Klydonograph
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The Klydonograph is a device that records a surge in electrical voltage on a sulpher-dusted photographic film
. The device is credited to J.F Peters, who pursued the idea as a means of investigating the effects of lightning
on electric power
lines. The resulting graphic varies in size and shape as a function of the potential, polarity, and wave shape of the captured lightning discharge.
Imaging an electrical impulse with sulphur dust was documented in 1777 by Dr. G. C Lichtenberg, and this idea was further developed by others (to include a photographic plate, for example) before being adopted by the Klydonograph.
Klydonograph is generally used to record impulse voltages between 2 kV and 50 kV.
Photographic film
Photographic film is a sheet of plastic coated with an emulsion containing light-sensitive silver halide salts with variable crystal sizes that determine the sensitivity, contrast and resolution of the film...
. The device is credited to J.F Peters, who pursued the idea as a means of investigating the effects of lightning
Lightning
Lightning is an atmospheric electrostatic discharge accompanied by thunder, which typically occurs during thunderstorms, and sometimes during volcanic eruptions or dust storms...
on electric power
Electric power
Electric power is the rate at which electric energy is transferred by an electric circuit. The SI unit of power is the watt.-Circuits:Electric power, like mechanical power, is represented by the letter P in electrical equations...
lines. The resulting graphic varies in size and shape as a function of the potential, polarity, and wave shape of the captured lightning discharge.
Imaging an electrical impulse with sulphur dust was documented in 1777 by Dr. G. C Lichtenberg, and this idea was further developed by others (to include a photographic plate, for example) before being adopted by the Klydonograph.
Klydonograph is generally used to record impulse voltages between 2 kV and 50 kV.