Re: A great homebrew generator plan

Posted by willie j on December 07, 2004 at 03:48:15 from (205.188.117.7):

In Reply to: A great homebrew generator plan posted by Jake In Colorado on December 06, 2004 at 19:05:54:

Jake
You guys are to be commended for thinking about this, keep at it. However, it won't work. Energy cannot be created or destroyed. It can be changed in form & moved around.
I see a few weak points. All energy comes from the sun. No machine is 100% efficient. Bearing friction, belt friction, some of the electrical energy, & even slight air turbulance of the rotating shafts are converted to heat & dissipated into surrounding air.
The most efficient way that i am aware of, although there may be others, is to grab the sun's energy, bypass everything else, & convert it directly to electrical energy. Then it can be stored in batteries for use when there is no direct sunshine, & moved by wire to wherever it is needed.
There is a field of solar collectors about 35 miles west of Barstow Ca, looks like about 80 acres. Don't know if this is experimental or in use. Wind energy is a big project too, have seen some places with a couple thousand windmills generating power. There are even miniature solar cells that use light energy from even a match to power calculators. There are solar 12 volt chargers on the market for about 30 bucks. They don't put out a lot, but will maintain & even slowly charge a battery. Can get solar powered fans to put in car windows. Even on a cloudy day they will provide air circulation so your car doesn't get so hot inside while sitting in parking lot.
If I were 50 years younger & had a mind capable of doing it, I would go the solar route, & work on improving effieiency. Keep those minds working. It is possible that someday you will reach a breakthrough, & be as famous as Franklin, Bell, Edison & others.
Willie J

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