[Vo]:Night time 'solar'

2022-04-13 Thread Jones Beene
Similar concept to a recent thread here - very low power density now - plenty of room for improvement https://scitechdaily.com/harvesting-energy-at-night-solar-cell-keeps-working-long-after-sun-sets/ funding likely to be available from Arabia

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Nicholas Palmer
My Mitsubishi Ecodan air source heat pump works between -18 to +35°C... https://library.mitsubishielectric.co.uk/pdf/book/PUZ-HWM140VHA_-BS#page-2 Nick Palmer On the side of the Planet - and the people - because they're worth it On Wed, 13 Apr 2022 at 19:41, Jed Rothwell wrote: > H LV

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
I should explain that in Atlanta, when they install a heat pump, they include a small, auxiliary, el-cheapo gas fired furnace along with it. It seldom turns on. I don't know about Florida and other warm places. In rural Japan where the walls are made of paper, they used to heat with kerosene

Re: [Vo]:This smells like an April 1 joke

2022-04-13 Thread Jed Rothwell
H LV wrote: > When temperatures fall to 25 to 30 degrees, a heat pump loses its spot as >> the most efficient heating option for an Atlanta home. >> >> > Apparently heat pumps have improved a lot over the last decade. This > article says they now work well down to -10F or lower. > I looked at

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-13 Thread H LV
Demonstrate the "toy" to a small number of friends and trusted colleagues. Provide snacks and drinks. Harry On Tue, Apr 12, 2022 at 6:00 PM Jonathan Berry wrote: > Interesting idea. > > And while I don't think there are many things that could be introduced as > a toy (Otis T. Carr's patent

Re: [Vo]:What would it take?

2022-04-13 Thread Frank Grimer
This is the kind of toy that is needed. People have made attempts to emulate but as yet no one has succeeded. They need to try harder. I believe it worked. > "Bruce Welsh is an electronics engineer with* the o*pen spirit which has > been devoted to alternative energies for twenty years. It is