I have a suspicion that the latest news from Rossi that DC output can be useful with his latest ECAT is believable. The amount of light emitted by his active device near the heated core has an intensity that is far greater than that due to normal sun light.
It reminds me of the systems that use lenses to concentrate the incoming normal sun light in order to allow for the usage of smaller solar cells. All Rossi has to do is to place two 1 foot square panels of cells within the structure that supports his patented core system. Each panel within the device needs to be in contact with the outer support structure while leaving a space between it and the actual 1200 C plus temperature core element. The later spacing is to ensure that radiation is the main path that the escaping power takes on its way to the coolant. I would expect the small gap between the solar cells and the core to remain free of coolant while operating due to the extreme temperature residing within that region. A modest seal would be all that is required in order to accomplish that task. Once operating temperature is achieved any leakage coolant would be evaporated from the gap. The opposite side of the solar cell panel would be cooled by the circulating coolant which can be at a much lower temperature than the core heating element thus allowing it to operate efficiently. Does anyone detect a reason why the system described above would not work? It seems appropriate to collect the concentrated photon energy from such a concentrated source and directly convert it into DC. Dave
