Apparatus for collecting electrons from cloud bottoms and cloud tubes

An apparatus for collecting electrons from cloud bottoms and cloud tubes comprises:

• a conductive outer tube;
• a conductive inner cylinder;
• a first insulating base;
• a starting power system;
• a collection power system;
• a grounding tube;
• the conductive outer tube having an exterior diameter and an interior diameter;
• the conductive inner cylinder being within the interior diameter of the conductive outer tube;
• the conductive outer tube and the conductive inner cylinder being attached to the first insulating base;
• the conductive outer tube being electrically isolated from the conductive inner cylinder;
• the starting power system comprised of:
• a starting switch;
• a starting power source,
• a starting transformer,
• the starting power source being configured to provide a starting electrical current;
• the starting switch being electrically connected to the starting power source;
• the starting switch being configured to interrupt the starting electrical current;
• the starting transformer being electrically connected to the starting switch;
• the starting transformer being configured to adjust a starting voltage of the starting electrical current provided by the starting power source;
• the conductive outer tube being electrically connected to the starting transformer;
• the collection power system is further comprised of:
• a collection transformer,
• a collection power bank;
• the conductive inner cylinder being configured to receive a collection electrical current from bottom of the clouds and cloud tubes;
• the conductive inner cylinder being electrically connected to the collection transformer;
• the collection transformer being configured to adjust a collection voltage of the collection electrical current;
• the collection power bank being electrically connected to the collection transformer;
• the collection power bank being configured to store the collection electrical current;
• the grounding tube comprises:
• a conductive inner rod,
• a conductive outer shell the conductive outer shell further comprises:
• an outer shell diameter,
• an inner shell diameter;
• the conductive inner rod comprises:
• an outer rod diameter;
• the conductive inner rod is disposed within the inner shell diameter;
• the conductive inner rod is electrically connected to the collection power bank;
• the conductive outer shell is electrically connected to the conductive outer tube;
• the apparatus for collecting electrons from cloud tubes is mounted to a ship;
• the conductive inner cylinder is further comprised of an extended inner tube;
• the extended inner tube further comprised a number of positively charged rings;
• the extended inner tube being attached to conductive inner cylinder;
• and
• the number of positively charged rings surrounding the extended inner tube.