noise I suppose if the solar panels are collecting energy. That energy needs to get to the cities somehow. That might do it? Anecdotally I've heard some cool sounds neer large number of solar pannels. I thought it might be related to wind somehow On a off chance it's some kind of experiment I did a quick google search using those terms and some people from 2010 talked about possible using static electricity collection somehow to supplement them. On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 9:12 AM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote:
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Hi, Jim,
What is alleged is that the sound is similar to that made while passing under power lines but louder. Just to clarify, it is a sound picked up by a car radio as one passes near the array. I guess I was wondering two things: could the array generate rf's, and, if so, of what frequency? Or, Could an array of that size pick up and amplify rf's via resonance? This is admittedly one of my balmy, idiot-inquiries, but I wondered if anybody had a first thought. Hope you all are well. I look forward to getting back to SF. Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ -----Original Message----- From: [hidden email] [mailto:[hidden email]] Sent: Thursday, September 03, 2015 12:52 PM To: [hidden email] Subject: Re: [FRIAM] radiation from solar arrays hey Nick. does it make a static-y noise or actual static electricity? jim -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [FRIAM] radiation from solar arrays From: "Nick Thompson" <[hidden email]> Date: Sep 3, 2015 9:12 AM To: "Friam" <[hidden email]> CC: Hi, everybody, Still in Massachusetts, where there is a bit of a boom in large, industrial scale, solar arrays. There is a multi-acre array nearby that is said to make static as you drive by it. Is there anything that these arrays could be emitting? Or could the structure of the thing be "resonating" to something and amplifying it? Wearing my tin hat, today. Nick Nicholas S. Thompson Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Biology Clark University http://home.earthlink.net/~nickthompson/naturaldesigns/ ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
Humbucking: Was radiation from solar arrays
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Nick -
Probably not much in the RF spectrum from the DC current coming out of the PV arrays themselves... however, the business of turning that into 120/240/480/xKW high voltage transmission-grade 60hz AC could very well be leaking RF frequency radiation... just like the powerlines overhead do.Hi, Jim, What is alleged is that the sound is similar to that made while passing under power lines but louder. Just to clarify, it is a sound picked up by a car radio as one passes near the array. I guess I was wondering two things: could the array generate rf's, and, if so, of what frequency? Or, Could an array of that size pick up and amplify rf's via resonance? There is a Wikipedia article on "Mains Hum" that might give you a better idea of the details of the myriad electromechanical coupling modes that can lead to the complex spectral energy often encountered in such systems. You might approach the operators of the power plant and suggest that they try humbucking their systems, but be sure to enunciate clearly as they might mistake your suggestion for something more rude like Humbuggery which of course is phonetically but not etymologically related to general buggery! Your "balmy" inquiries always yield the best humbuckery and hobknobbery here, so don't stop!This is admittedly one of my balmy, idiot-inquiries, but I wondered if anybody had a first thought. See you soon! - Steve ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
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Well one could say once you know more about how cool solar panels are, your are now enlightned (*rimshot*)On Thu, Sep 3, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Nick Thompson <[hidden email]> wrote: Hi, Jim, ============================================================ FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com |
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Steve's point about the conversion of the solar DC to AC most likely being the problem seems accurate. A little more research shows that DC & solar arrays are not subject to FCC part B regs on RF interference. I don't think it's much to worry about if all it's doing is affecting some local radios. FM receivers are pretty sensitive pieces of equipment. -Jim
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