The Future of Solid State Wind Energy - No More Blades

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  • @UndecidedMF
    @UndecidedMF  2 года назад +629

    So would you want something like a PowerPod for your home? And if you liked this video be sure to check out, "Are Stirling Engines the Future of Energy Storage?" ruclips.net/video/Be3FckQoDws/видео.html

    • @SF-li9kh
      @SF-li9kh 2 года назад +9

      For somewhere like Texas yes. For somewhere like NYC no.

    • @bryanhickman7663
      @bryanhickman7663 2 года назад +32

      Before installing any of these technologies in a residential area, noise generated from the unit would have to be considered.

    • @sigismundsulzheimer5512
      @sigismundsulzheimer5512 2 года назад +32

      I would install a PowerPod like that on my roof without a second thought. In the past, there was a chimney on the roof, but in the future there will be PowerPods like this. So why not, especially since they also produce electricity at night if the wind is blowing. The large wind turbines on land have an enormous disadvantage that cannot simply be wiped away: they actually disfigure the landscapes, are noisy, require a great, great deal of space and are death traps not only for birds but also for a wide variety of insects. It is therefore fair to say that wind turbines do not contribute to the preservation of biodiversity. Wind turbines at sea, on the other hand, make much more sense than on land, in my opinion. There are some birds at sea, but significantly fewer than on land, and insects are almost non-existent on the open sea. So why not PowerPods or similar power generators on the roof, especially as they are hardly visually disturbing and are the chimneys of the 21st century?

    • @En_theo
      @En_theo 2 года назад +7

      Between the names "Epstein" and "Sweat", seems that guy is the worst at marketing his product ;)

    • @ArmiaKhairy
      @ArmiaKhairy 2 года назад +18

      I can't find any technical details about PowerPod, no power rating, no plot, no anything

  • @dresdenkiller
    @dresdenkiller 2 года назад +7151

    My girlfriend is apparently obsessed with bladeless wind turbines, she even has a prototype in her nightstand.

    • @davidbeaulieu4815
      @davidbeaulieu4815 2 года назад +491

      I like her don't let her go

    • @tdpereza
      @tdpereza 2 года назад +45

      Take advantage of the bug, with that you have a theme to use 7u7r

    • @rickardelimaa
      @rickardelimaa 2 года назад +379

      @@davidbeaulieu4815 Just a heads up, it was a dildo joke. :P

    • @joecseszko7181
      @joecseszko7181 2 года назад +11

      I want to take her as my wife

    • @lukaswithakay
      @lukaswithakay 2 года назад +47

      @@thegorn Bang ding ow

  • @juliancantarelli
    @juliancantarelli 2 года назад +3462

    The fact that you could maintain an stratight face talking about the Dildotron 2000 Generator is amazing.

    • @SirChocula
      @SirChocula 2 года назад +171

      Dildotron lolol

    • @esolo4751
      @esolo4751 2 года назад +100

      You win the comment section for at least the rest of the day 🏆

    • @johndawson6057
      @johndawson6057 2 года назад +20

      Dildo hehehe

    • @davec5613
      @davec5613 2 года назад +15

      You said it best. LOL

    • @car7412
      @car7412 2 года назад +14

      BWWWWAAHAHAHAHAAAHAHA! Holy shit!!!

  • @joesmith942
    @joesmith942 Год назад +44

    The main thing I learned is that peak performance of the column is based on stiffness, which is related to how it is blown. Thank you, I hope to apply this lesson to my personal life.

    • @pokerfaceassassin
      @pokerfaceassassin Год назад +4

      I see what u did there

    • @oswaldfeurst5247
      @oswaldfeurst5247 Год назад

      I knew a joke was in there somewhere... while watching this.

    • @joesmith942
      @joesmith942 Год назад

      @@oswaldfeurst5247 Yeah, it was a struggle. Not sure how it came out...

    • @heythave
      @heythave Год назад

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @OneAdam12Adam
      @OneAdam12Adam Год назад

      If you need help in that area, well, I'm sure you'll find it.

  • @gailhasler8435
    @gailhasler8435 Год назад +1

    My granddaughter graduates in June in environmental engineering. I'm thrilled to see the evolution of wind and solar energy in my life time. We have so much talent in America. Keep up the search for more efficient power supplies. 😎😍🎶🎶🎶

  • @ashtentheplatypus
    @ashtentheplatypus 2 года назад +666

    I can imagine it now... Looking down the hill to the village as the sun sets. Atop each house sits a wiggling column. A gust of wind blows through, and the columns rejoice, adding a few more strokes to their wiggles.

    • @melaniecotterell8263
      @melaniecotterell8263 2 года назад +8

      work = force x distance
      power = work/time
      1 kW = 100 kg-meter/sec I hope you don't have a central AC system or a refrigerator. That column won't cut it.

    • @bilbonob548
      @bilbonob548 2 года назад +30

      @@melaniecotterell8263 Not sure why you're using kg-f rather than Newtons for the kW conversion... either way I get around 102kg-m/s when using kg-f* but yeah, you wouldn't be using a single 102kg mass - you'd either use something with a lot of mass (like 1000kg), or multiple columns. having one 200kg mass oscillate at a frequency that covers 0.5m every second wouldn't require much space and you'd already be producing more power than even the most power efficient solar panels.

    • @WillowEpp
      @WillowEpp 2 года назад +3

      And then Hastur comes out.

    • @yulopthegreat
      @yulopthegreat 2 года назад +12

      They shud redesign the column into artificial trees ...so no penis imagination around

    • @komrade223
      @komrade223 2 года назад +17

      I could see these being installed on properties with a lot of conifers. You place them in spots where the geography and trees form wind funnels.

  • @BobbyRogerPoirier
    @BobbyRogerPoirier Год назад +21

    Matt (& team), 1) Undecided is a brilliant name, reminding us to have an open mind - so important on many fronts. 2) Entertaining, detailed and thorough-ish, just when I was getting down on solar because of environmental concerns, you've opened my mind to the new potential of wind power. Thank you, dad jokes and all.

  • @bellofbelmont
    @bellofbelmont Год назад +14

    Thanks. I like the pod system. I've heard of people who live in extremely windy locations who have trouble with windmills tearing themselves to pieces. Looks like the pod could overcome this especially if the aperture could be automatically adjusted to close down a bit. Jim Bell (Australia)

  • @ecmorgan69
    @ecmorgan69 2 года назад +982

    "Wiggling column" 🤔 That's the most polite description for that solid state wind device. 😁

    • @usvalve
      @usvalve 2 года назад +226

      @ecmorgan69 Yes, they were going to call it Vortex-Initiated Aeolian Generation Resonant Apparatus, but decided against it. :-D

    • @maxcovfefe
      @maxcovfefe 2 года назад +167

      "Wind Dildo" is a more apt description. As in, "If not for the vibrating power of this Mega Wind Dildo 9000, the hospital surely would've had to close during the storm."

    • @chrisconklin2981
      @chrisconklin2981 2 года назад +41

      Paint it green with a few arms and call it a Saguaro (cactus).

    • @UndecidedMF
      @UndecidedMF  2 года назад +251

      😂 I tried to keep it clean … I knew there’d be a lot of good jokes in the comments.

    • @soul0360
      @soul0360 2 года назад +24

      @@UndecidedMF I am so childish. Couldn't stop giggling during that whole segment, while trying to understand the science. And it got worse in the comment section.
      You sir, are a true bastard.

  • @rydaddy2867
    @rydaddy2867 2 года назад +793

    You paint that "wiggling column" the right shade of green and it would blend right into any desert as just another cactus.

    • @MyDemon32
      @MyDemon32 2 года назад +165

      put two little arms and a sombrero and watch ppl go crazy

    • @basedchad6035
      @basedchad6035 2 года назад +56

      Or in citties and it blend in as modern "Art"

    • @Sedokun
      @Sedokun 2 года назад +33

      In 2050: What do you mean by "It's not a cactus"?

    • @potatoesare_jesus2278
      @potatoesare_jesus2278 2 года назад +7

      On that Thneedville type beat

    • @nlgrrtt
      @nlgrrtt 2 года назад +6

      Is it super windy in the desert??

  • @LordFata
    @LordFata Год назад +22

    Great video! Working in turbine development myself, and I'd love to see more large companies diversifying in concepts and markets

    • @cdmac517
      @cdmac517 Год назад

      Check out harmony turbines and let me know what you think.

    • @no-cov-jabpureblood4959
      @no-cov-jabpureblood4959 8 месяцев назад +1

      I see conflict of interest.

    • @no-cov-jabpureblood4959
      @no-cov-jabpureblood4959 8 месяцев назад +1

      The problem with most of these is the low life expectancy and reliance on batteries. It can only work as supplemental energy and it is by no means clean.

  • @anneis8319
    @anneis8319 Год назад

    So many youtubers have taken alot of your info here and made it their own. Kudos to you 👏

  • @juddotto3660
    @juddotto3660 2 года назад +701

    I think put together 2 power pods and the wiggler and you've got yourself a party.

    • @kathrynck
      @kathrynck 2 года назад +37

      I snorted a little bit of the drink i was trying to swallow when i read that.
      well played.

    • @davidromney4150
      @davidromney4150 2 года назад +13

      Frat Row will have a bank of these on every rooftop!

    • @nathanwood4614
      @nathanwood4614 2 года назад +1

      💀💀💀 so immature

    • @onederment
      @onederment 2 года назад +14

      You could put more LED lights on the wiggler

    • @moonbeammagic7499
      @moonbeammagic7499 2 года назад +4

      Omg...the image....hahaha! Good one!

  • @MrPacoHamers
    @MrPacoHamers 2 года назад +229

    The EWICON was installed when I studied in Delft. I was looking at it at with some friends while guessing wat it was. A professor overheard us and explained what it was, with a dissapointed tone he said that the proto type doesnt work but that they learned valueble lessons in the building proces. They never even bothered to attach it to the grid.

    • @obfuscated3090
      @obfuscated3090 2 года назад +32

      That's part of research! If the result were a foregone conclusion there would be no need to prototype. Failure is a vital learning experience, see Thomas Edison and the many filiments he tried for an example. Thanks for your iinteresting post.

    • @AnneBerkheij
      @AnneBerkheij 2 года назад +19

      @@obfuscated3090 Didn't THomas Edison not mainly just buy inventions and ideas from others?

    • @AnneBerkheij
      @AnneBerkheij 2 года назад +15

      @@dmg1849 ... what are you even on about? What on earth is even scientism zealotism and what made you decide to hurl me in with them? Look up wikipedia That guy was mainly known for buying up inventions, it is not something that is up for debate.

    • @errorerror6918
      @errorerror6918 2 года назад

      @@AnneBerkheij presumably inventions that may or may not work/be commercially viable.

    • @mattdidley9144
      @mattdidley9144 2 года назад +2

      Love the housecat to wind turbine bird killing ratio argument....let me know when you see a housecat drag a bird that typically soars on the thermals where windmills are placed...
      Also, could you walk me through the eco friendlyness of a solar panel?

  • @barbarahenn-pander5872
    @barbarahenn-pander5872 6 месяцев назад

    Your videos are getting me excited about the future. Thank you for your eloquent and fascinating presentation. 😊

  • @paulodwyer5599
    @paulodwyer5599 Год назад

    Great work mate. All the facts as usual. You have assembled a great package of audio & visual .I love your work.

  • @Yetipfote
    @Yetipfote 2 года назад +1198

    1960: in 2050 we'll have flying cars
    2050: "wiggling columns" everywhere

    • @TheoneStanband
      @TheoneStanband 2 года назад +14

      That's hilarious, I just shot food out my nose laughing.

    • @TheoneStanband
      @TheoneStanband 2 года назад +12

      @JD Russell I rarely ever pay for gas because I never got around to getting a driver's license.

    • @cinegraphics
      @cinegraphics 2 года назад +11

      By 2050 everyone's gonna have Alzheimer because of that liquid they injected into your blood to prevent you from getting the 4th wave of flu.

    • @HalfBlindProductions
      @HalfBlindProductions 2 года назад +1

      @JD Russell big hero six feels

    • @RustyWalker
      @RustyWalker 2 года назад

      @JD Russell *richer.

  • @visnupitiyanuvath9170
    @visnupitiyanuvath9170 2 года назад +810

    The oscillating one could be painted green and multiplied to probably resemble grass rustling in the wind, which I'm pretty sure is universally more pleasing than its current design.

    • @nxj18xbmc
      @nxj18xbmc 2 года назад +130

      I believe it's called the Wind Augmented Natural Generator.
      I say we could just embrace its beauty and maybe add some intricate branching paint lines along the side (you know, like adding speed stripes to a car, but I'm thinking a deeper red or blue color to really make it pop) and a retractable fabric cover at the tip to protect it. And it's going to get covered in dust, so instead of being bright white, maybe paint it a light beige to hide the dust. Obviously it makes sense to add a hole at the top in order to allow the necessary lubricant oil to slowly drip out (a pre-lubrication phase) and recirculate down the sides, followed by a few strong squirts of oil every ten minutes or so to shower the device to ensure proper operation. I'd want to do the full oiling more often, but I think if we squirt the oil too often though the pumps needed won't have time in between to cool down. Finally, if we could make it portable, that would be awesome. We could build a more manageable version, maybe 8-12 inches long, and replace the permanently rigid shaft with a collapsible one containing bladders that we can fill with fluid to recover its rigidity. Then the portable version would also include two detachable spheres (low surface area to save on manufacturing costs) to house the generator and inverter.
      I'll start focusing on building a prototype and see if I can find any photos online that look similar to the redesign.

    • @princeaz4138
      @princeaz4138 2 года назад +45

      giant vibrator go brrrrrrrrrrrr

    • @spensert4933
      @spensert4933 2 года назад +105

      It could also have two balls below it to store the energy.

    • @brentfarvors192
      @brentfarvors192 2 года назад +1

      @@nxj18xbmc You can paint your poo whatever color you like; It's still CRAP( like these wind turbines)

    • @Yggdrasill8
      @Yggdrasill8 2 года назад +4

      @@spensert4933 😂🤣🤣

  • @krynosisdreamer1421
    @krynosisdreamer1421 Год назад

    Came here to make sure I liked an subscribed. Thanks for doing your best to educate the masses.

  • @michellejean8068
    @michellejean8068 Год назад

    Awesome. Yes now everyone needs to do a little more . Little things that we can do today in our home . I'm going to buy one of these wind generators to go with my new Dome home I'm building. Thank you again.

  • @isaachardy8706
    @isaachardy8706 2 года назад +343

    I remember when the Guardian covered the Vortex Bladeless design, calling it the "Skybrator."

    • @jep9092
      @jep9092 2 года назад +2

      Omg lol

    • @Shimonotoki
      @Shimonotoki 2 года назад +3

      That's a clever one. I like it.

    • @christo930
      @christo930 2 года назад +2

      It's silly and would damage any building you attached it to.
      Frankly, the unreliables (wind and solar) would be great if we had more cheap storage. Anywhere with the topography to support a gravity battery (water pumped uphill) and a good wind resource should be loaded up with wind turbines.
      The places in the world with the most unreliables are also the most expensive energy markets. Germany, for example, has 3 times the electricity costs. Meanwhile China added over a hundred gigawatts in 2020 in coal. In China, coal is king. Whatever we do will be undone by them.

  • @matterhorn731
    @matterhorn731 2 года назад +548

    5:04 "Warning, it looks a little weird."
    Just wait until they start installing spherical batteries at the base to store excess power. You know, in pairs. For redundancy! 😁

    • @djdickey
      @djdickey 2 года назад +108

      I'm worried the spherical shape batteries wouldn't have the surface area to keep them cool and efficient. They should probably be contained in a flexible housing that would shrink when cold and expand when hot for more surface area.

    • @hollow6189
      @hollow6189 2 года назад +6

      @@djdickey LOL

    • @BartBe
      @BartBe 2 года назад +12

      can not thumbs up more then once
      a shame

    • @47.alessandrosyafeirashid83
      @47.alessandrosyafeirashid83 2 года назад +3

      Prototaxites

    • @Moshe_Dayan44
      @Moshe_Dayan44 2 года назад +17

      @@djdickey But most importantly, the top of the generator should squirt a small amount of a non-toxic, white liquid to indicate that it has been stimulated to maximum power generating capacity. :)

  • @nathansnow
    @nathansnow Год назад +14

    It's all very interesting, and I particularly like the hydroelectric solutions for use on the ocean floor, but I can't help but feel like technology has (in some way) done a loop back to the windmill days 😆

    • @J-IFWBR
      @J-IFWBR Год назад

      well, a good thing never realy gets old, it only gets modernized. look at the knive for example, the shape and design of it hasnt realy changed during the history of mankind. Why? Because its just a great design. Having wings that catch wind, might be a similarly universal concept. And if you want to be extra critical, you could even call the move from windmills to coal/ gas powerplants, a technological loop back to campfires.

  • @StuartLloyd
    @StuartLloyd Год назад

    Well done, Matt, for getting through that video. You have more willpower than me.

  • @mbiker345
    @mbiker345 2 года назад +166

    I’m wondering what sort of sound those wrigglers make. I’m betting that thing flapping around is not silent.

    • @da4127
      @da4127 2 года назад +13

      yep, I guess that's why they aren't targeting the private home market.

    • @lousarsol9005
      @lousarsol9005 2 года назад +23

      I want some on my property, an army of wiggling vibrators making me energy!

    • @Ernthir
      @Ernthir 2 года назад +26

      It say's "oh yeah!" non stop

    • @selmag5819
      @selmag5819 2 года назад +7

      i was wondering the same. noise pollution is a real thing. it drives many people living close to wind turbines crazy.

    • @smadcore
      @smadcore 2 года назад +4

      *fap fap fap*

  • @TheSteveBoyd
    @TheSteveBoyd 2 года назад +302

    They should call it a "Solid-state Wind Electric Energy Transformer" That would be SWEET!

    • @SabbaticusRex
      @SabbaticusRex 2 года назад +18

      I like the dancing phallus . Wind Oscillating Orbital Dancing Infrastructural Energy = WOODIE

    • @aarondavis8943
      @aarondavis8943 2 года назад +28

      Dynamic
      Integrated
      Carbon
      Killer

    • @yourrightimsooosorry884
      @yourrightimsooosorry884 2 года назад +7

      Solid-state
      Highly
      Integrated
      Technology

    • @TheDennys21
      @TheDennys21 2 года назад +2

      No it would be SSWEET.

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 2 года назад

      @@yourrightimsooosorry884 Hey dude, that thing in DELFT is in my country. We do not have SHIT presidents, that is your problem. They are far too conservative. All of them. What you need is change. Lots of it.

  • @bonniehoke-scedrov4906
    @bonniehoke-scedrov4906 Год назад

    This is my first time enjoying your RUclips channel. Great content! Looking forward to hearing more from you! Your video was so informative. Thank you so much!

  • @fredread9216
    @fredread9216 Год назад

    Would love it. We live on the water front of Pamlico Bay NC. Lots of wind. Power Pod sounds very doable. We will keep an eye on it. I lived of wind power 35 yrs ago on my sailboat. Could generate up to 30 amps at 12V. Everything on the boat was low draw. A big part of living off grid is keeping down your loads on the systems. Would start generating at about 7 kts of wind. Their down side was noise. And as it was on a moving item, a boat, precessional forces had to be watched in heave seas.

  • @anonanon7278
    @anonanon7278 2 года назад +206

    It would be interesting to see a comparison of the wind and mechanical noise each of these systems emit.

    • @madmick3794
      @madmick3794 2 года назад +2

      That was the one thing I wondered about as well

    • @davidbeaulieu4815
      @davidbeaulieu4815 2 года назад +2

      I like the sound of the wind Mills

    • @eyetvideos467
      @eyetvideos467 2 года назад +11

      The good thing is regardless of noise the majority of these structures would be placed in places like the ocean or very rural areas like the current windmill farms across the Midwest. Only highways and farm land in the area really.

    • @madmick3794
      @madmick3794 2 года назад +3

      @@eyetvideos467 Really depends on the country I suppose as mine is a little different.

    • @jvii9761
      @jvii9761 2 года назад +7

      @@eyetvideos467 did you watch the video? They are/were putting them on fences, buildings, homes, skyscrapers.. not the ocean and open fields. Honestly I’d take one of these on my roof and a solar panel or two if I had the money. Homestead idea gets better and better.

  • @JLVVP2
    @JLVVP2 2 года назад +109

    5:19 Just imagine driving past a field of hundreds of these things, all of them wiggling in synchrony.

  • @rxotmfrxotmf8208
    @rxotmfrxotmf8208 Год назад

    Thank you Matt, and I just subscribed. Keep it up!

  • @PNETony
    @PNETony Год назад +12

    Hi Matt, I'm in the UK and wind farms here are mainly offshore, making their upkeep even more expensive. The government arent doing anything to help the energy rape taking place here, whilst in France the energy firms have had their increase capped at 4% here in the UK we are looking at a 200% price hike in energy costs. Thanks for your informative channel, I would probably opt for 6 of the Powerpods along my house ridge, but a planning permission application is £400 ($500) and that covers just one device, each additional device is another charge. So you see they would let me fit them - but they want their cut of my investment and my savings. We are all being charged.

    • @HuntingTarg
      @HuntingTarg Год назад

      You are all being controlled. It's about (gov't.) power, not progress. Otherwise you wouldn't be stuck under the thumb of gov't. officials and regulators telling you how you can and can't improve your life and what you have to pay them for the privilege of doing so.

    • @again5162
      @again5162 Год назад

      In Australia we also have huge power price increases due to high cost of renewable power. Power companies are closing down coal stations while we still have 400 years of coal in the ground.

    • @UnnormallyNormal1
      @UnnormallyNormal1 Год назад

      @@again5162 If we keep burning coal at the rate we are, we wont be around in 400 years

  • @ShimmySnail
    @ShimmySnail 2 года назад +301

    Another advantage to Savonius "egg beater" turbines is that they can operate in higher winds. Ironically, traditional "propeller" type turbines have to engage brakes and stop in very high winds or the extra forces can damage or destroy them, but egg beaters just go faster. They're attached at the top and bottom, usually, so they're more stable.

    • @CelBloxICF
      @CelBloxICF Год назад +20

      We thoroughly studied egg beater turnbines when I worked at GE. Egg beater turbines are much less efficient because they always have one blade that is turning into the wind.

    • @mattihalme81
      @mattihalme81 Год назад +3

      It's a trap! You can have a small-scale design that can withstand high wind speeds. And consequently the power can be UP TO certain nice value in watts as power increases cubically with wind speed. But isn't the actual issue with wind power the lack of wind that the product can be designed to withstand or utilize?

    • @ShimmySnail
      @ShimmySnail Год назад +4

      @@CelBloxICF Yes, not only that, but they are typically mounted at lower heights so they receive less strong winds, though they are usually used in areas where high structures are barred (and consequently don't kill migratory birds or bats). But the durability of having a single axis in order to stay optimally oriented rather than two is pretty compelling.

    • @ShimmySnail
      @ShimmySnail Год назад

      @@mattihalme81 So you're saying too much wind is less significant than no wind? Depends on where you are of course.

    • @jankrynicky
      @jankrynicky Год назад +7

      @@mattihalme81 Well, there's a big problem with having to stop the turbines once the wind gets too strong ... the output goes from maximum to zero very very quickly and for the whole farm (and the other ones near) at the same time. That's a huge hit to the power net.

  • @aldobonaso3481
    @aldobonaso3481 2 года назад +123

    Today we proudly present to you, the wiggling column! (AKA The Shivering Shaft)...*In the background, theme music starts* "Im pickin' up good vibrations..."

  • @jloos9959
    @jloos9959 Год назад

    LOVE THE TITLE OF YOUR CHANNEL.

  • @shaggybreeks
    @shaggybreeks Год назад +6

    100 years ago, windmills were a common sight across rural America. They were usually used to pump water, but they were often adapted to produce electricity.

    • @markgelinas8114
      @markgelinas8114 Год назад

      All the windmills in our area are derilict. You can see what is left of them when driving by.

    • @studio12archive60
      @studio12archive60 Год назад

      And they were superseded by more powerful efficient engines. That is why they went out of use.

    • @debmanrique6466
      @debmanrique6466 8 месяцев назад

      Wind turbines are massive versions of the old windmills, and irritatingly more noisy. Thus, the need for something else.

    • @lullaby218
      @lullaby218 8 месяцев назад +1

      And they didn't use batteries. You keep forgetting that part.

  • @scheier3
    @scheier3 2 года назад +384

    If you have ever had to stand on the side of a major highway , you quickly notice the wind and air movement created by the passing cars. What a great place for wind pods, maybe integrated into some kind of safety barriers placed between the opposing lanes for maximum effect.

    • @jfrodgers7858
      @jfrodgers7858 2 года назад +44

      Already in use. I don't remember which country but I saw it over a year ago. Cars and trucks going east make it spin one way. Cars and trucks going west keep it going. So no opposing forces. Pretty neat.

    • @drzman6901
      @drzman6901 Год назад +19

      @@jfrodgers7858 Why not put the generators on top of the cars and bypass the transmission lines. :-)

    • @kennethjackson7574
      @kennethjackson7574 Год назад +25

      @@drzman6901 I was less than 10 years old when I designed a go kart that was even better than a perpetual motion machine. A battery would power a motor that would move the go kart while a generator would charge the battery. It didn’t work. 😩

    • @gahmivolka6582
      @gahmivolka6582 Год назад +5

      @@kennethjackson7574 That is due to energy loss from Friction sadly :( If we could figure out someway to have 0 friction in a turbine and vehicle. Would be incredible. But sadly it just isn't possible.

    • @tomowenpianochannel
      @tomowenpianochannel Год назад +2

      Sounds great, except that the wind energy (great) is generated by massively wasteful fossil fuels (the cars). Instead, put a wind turbine, solar panel, batteries, and electric storage heaters in everyone's house, garden and flat. And ban fossil cars, to allow electric for long journeys, bicycle and foot for short (day-to-day) journeys, plus public transport for everything else.

  • @allanrichardson1468
    @allanrichardson1468 2 года назад +131

    The wiggling column is great for the Southwest; it can be disguised as a Saguaro cactus!

    • @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep
      @WaterspoutsOfTheDeep 2 года назад +11

      Imagine every fence post in everyones backyard having a small version on top lol.

    • @yensteel
      @yensteel 2 года назад +2

      Great idea!

    • @cinegraphics
      @cinegraphics 2 года назад +5

      Using one vibrating column on the roof of a building, to power hundreds of similar devices inside of each apartment.

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 2 года назад

      Every car reseller could power his offices self-reliantly.

  • @tradetor
    @tradetor Год назад +4

    I love how all these ideas are essentially the reverse of the existing home appliance, i.e. reverse air-purifier and a reverse "toy", such good example of innovation

  • @Shirden
    @Shirden Год назад +5

    There is also barotrauma-internal injuries caused by exposure to rapid pressure changes near the trailing edges of moving blades

  • @LeeWilsonJr
    @LeeWilsonJr 2 года назад +140

    Really appreciate the details you provide in your videos. Keep up the great work!

    • @UndecidedMF
      @UndecidedMF  2 года назад +13

      Really appreciate it! Thanks for watching.

    • @abhayprasad9580
      @abhayprasad9580 2 года назад +1

      @@UndecidedMF hey can you give me some news article or journal link of solid state wind energy I never heard about this big fan from India 🇮🇳❤

    • @BigMamaDaveX
      @BigMamaDaveX 2 года назад

      @@UndecidedMF 😎 I came, I saw, I liked, and SUBBED! 👍

    • @hans-joachimbierwirth4727
      @hans-joachimbierwirth4727 2 года назад

      You misspelled: false claims made by scam artists.

    • @james_fisch
      @james_fisch Год назад

      @@hans-joachimbierwirth4727 tf are you talking about

  • @uncertainscientist
    @uncertainscientist 2 года назад +28

    One careful consideration in wind marketing power/energy output numbers is where they're pulling their available wind energy data from. Most of the time they use data from an airport at 50m, which is much higher than what you would experience on a roof in a suburb at 20m. This is a very common practice in marketing, so be sure to perform a wind energy analysis if you're interested in wind power at the exact location. There are ways to estimate power at lower heights if anyone is interested.

    • @vkrgfan
      @vkrgfan Год назад

      Obviously those structures would need to be in the valley where winds are constant. The whole point of the structure is to prevent birds being killed by wind turbines.

  • @alimehrzad1173
    @alimehrzad1173 Год назад

    Hello brother, I love wind turbines and the ideas in your video are wonderful and I enjoyed them.

  • @winewoman224
    @winewoman224 Год назад +1

    We need all of the systems you’re reported on. I live in the Caribbean and the system from Utah looks very attractive.

  • @christophergenovese9010
    @christophergenovese9010 2 года назад +149

    It's great that those vibrating shafts don't require greasing to maintain stiffness.

  • @g3ck037
    @g3ck037 2 года назад +106

    The powerpod is safe for wildlife. So I guess there will be a bird or wasp nest not to long after installation xD

    • @Arbaaltheundefeated
      @Arbaaltheundefeated 2 года назад +19

      That would be a real middle-finger to tri-blade windmills wouldn't it, if all over the place you ended up with powerpods with bird nests on top of them :D

    • @youmakeitreal
      @youmakeitreal 2 года назад +1

      🤣

    • @skrungy1428
      @skrungy1428 2 года назад +5

      The power pod is restarted at first I was thinking cool something to bring camping. You’d need a truck to haul it.

    • @Arbaaltheundefeated
      @Arbaaltheundefeated 2 года назад +11

      @@DKeith2011 Well, given that the blades are so closely spaced on the inside, I'd think there would have to be something like that anyway, because leaves and stuff getting inside would probably be even worse.

    • @bferland1128
      @bferland1128 2 года назад +3

      Imagine if they were so big people could live inside them.

  • @victoryfirst2878
    @victoryfirst2878 Год назад

    This is just amazing that this even works. Look forward to see when this will be able to compete with rotation windmills.

  • @princessgreen726
    @princessgreen726 Год назад

    Beautiful and highly informative video. Thanks so much, watching your videos excite me every time.

  • @nelisgarboclips986
    @nelisgarboclips986 2 года назад +540

    Netherlands: giant eco-friendly building with solar and wind power ft skybar
    Spain: hehe wobbly wind didlo generator go brrr

    • @brahmburgers
      @brahmburgers 2 года назад +14

      Spain is at the forefront of passive solar electric generation, and they (and Portugal and Scotland) are doing cool things with wave/tide generation. Don't be too quick to find fault.

    • @DarkShroom
      @DarkShroom 2 года назад +24

      that wobbly thing is actual real science.... the giant donut is some company lobbying for taxpayers money by promising a building that apparently does everything, but in practise most of it is unlikely to work

    • @nelisgarboclips986
      @nelisgarboclips986 2 года назад +15

      Im not pointing fingers, im just saying the wind stick looks funny

    • @andrewgodly5739
      @andrewgodly5739 2 года назад +11

      Now I want one and want to paint it like a penis and put 2 balls at it's base

    • @TurbaVladimir
      @TurbaVladimir 2 года назад +2

      @@andrewgodly5739 would be a nice message if it could actually generate power for your needs

  • @jpcreativeimagery
    @jpcreativeimagery 2 года назад +42

    I like how you couldn't mention the "wiggling column" with a straight face, LOL

  • @mondrebester1546
    @mondrebester1546 Год назад

    you really earned it and i want a power pod.

  • @EuropaWill
    @EuropaWill Год назад

    Fantastic video. You speak my language. I hit subscribe on the first of your videos seen. Love the name of your channel also! I would absolutely consider the powerpod.

  • @DakotaActually
    @DakotaActually 2 года назад +22

    This is a great inspiration for one of my upcoming projects. For a year now I have been brainstorming power-generating ideas, only to discover it's a thing. After this I think I have an idea I could implement, that hasn't been done.

  • @thebearman6065
    @thebearman6065 2 года назад +102

    I'm so glad we can finally harness the power of the wind with the Wild Wacky Waving Inflatable Arm Flailing Tube Man.

    • @bullpuppy7455
      @bullpuppy7455 2 года назад +9

      !!! Intergalactic Proton Powered Electrical Tentacled Advertising Droids !!!

    • @shakengandulf
      @shakengandulf 2 года назад +5

      Passing the power onto youuuuu... !!

  • @tajhayes7841
    @tajhayes7841 Год назад

    LUV the POWER POD design!! CAN'T wait 2 get my hands on a couple of those!! They R GREAT low maintenance units tht R small yet mighty & move much like the breathers on a roof top. AWESOME concept in my opinion!!

  • @rand49er
    @rand49er Год назад +1

    It would seem that having the least moving parts would be the most advantageous from a durability standpoint. A way to quantify that as a basis of comparison might be a good way to pinpoint one of the technologies presented here as having great promise. Obviously, noise, safety, complexity of design, cost, size, etc would be additional considerations. Thank you for introducing these many approaches I had no knowledge of prior to seeing this video.

  • @kristianfagerstrom7011
    @kristianfagerstrom7011 2 года назад +88

    Hmmm, I wonder if a huge O-shaped building with the inside of the O filled with thin metal wires won't be pretty darned bad for birds...

    • @tiddybearkush
      @tiddybearkush 2 года назад +6

      That building look like a big wake-up light from Philips.

    • @felmlee1876
      @felmlee1876 2 года назад +3

      Instead we have an O- shaped building with wiggling columns inside. Seems more natural, maybe the birds won't mind. I've known many wiggling columns and not a one has killed a bird.

    • @jfoley3484
      @jfoley3484 2 года назад +2

      Many Birds can detect magnetic fields so they would likely avoid this structure.

    • @lezlezman1843
      @lezlezman1843 2 года назад

      Perhaps putting a model of a giant hawk on top of it would be a deterrent. I read of a building in Sydney that has several at the top to prevent pigeons nesting on it.

    • @sebcw1204
      @sebcw1204 2 года назад +2

      as opposed to the glass buildings they already pound themselves into on the regular?

  • @adamchurvis1
    @adamchurvis1 2 года назад +38

    I like the solution that teenager on an island came up with. He strings ribbons between two masts in a window frame. One end of each ribbon is tied statically to one mast, while the other end is tied to a rod magnet that is mounted to the other mast by a rubber band. The magnets ride inside copper coils connected to a battery, capacitor, or electricity-stabilizing circuit as needed for the application. When the wind blows the ribbons shake, causing the magnets to translate back and forth inside the coils, thereby generating electrical current. It's enough to power a few devices, but it can be cheaply and easily expanded to provide power for a small house. Smart kid!

    • @davec5613
      @davec5613 2 года назад

      That's awesome

    • @andyjohnson3790
      @andyjohnson3790 2 года назад

      Sounds cool. Is there a link for me to watch it

    • @adamchurvis1
      @adamchurvis1 2 года назад

      @@andyjohnson3790 Never saw one myself, but it's easy to draw a mental picture -- probably easy enough to make one one's self. I don't remember where I read it years ago, but I was like, "Huh... that's pretty damned smart!"

  • @DavidEvans_dle
    @DavidEvans_dle Год назад +1

    I like the tether flying wing generating system.
    Relatively quick to install/implement in the right area high power output.
    With a FRU(Field Replace Unit) maintenance/repair. Also the footprint of the base generator unit is reasonable.
    Could see theses units, with a small storage system to "Smooth" the power distribution feeding into the
    power grid in states like Texas & Arkansas.

  • @danielarrate669
    @danielarrate669 Год назад

    Finally…a great channel/companion for my morning dose of caffeine. Many thanks. Be well

  • @Domyras
    @Domyras 2 года назад +261

    3:07 first thing that i think when i heard his name was "didn't kill himself".
    Well done memes. well done.

    • @hardfugoo1
      @hardfugoo1 2 года назад +1

      Yup 😂

    • @piggynatorcool668
      @piggynatorcool668 2 года назад +10

      I woudlve changed my last name by then

    • @lonestarr1490
      @lonestarr1490 2 года назад +2

      @@piggynatorcool668 To "Cool", I guess.

    • @wellendowedplatypus9024
      @wellendowedplatypus9024 2 года назад +13

      Every time I hear "Epstein Drive" on The Expanse...

    • @jorejaha
      @jorejaha 2 года назад +7

      I thought SWET is unfortunate but Epstein that is really unfortunate.

  • @ValleyOfWillows
    @ValleyOfWillows 2 года назад +533

    Possible clickbait title: Birds will love this Spanish wind energy generator

  • @StarBoundFables
    @StarBoundFables Год назад

    Awesome vid, Matt, some of these concepts were seriously cool! & Wowza those bird #s in comparison to domestic kitties. It'll be even better to lower that figure with wind generators of the future 🌬⚡💚

  • @tonyrayer1708
    @tonyrayer1708 Год назад

    Powerpod - cant wait for it to come out on market - fantastic idea and so easy to integrate into so many different locations

  • @PaleGhost69
    @PaleGhost69 2 года назад +150

    Please consider doing a video on permaculture and urban food forests.

  • @lurker453
    @lurker453 2 года назад +95

    I remember hearing of the vibrating towers and people joking in a post-apoclyptic world where they forgot their origin and praying to these diving beings for the energy they provide through their wiggles.

    • @jamescollins3647
      @jamescollins3647 2 года назад +4

      Just like every religion lol

    • @aarondavis8943
      @aarondavis8943 2 года назад +4

      @@jamescollins3647 Every religion prays to vibrating towels?

    • @martinmazanek5192
      @martinmazanek5192 2 года назад +9

      @@aarondavis8943 Your misspelling of 'towers' to 'towels' made this ten times funnier lmao

    • @rabidhellhound9714
      @rabidhellhound9714 2 года назад +4

      Sounds like a perfect "South Park" joke. People praying to vibrating penis towers, not understanding how they work, just that they get light from them in the town nearby.

    • @pkkiller_apathy4568
      @pkkiller_apathy4568 Год назад +1

      @@rabidhellhound9714 well almost half of the human population does does already lol. Due to sex toys countless women say oh god without even believing in religion.

  • @at0mly
    @at0mly Год назад +7

    Living in a place like San Francisco, it seems a bit absurd that there aren't PowerPods or Savonius turbines all over the place. They seem like the perfect local alternative to rooftop solar in a place where the sun can be hard to find but the wind is basically a given.

  • @jellybeandakota6140
    @jellybeandakota6140 Год назад

    WOW WOW WOW I have long been concerned about the future of our nation and our world. Knowing that there are solutions makes me feel so much better. And gives me faith that there are even more solutions not yet discovered. Thank you for sharing life changing information. In an easy to digest format.

  • @shimes424
    @shimes424 2 года назад +46

    All they had to do was put some flags for arms and dots for eyes and they'd have an energy generating "wacky wavy inflatable arm flailing tubeman" to sell us
    Instead we got the shaft

    • @olliefoxx7165
      @olliefoxx7165 2 года назад +2

      Clever lad

    • @aperson6437
      @aperson6437 2 года назад

      Better than getting sold defunct nuclear tech that is gonna deteriorate and melt down one day tho...

    • @danielaupperle
      @danielaupperle 2 года назад

      Shit I’d buy that. Could sell used cars at the same time!

  • @keithfrost1268
    @keithfrost1268 2 года назад +44

    The power pod looks promising from a home owner's perspective, but I'd like to see a roof top model that also takes advantage of attic heat. Call it a combo pod.

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 2 года назад

      No pun intended but if you attic sucks to much it literally can suck all the heated or cooled air out of your house. the house would have to be designed with no penetration's to the attic space

    • @lillic8522
      @lillic8522 2 года назад +1

      you‘d better improve the insolation of your roof

    • @Markle2k
      @Markle2k 2 года назад

      @@paperburn Attics are typically vented to the outside along the edges.

    • @paperburn
      @paperburn 2 года назад

      @@Markle2k also could pass-through /ridge and Cupolas but that changes nothing. the attic can vent to a negative pressure and suck air from your house. This is something that you do not want to occur. I mean you could design around this problem but I believe retrofitting would be way to costly. but it is an interesting thought problem.

  • @MrSmiler1212
    @MrSmiler1212 Год назад +1

    Very interesting as I’m looking to install domestic wind turbine in my home in Yorkshire, England 👏👏👌👌

  • @rogersthilaire8179
    @rogersthilaire8179 Год назад

    Hi, I love your informative and well paced videos. My take for the wind would be the power pod with the Frea coming in a close second.. like you I am not sure about the vibrating column thing in my yard or on the house seems like a lightning rod LOL . All around good info as always Thanks for sharing your knowledge and curiosities. :)

  • @shize9ine
    @shize9ine 2 года назад +68

    1:56 - Most modern turbines are direct drive, eliminating the gearbox.

    • @shize9ine
      @shize9ine 2 года назад

      Simon WoodburyForget relative to what? A solar panel?
      There is no gearing from the hub to the motor, only gears would be for variable pitch

    • @shize9ine
      @shize9ine 2 года назад +3

      @@SimonWoodburyForget I'm referring to your earlier comment that a direct drive wind turbine still requires lots of gears. By design, there is no gearbox and thus no cooling or lubrication of a complicated gearbox. think of it as a large electric motor and its hub attached to the blades. Less points of failure and less maintenance.

  • @mjm3091
    @mjm3091 2 года назад +35

    6:50 Those looks like giant fungi from the fungi forests era. Imagine those coloured with some trippy designs. It is only weird if its only one.

  • @Overseerdv
    @Overseerdv 9 месяцев назад

    I'd be a PowerPod supporter; I like that it looks stationary from the outside which could help to disguise it easier in the future of building techniques.

  • @carlosxd7686
    @carlosxd7686 Год назад

    Thanks for your work, this kind of stuff gives me hope :)

  • @ViiKing_
    @ViiKing_ 2 года назад +22

    When he said that it was expected to be build between 2022 and 2025 I had to check when the video was uploaded and I was for once not disappointed

    • @danielawesome36
      @danielawesome36 2 года назад +1

      Why? Honest question.
      I'm pretty dense, mate.

    • @Steve-eq8iz
      @Steve-eq8iz 2 года назад +4

      Sounds like one of those things that's never going to actually be made. It produces power, cleans waste water, collects rain water, has apartments inside it, etc. Sounds a bit pie in the sky.

    • @ViiKing_
      @ViiKing_ 2 года назад +4

      @@danielawesome36 first of all, I couldn't help but to read your comment with Jack Sparrow's voice and second, it's because usually when you hear about a large scale scientific test that's going to happen in only a couple of years, that information was given many years ago and it's most likely canceled. Like the peachy printer or lily drone for example(even though they weren't "large")

    • @youmessedup7758
      @youmessedup7758 2 года назад +1

      @@Steve-eq8iz yeah it does but who knows maybe that’s a little glimpse of whats to come in the future

    • @youmessedup7758
      @youmessedup7758 2 года назад +3

      @@danielawesome36 because normally when you hear about these big build projects they say it takes like 20 years+ normally so it’s just surprising that a building like that will be open in just a few years

  • @rabidhellhound9714
    @rabidhellhound9714 2 года назад +66

    The power pod is essentially a jet engine that's been retrofitted to change how air intake works, but otherwise uses the same basic concepts of compression along internal blades to produce massive amounts of force and spin them faster. Presumably with magnets inside a loop of wire to generate electromagnetic fields. It's actually quite brilliant but also probably works best on flat, horizontal surfaces rather than on angled rooftops in subdivisions. I'd love to see it progress and get notoriety, though.

    • @LeMayJoseph
      @LeMayJoseph 2 года назад +5

      I think its small size and portability makes it have potential to supplement or replace solar panels on travel trailers or mobile tiny homes. Imagine picking up juice while on the road!

    • @rabidhellhound9714
      @rabidhellhound9714 2 года назад +7

      @@LeMayJoseph Agreed. Even on buildings, however, it's still incredibly useful if they have flat tops. Also, if you can adjust the air intake angles, you can easily make them operate sideways and attach them to the sides of buildings. Predominately, those that don't face towards the sun. Depending upon the exact design, you may even be able to produce column long ones that lay against the side of the building like a water/electrical pipe and catch crosswinds to passively generate power.
      If I ever one a lottery and became a multimillionaire, I would love to set up an airponics farm and use experimental solar and wind technologies to power it. Like, INDUSTRIAL scale, not small little home scales. Then record all data and release it to the public for free to provide real world data on how possible it is to grow food and go green using far less invasive or poluting methods. Show up all of these billionaires *claiming* to want to help out the earth by going to space by ACTUALLY helping out the earth by providing real world data on stainabilty for large societies (not just hermit huts) and what steps we need to improve upon it.

    • @jean-pierredevent970
      @jean-pierredevent970 2 года назад

      I wonder about some energy loss through friction and turbulence. Some tiny part of the wind might even bounce off. But perhaps these effects are minimal thanks to that long experience they have and so a optimal design, as you mention.

    • @hugehappygrin7425
      @hugehappygrin7425 Год назад

      You are only going to see that either on a college campus or on a computer monitor.

    • @LRM12o8
      @LRM12o8 Год назад +2

      I wonder how loud they are though

  • @Daorf
    @Daorf Год назад +7

    I honestly believe those Vortex Bladeless can finally be the solution to harnessing waves and tides to generate electricity. IDK if their current models are watertight, but maybe someday.

  • @antonnym214
    @antonnym214 Год назад

    Nice reporting! My favorite is the oscillating vertical rod, which I call the "Wiggle Wand". Simpler is better. All good wishes!

  • @jacksonwilliams32
    @jacksonwilliams32 2 года назад +19

    That power pod looks like the future. I want one right now.

  • @otterman445
    @otterman445 2 года назад +93

    I had an idea some years ago of a similar system built into bridge and overpass construction. The strength of the structure and shape both over and underpass designs could easily capture wind as well as traffic generated breeze. When taken into consideration during planning this could be an improvement to what is now just a one use monolith. This, taken along with the recent addition of big rig wind deflectors on the cabs or trailer tops are just more of the same potential additions to electrical options being considered as alternative propulsion.

    • @Annie261.
      @Annie261. 2 года назад +2

      Great idea

    • @flackstar007
      @flackstar007 2 года назад +4

      I wish you success on refining your brilliant ideas and being a shaper of our future (you got this!)

    • @praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218
      @praisejesusrepentorlikewis6218 2 года назад +1

      Repent to Jesus Christ
      “I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.””
      ‭‭Psalms‬ ‭91:2‬ ‭NIV‬‬

    • @voornaam3191
      @voornaam3191 2 года назад +1

      And still you got that truck size family car? Ever thought of scaling down these HUGE American cars? And scaling down these HUGE car engines? The Apollo Project used less energy than all pickups trucks together, during ONE weekend. Interesting, huh?

    • @RasheedKhan-he6xx
      @RasheedKhan-he6xx Год назад +2

      I've seen news clips about vertical scroll type turbines placed along the central divider of highways to capture the wind off passing traffic. Similar to your idea.

  • @rosemaryrenshaw640
    @rosemaryrenshaw640 Год назад

    facinating ,I really encourage these developements

  • @MarquePierreSondergaard
    @MarquePierreSondergaard Год назад

    Very interesting and informative! Thanks for producing this video.

  • @prathamprakash03
    @prathamprakash03 2 года назад +3

    Each time I watch your video, I learn something great.
    Thank you for the wonderful content

  • @tpollakar
    @tpollakar 2 года назад +204

    Spanish researchers: "The future of wind energy is wiggling columns."
    Don Quixote: "Challenge accepted!"

    • @mohamadcheayb485
      @mohamadcheayb485 2 года назад +2

      Researcher say what they want to promote their research. Who can believe that a small column work in vibration would be the future technology. I am researcher by the way

    • @mohamadcheayb485
      @mohamadcheayb485 2 года назад

      @Buster head Surely not kidding. At the begining of the video , he said the efficiency is still very low.Any drag wind turbine is like that and what if it is a small area like this columns.

    • @briancam_2000
      @briancam_2000 2 года назад

      @@mohamadcheayb485 wind power ended with steam engines RE=SCAM energy Density == NUCLEAR POWER #1 YOU IDIOT!

    • @pa.l.2499
      @pa.l.2499 2 года назад

      Very underrated comment!

    • @mohamadcheayb485
      @mohamadcheayb485 2 года назад +2

      @@briancam_2000 you seems too rude and stupid. No comment

  • @gethnoble4316
    @gethnoble4316 Год назад

    Very interesting!! Thank you, i hope you keep uploading videos like this😃

  • @kimhorton6109
    @kimhorton6109 Год назад

    I just bought a home on three acres with very few trees on a rise above most of the nearby homes. There is a garage with a south facing roof perfect for Solar and Arkansas has some nice incentives.
    The wind this Spring has been great for things like those Power Pods. I think if I put up a traditional windmill my neighbors might revolt. A few of those power pods on poles, like Swallow houses could be pretty well received. I could do both here but I would need someone to do the wiring to bring it all back to an inverter in the garage and tie it to the grid.

  • @lindseyhatfield9017
    @lindseyhatfield9017 2 года назад +6

    I love the power pod, a couple of them on the shed roof and away we go !

  • @antyspi4466
    @antyspi4466 2 года назад +133

    It feels like the advent of wind traps is around the corner.
    Prepare for any Harkonnen attacks!

  • @DavidLloyd810
    @DavidLloyd810 Год назад

    Fascinating. I'm interested in learning more.

  • @ShiroColdkeyesTheHedgehog
    @ShiroColdkeyesTheHedgehog Год назад

    PowerPod sounds like an awesome idea; and I hope that maybe if I could buy one of these things for a property; I could make sure to have no need to worry about power outages for the house; and run the things i want

  • @marcusmangelsdorf9211
    @marcusmangelsdorf9211 2 года назад +48

    I'm really interested to see if the power pod lives up to the promises. Because given a specific swept area you can not (physically) extract more power than the wind passing that area has stored - I'd definitely get one to complement a solar installation, though, even though I feel with battery storage getting cheaper by the hour, solar is already very night-proof :)

    • @kauske
      @kauske 2 года назад +4

      I don't think they are insinuating that it is, just that it makes use of the swept area differently by having some of it static. When comparing a 1kw of any wind turbine versus 1kw solar, it's not surprising that it does the same or better regardless of design format (especially versus non-moving solar). And the design just minimizes the size and mass of moving parts by altering the wind-flow to turn pressure into velocity. (Which likely means the power pod puts out less per swept area than other turbines to some degree).

    • @Oldcrow77
      @Oldcrow77 2 года назад +2

      Solar is night proof, but not extended weather proof. Living in N.Ca I live in a sun rich area from May to sept. But hopefully we get periods of rain in the winter that can last 3-5 days followed by partly cloudy days. Plus limited sun hours during the winter. So a good wind generator is a great compliment to a hybrid system.

    • @deathbower
      @deathbower 2 года назад +1

      Depends where you live. Solar is strong from the equator to ~mediterranean latitudes but further north, seasonal differences in daylight hours cause problems. Assuming full solar infrastructure, you would need about 30% more solar generation than you might calculate based on an even day/night split. That's not a realistic assumption of course and solar power is still a valuable part of a renewable grid.
      On the power pod, you're right, but it can attack the issue from two angles.
      First is expanding the catchment area. The fan appears to be very small but the structure's design catches a lot more air than would naturally hit the fan, increasing potential.
      Second is getting more energy out of the air to begin with. The big three blade fans do get energy out of the air, but all the air passing between the very spaced blades is somewhat wasted. The traditional three bladed design has to balance efficency through rotor weight and getting the maximum value out of the air passing by - equivalently sized power pods probably get around that by having a large catchment area with a small rotor instead.
      Fingers crossed that it's all it promises and more though!

    • @ryanpoulter6286
      @ryanpoulter6286 2 года назад +14

      @Worst Nightmare Yeah... that's why they already have a lcoe below coal and are being installed on a massive scale worldwide. They also don't pollute while in operation.

    • @deathbower
      @deathbower 2 года назад +10

      @Worst Nightmare Well your username definitely checks out.

  • @JoshuaLoganjoshuadlogan
    @JoshuaLoganjoshuadlogan 2 года назад +3

    "I'd prefer a power pod over a wiggling column" - I cracked up when you said that. Great video.

  • @caradpz6978
    @caradpz6978 Год назад

    wow i love the idea of the power pod!

  • @klnsbl
    @klnsbl Год назад

    As an aerospace engineering student at TU Delft, it makes me so proud that "my" university is featured in this video!

  • @KrK007
    @KrK007 2 года назад +13

    I really like the power pod design... I could see insects or even birds trying to nest in the things though if you had some windless days. Might be a consideration for where you mount it, you might need to access it for inspection/cleaning.

    • @icollectstories5702
      @icollectstories5702 2 года назад +3

      I think if you position the blades close enough to the housing, that might be enough to exclude birds.
      I would like to know what a wasp thinks of it.
      You're gonna need to clean it yearly, I suppose, for blown dust, etc. Hopefully a garden hose would be enough. Or maybe just throw the blade into the dishwasher, if that doesn't trouble your mind.

  • @jim55price
    @jim55price 2 года назад +8

    By all means, yes, I'd be glad to have a PowerPod or a vibrating column, or even both, in my yard. Great video. Thanks!

    • @harishgupta46
      @harishgupta46 2 года назад +1

      Coupled with a pair of solar panels and you wont have to pay electric bill for your life.

  • @davidstonier-gibson8408
    @davidstonier-gibson8408 Год назад +1

    Thank you for that. So often those novel ideas are presented in ways that simply trigger my sceptical bone. You provided some numbers that start to make sense of the giant vibrator and vertical turbine designs. I'm still not too sure about the charge transfer techs, though.

  • @juligrlee556
    @juligrlee556 Год назад

    With the uplift of the heat on a 4-12 roof would guarantee movement all day plus all wind area, plus you could make a wooden post off the ground so there would be no home vibrations.