There's a pump storage site near me in SE TN. You need a lake size mountain top storage. They pump from the river at night providing base load to the grid, then reverse flow during peak demand. When I toured it in the 1980s, they had the largest motor/generators at the time. I also read the desert ME in the past, the large buildings were designed to direct the cold night air into underground areas beneath the building then used this cool air during the heat of the day to keep the building tolerable. It was very passive based on architectural design.
Animals. Animals have essentially from the dawn of man been used as a alternative form of energy. Weather it be plowing a field for planting or using carrier pigeons to relay messages. Animals have been used in this way as well. Of course we take care of those animals and we dont abuse them, so its not like they can be Turned Into a battery but they can be used just like a spring, as a alternative source of energy. Just wanted to put that out there, since this is probably something most wouldn't think of considering as a alternative power source....
I am building a gravity battery, the problem seems to be the gearing ratios (Muiti gearing) and the magic ratio. I built a small oil derrick for my height. Its the mind that needs to be opened! 🤔
Thanks for this thought provoking run through so many storage options. I've seen people make "forever" batteries (about 1 volt each), out of Epsom salts and I believe a bit of gallium. Heating this mixture and puting it into copper pipe end caps which they've soldered leads into. They claim to be able to leave this in a cabin and after months, when they return hook the leads back to a light and it works. Does this make logical "electrical" sense? I've never tried it myself. They also said it didn't seem to give any more voltage no matter how big they made it, so they used the small copper caps. Thanks for your thoughts!
That sounds great, but it would reduce your water flow greatly. As the load on a generator increases, the amount of force it takes to turn the turbine increases. If you regulated the current output of the generator, you could possibly find a workable compromise between the impact on water pressure and the amount of current generated. However, that likely wouldn’t contribute a meaningful amount of your total electricity requirements. What works better is to use a surplus of energy, that doesn’t cut into the effectiveness of your energy demands. Such as generating electricity in a flowing river, or using solar panels.
Think of the massive size you would need to get any benefit from your gravity battery. 1 HP = 735.5 watts. 1 HP = moving 550 Lbs 1 foot for 1 second. So if you move 550 lbs 10 feet per second you get 735.5 watts for 10 seconds. If you want to have 735.5 watts for 1 hour you have to move 550 Lbs 3,600 ft. If you increase the weight 10X to 5,500 Lbs you still have to move it 360 ft to get 1 hours worth of 735.5 watts.
There are many applications where the best energy storage options come from fossil fuels and electricity because they are very energy dense. But there are also many places where they are impractical. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
There's a pump storage site near me in SE TN. You need a lake size mountain top storage. They pump from the river at night providing base load to the grid, then reverse flow during peak demand. When I toured it in the 1980s, they had the largest motor/generators at the time.
I also read the desert ME in the past, the large buildings were designed to direct the cold night air into underground areas beneath the building then used this cool air during the heat of the day to keep the building tolerable. It was very passive based on architectural design.
Thanks for watching and sharing that!
Animals. Animals have essentially from the dawn of man been used as a alternative form of energy. Weather it be plowing a field for planting or using carrier pigeons to relay messages. Animals have been used in this way as well. Of course we take care of those animals and we dont abuse them, so its not like they can be Turned Into a battery but they can be used just like a spring, as a alternative source of energy.
Just wanted to put that out there, since this is probably something most wouldn't think of considering as a alternative power source....
I am building a gravity battery, the problem seems to be the gearing ratios (Muiti gearing) and the magic ratio. I built a small oil derrick for my height.
Its the mind that needs to be opened! 🤔
Very informative thank you!
Thanks for this thought provoking run through so many storage options. I've seen people make "forever" batteries (about 1 volt each), out of Epsom salts and I believe a bit of gallium. Heating this mixture and puting it into copper pipe end caps which they've soldered leads into. They claim to be able to leave this in a cabin and after months, when they return hook the leads back to a light and it works. Does this make logical "electrical" sense? I've never tried it myself. They also said it didn't seem to give any more voltage no matter how big they made it, so they used the small copper caps. Thanks for your thoughts!
I’ve never heard of them. I’ll check it out. Thanks for watching and commenting!
In addition, the guy I was talking about Is on YT as lasersaber and laserhacker and the batteries are called crystal batteries.
Put a ware driven generator on the water pipe supplying your house. Flushing,showering water the lawn while you charge ??
That sounds great, but it would reduce your water flow greatly. As the load on a generator increases, the amount of force it takes to turn the turbine increases. If you regulated the current output of the generator, you could possibly find a workable compromise between the impact on water pressure and the amount of current generated. However, that likely wouldn’t contribute a meaningful amount of your total electricity requirements.
What works better is to use a surplus of energy, that doesn’t cut into the effectiveness of your energy demands. Such as generating electricity in a flowing river, or using solar panels.
I have an idea for a gravity pump that doesn't require a pump but would produce endless electric
Think of the massive size you would need to get any benefit from your gravity battery. 1 HP = 735.5 watts. 1 HP = moving 550 Lbs 1 foot for 1 second. So if you move 550 lbs 10 feet per second you get 735.5 watts for 10 seconds. If you want to have 735.5 watts for 1 hour you have to move 550 Lbs 3,600 ft. If you increase the weight 10X to 5,500 Lbs you still have to move it 360 ft to get 1 hours worth of 735.5 watts.
There are many applications where the best energy storage options come from fossil fuels and electricity because they are very energy dense. But there are also many places where they are impractical. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
Люди не могут снять деньги с банкоматов.