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US 12,588,606 B2Granted
Aerial electrostatic system for weather modification
AssigneesThe United States of America as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture, Active Influence and Scientific Management, SP
InventorsDaniel E. Martin, Arquimedes Ruiz-Columbie
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Abstract
The system uses a specifically modified spray assembly to spray electrically charged fluid into selected clouds. In addition to rain enhancement, the system is also designed for snow enhancement, hail suppression, fog dissipation, and smog remediation.
Claims19
An aerial electrostatic seeding(ES) method for weather modification, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) equipping at least one aircraft with a spraying system comprising at least one sprayer, the at least one sprayer comprising:
- (1) a spray nozzle that produces an atomized spray;
- (2) an electrode that surrounds the spray nozzle;
- (b) taking off in the at least one aircraft and locating a targeted cloud comprising or having a potential to comprise:
- rain, fog, smog, hail, or snow;
- (c) providing a pressurized fluid to the spray nozzle so that the fluid sprays from the spray nozzle;
- (d) electrically charging the electrode so that the fluid spraying from the spray nozzle has an electrical charge, and consists essentially of negatively charged pressurized fluid;
- (e) spraying the electrically charged fluid so that the negatively charged pressurized fluid enters the targeted cloud, thereby causing at least one of:
- rain enhancement, fog dissipation, smog remediation, hail suppression, or snow enhancement.
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