francis <[email protected]> wrote: .. I took this to mean the unit could produce it’s own electrical to operate > the controls while I’ve seen other comments on here where people seem to > indicate the reactors were working with no heating. Can someone clarify? >
No, they said it can run with no control at all. No heat, no nothing, in pure heat-after-death. See the Notes on Rossi device (or FAQ I guess we should call it). Rossi says it can run without controlling heat. Levi said he observed it run in this mode. But Rossi says this is dangerous. Naturally, it can also be used to generate electricity to feed that back. At the input/output ratio of 1:200 that would trivial. You could use thermoelectric chips. However, that would reduce safety a little, and increase complexity. Since mains electricity is available everywhere this machine is likely to be installed in the next few years, they should put off developing that for a while. Vehicle propulsion would require the machine generate its own electricity. It also calls for a high efficiency heat engine. I suppose a steam turbine would be a good choice, where mechanical power is fed to the wheels and also to drive a generator. It would also need a battery, I think. The main Rossi heat supply would be left on in standby mode, but it might be a good idea to have a battery backup for the control electronics and resistance heaters. I described some similar systems in my book. - Jed
