Is this a 440vac three phase system? If so, then one phase would be about 260vac to 280vac. If you flashed the LED instead of driving it continuously, you can keep the average current draw down of a couple microamps. This would allow you to tap into the AC source through some high voltage capacitors. Even a pair of 1000 picofarad caps (1KV rating) connected to the AC source, would give you enough power to drive an LED flasher circuit. Just connect the two caps to the AC source and to a bridge rectifier (you can use some 4148 diodes if you wish). Place a small 1 uF cap at the output of the rectifier. Then, to limit the voltage to a low level, place a 3.3v zener diode across the cap. This should give you 3 volts with about 20 microamps of DC, which would be enough to drive a LED flasher circuit. I have several posted on my Discover Circuits site.
David A. Johnson, P.E. --- Consulting Engineer
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