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Q: How to convert a very high AC voltage (200- 500 kV AC) to 220 V AC with high current ( 60 amperes )

LoopingDevIf you have a power source that generates about 200-500kV AC with a very low current, just like the Tesla coil, but in a form of generator with regulator (means: we can control the output voltage). How can we use this to generate (220v with 60 amps) ? I'm looking for a way to take advantage of th...

I hope you don't reach those 500kV.
What is the power rating of this 500kV generator? And do you have a Datasheet for it (that you can include in your question, by editing it [Don't add the link to the datasheet in the comments]).
You want 13,200 watts at 220 volts. Do you really have a generator that produces at least 13,200 watts at some voltage up to 500,000 volts? That is what you need, Unless you can design a 13.2 kW high voltage buck circuit, you will need a 13.2 kVA transformer.
@MarkoBuršič yes, I only know that because the arc that is being created in air
@Tyler its a DIY generator, so there is no data sheet for this generator.
@CharlesCowie I was thinking of converting half the output to current using step-down voltage and voltage to current converter and keep the other half at 220v and then combine both circuits together in a thick wiring that could handle it.
13kW at 500kV is WAAAAAAAYYYYY more than enough to kill you without ever realizing what it is you did and without getting anywhere remotely near the thing. You don't ask for help with such things from strangers on the internet.
15:38
Are you sure you aren't just getting such a high voltage due to having no load? Meaning, once you put a load on it, you won't reach such high voltages?
Take a close look at your local power substation. Granted, it's working with much higher power, so it needs larger cables. But look at the insulators; they're big because that's what you need to protect your equipment from high voltage leaks. This is not a sensible casual project.
Also, you'll get better answers if you post a diagram/schematic. We are all guessing right now!
@DKNguyen yes I understand the risk, but I don't really need that much power, i can dial it down to 200-220 v, the problem is, the current is quite low, and I want to be able to power devices with it that would add up to 60 amps, so I'm looking for a way to take advantage of this power.
@Aaron yes it has zero load, and Im sure it's amps are very low, so I don't think i can add any load on it but again I can dial it down to 220v, but I need to increase it's amps
@PeteBecker thank you pete, I will order more protection gloves and others, and I'm already careful around it. but again, i dont need the 500kv, i only 220v and 60 amps, and that is what I'm trying to achieve here.
@Aaron again, there is no schematic, just a power source that can generates 0-500kv from 1-3v, I use a single battery for that.
@LoopingDev -- it's not about what you need; it's about what you have. What you have is 500kV, and that's very dangerous. Don't mess with it.
@PeteBecker i have between 0-500kv, its not always 500kv, its if i wanted to. but I only want 220v so I'm looking for away to convert that powerful generator to make it useful.
15:38
@LoopingDev -- re: "I use a single battery for that" -- as other comments have said, to produce 220V at 60 A, your battery would have to provide 13kW. If it's a 12 volt battery, that means over 1000 amps. Some car batteries can do that, but only for a short time.
"A power source that can generate 0-500kV [from 1-3v battery]" This just isn't going to happen. You'd be better off having 48VDC batteries and an inverter to 220VAC. I'm voting to close this question as too broad (and too dangerous.)
Good grief! Please stop what you are doing immediately before you kill yourself or anyone else. Please study the laws of thermodynamics.
I hate to be blunt, but it is obvious that you don't have the electrical knowledge needed to safely work with 200 kV. You seem to think that protective gloves can protect you against 200 kV; in fact, 200 kV can kill you even with gloves. You don't seem to have any awareness of the possibility of arc flash, which can kill you. Don't work on this again until you've taken an electrical engineering class and discussed this project with your instructor.
ROFL there is no schematic, just a power source that can generates 0-500kV from 1-3V. Could you solve world hunger while you are at it? What you are spouting makes no sense.
forget about the schematics and how the generator work, to simplify things, think of it as a power source with the ability to generate up 500kv ac
what can I do to use that to produce 220v and 60amps?
we know I = V/R, so if the power Source is 220V and the R =1 , then just by adding 1 ohms Resistance, I'll have 220V with 220amps, correct ?
JRE
JRE
15:51
There's more to it than that. The main thing being that Ohm's law doesn't account for how much current the source can deliver.
If I have a 220V source, and put a 1 ohm resistor across it, then 220A will flow. Provided the 220V source can really deliver 220A.
Adding a resistor will never increase a power supply's capacity to deliver current.
correct me if I'm wrong, I think that can be handled by the size of the copper wire , right ?
JRE
JRE
An ideal voltage source can supply infinite current at a fixed voltage. A real voltage source provides a limited current at a nearly constant voltage.
Try modeling your generator as an ideal voltage source in series with a resistor, and calculate its short circuit current. Then add another resistor in series, and calculate the short circuit current again. You'll see that the current will now be even less than it was before.
JRE
JRE
The size of the wire has jack to do with it. The first question is "can the source deliver the power?" You say your device is powered by a 1.5V to 3.V power source. Can that battery deliver 13200 watts? If not, then there's no way that your plan will work.
15:55
@LoopingDev even if you assume your wiring has 0 resistance, your source still needs to be able to provide the current.
JRE
JRE
That is assuming, of course, that you need a constant output.
If you need a short pulse of 220V at 60A, then you could charge a capacitor to high voltage and discharge it all at once. That would let you trade time (long recharge period) for power - but it'd take a whale of a big capacitor to provide that power and current for any length of time.
so you are saying, if the soruce doesn't have enough current, even if it can go as high as 500kv, it won't generate any current by using resistance or any other methods ?
JRE
JRE
Power = voltage * current.
yes I need a constant output
JRE
JRE
If you want 13200 watts out, then you need 13200 watts in. For a constant on circuit, there's no way out.
16:01
What we are saying is you are governed by the laws of physics. Conservation of energy. You cannot get more out than you put in. Otherwise we all be using howercraft.
how to measure the current that runs through the circuit?
I don't think the generator that creates 500kv can't create current, their has to be a way to do so.

how does the wind turbine generates current with voltage then ?
JRE
JRE
Wind turbines deliver a lot of current and a lot of voltage from the power of the wind.
Put it like this:
If you could jack up 3V from a little battery to 500kV, then get 220V at 60 A out of it, then you wouldn't need to run electical wires from the power plant to your house. An itty bitty little box in the corner with a couple of flashlight cells could run your whole house.
Wind turbines collect thousands of watts of mechanical power from the wind. They have a big generator inside that converts mechanical power to electrical power.
I understand that, my generator works a lot similar to the wind turbines but only needs 3v
Show how.
Another piece of advice I have for you is to calculate the amount of power that your device takes out of the battery, the amount of power that your device puts out, and the amount of power that you need. Remember that no device can ever put out more energy than has been put into it—that's completely impossible.
JRE
JRE
16:06
What other source of power does your generator have? Wind generators get their power from the wind, not from a low voltage source.
Is your generator a little box with a 3V input on one side and a 500kV output on the other side? A little box full of mysterious electronics that you bought from AliExpress or Amazon?
Or is your generator a motor driven by a 3V battery coupled to an electrical generator?
@LoopingDev and how much current?
@winny, cant do that now. maybe later when I test it out some more.
@TerranSwett thank you, I was thinking of splitting the output in series to divide the current across the outlets ( hopefully if everything worked as intended )
@JRE can't really provide any info at that moment, but I've not tested the amps yet, I just know at full speed with just 3v input, there is arc of electricity jumping in the air, Not sure how to measure the output current yet
@LShaver i don't know how to test it safely.
thank you all for all your help so far!
JRE
JRE
Look, it is totally unlikely that you have built something new. The most likely thing is that you have come up with an idea that has already been proven not to work.
The laws of thermodynamics strikes once again!
JRE
JRE
If you have a motor turning a generator, then there's nothing new to it. Getting thousand of volts out is no trick, either.
Regardless, if your have an electrical power source driving it and no other (mechanical) power input, then you can only ever get out the power that you put in.
16:17
@JRE maybe, but you can think for yourself, what if u have a turbine that is very smoothly put up together that u were able to turn it faster than how the wind does, with just 1-3v of input.

it's up to you to decide
JRE
JRE
Already been done. Energy out is less than the energy put in. You cannot get 220V at 60A from a gadget driven by a dry cell.
People have tried it, over and over, and it never works because it cannot work.
Fast isn't the question. You have to turn the generator hard against the electrical load.
I don't know how much current your little generator can put out. I do know that it isn't much, else you wouldn't be here arguing with us. You'd be in the hospital being treated for burns from arc flash.
it works for me, there is a way to overcome this, and it's very simple, but I cant share it until I am 100% sure.

all I know I have a turbine that is very easy to rotate, I can use my hand or a 1-3v battery
a 3v battery is actually what is causing the 500kv
btw, just a piece of advice, not everyone who discovers a secret reveals it to the world, sometimes they like to keep it to themselves.
you have to try it on your own.
JRE
JRE
Right. Now shortcircuit the output of the generator. Notice how it gets harder to crank the generator. Now notice that you can still crank it by hand. It is outputting all the power it can, and you can still crank it by hand. It is only putting out the power that you can put into it.
Sorry. This has been tried a thousand times by as many people. It doesn't work.
I thought you had a simple misunderstanding. I see now that you've convinced your self that you are right and we are all wrong.
I'm facing facts, if you can't believe it, you are free to do so.
sorry I g2g, thanks a lot for all the help, I wish u the best :)
JRE
JRE
You are not facing facts. You are living in a fantasy world.
 
2 hours later…
18:36
Ugh, this devolved into another "free energy" hoax.
19:10
@Tyler Free energy, now with 50x more risk of death by electrocution.

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