At least he can take comfort in the fact that conversion of electricity to heat in a resistor is always exactly 100%. Also, if there is a large enough amount of power to run a heat pump the efficiency can be 300%+ depending on the hot and cold temperatures in the system. A direct mechanical compressor drive in a heat pump would make sense in some situations, eliminating both the motor and generator losses.
Joe --- In [email protected], "HYDRO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Good Idea BUT there are too many "constrictions". > Mill Location > Heat transmission distance > Equipment to implement Heat "PUMP" > Cost of overall Wind Mill Heat Pump > > And some other "requirements" > > THEN you may discover that producing electricity, the cost will be lower > even if the distance mill-to-heated place is close. > > It may be that you WILL BE DARNED after all. > > Nando > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "alanh_27" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 2:18 AM > Subject: [microhydro] have shaft-torque; need heatflow, not electricity. > > > >I don't want electricity. I want heatpower. > > > > A microhydro shaft is delivering kinetic energy; and heat is kinetic > > energy. I'll be darned if I'm going to suffer conversion > > inefficiencies with an electrical intermediary. > > > > Most facile way to turn shaftpower into heat? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at > > http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of > > charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! > > > > NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who > > provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not > > endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. > > > > More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net > > > > To unsubscribe: send empty message to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Does your company feature in the microhydro business directory at http://microhydropower.net/directory ? If not, please register free of charge and be exposed to the microhydro community world wide! NOTE: The advertisements in this email are added by Yahoogroups who provides us with free email group services. The microhydro-group does not endorse products or support the advertisements in any way. More information on micro hydropower at http://microhydropower.net To unsubscribe: send empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/microhydro/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
