A few days ago I was discussing the effects of EMF signals over a piping hot pot of coffee with a friend. He mentioned that one of his major concerns was how an EMF signal would affect his portable generator. I readily admitted that I did not have an immediate answer for him and not knowing the answer to his question I decided to do some research on the topic and get back with him.
Electromagnetic pulses or as they are commonly referred to as EMP would supposedly short circuit instantaneously all electronic devices within their vicinity making them unusable. We are exceptionally brainwashed by watching to much television for usually when we think about an EMP situation developing our general consensus is a vision a a nuclear bomb blast occurring.
Unlike a large size home or an automobile which would require a huge faraday cage in order to adequately protect it from the effects of such a blast, it would seem that a small emergency generator could easily have such a metal cage built inexpensively to shield it from the blast's EMF. Nuclear EMP waves frequent originate from the huge surge of gamma rays which bond together to create a barrage of free electrons frequently known in the scientific circles as Compton electrons. These waves travel at the speed of light which means that their effects would be instant and would thus afford us no preparation time. You will not have any sort of advance notice of this event getting ready to take place.
I would think that the generator itself should be adequately protected without any additional preparations needed however for those folks who might have a solar generator as a backup source the story is slightly different. These units may require some kind of shielding in order to save their delicate electronic components. Since the EMP wave will travel through the air it is likely that you may need to encase the solar generator in something which could safely deflect the EMF signal elsewhere. This effect would be similar to how a lightning rod would redirect dangerous blasts of electricity to the ground.
To setup such a system one would need to invest in a power inverter so they could convert the DC power from the solar panels to an AC output. Make sure that you shield your inverter in a cage constructed of alternate layers of aluminum foil and plastic. Enclose it completely in a grounded metal box.
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