I design and build embedded micro systems. More like $10 for the
electronics ex the sensors.
AG
On 1/4/2012 7:25 PM, Axil Axil wrote:
/A $1,500 total price of a E-Cat that includes a NI microprocessor
based controls system is hard to believe. I project that the control
system will be a major cost component of the E-Cat. Even computerized
appliances like refrigerators sell for twice that. When I see that low
price…when I can buy at that low price… I will believe it./
On Wed, Jan 4, 2012 at 2:52 AM, Aussie Guy E-Cat
<[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Based on the recently announced 20 kW thermal home E-Cat costing
$1,500 and assuming it draws 0.4 kW (400 Watts) from the mains
(COP 50), here is the LCOE and the individual item cost breakdowns.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/kLBSLYjhfkssP57d3w1J6dMTjNZETYmyPJy0liipFm0?feat=directlink
What I find interesting is annual cost of the fuel and servicing
is 4 times the Levelized Annual Investment Cost of the E-Cat
hardware. Will home E-Cats become like ink jet printers that are
sold near cost price to get the replacement ink business? But with
a LCOE cost of $0.00456 / thermal kWh who cares? This is just
about as close to free energy as you can get. No excuse for
anybody on this planet to be cold again. With the E-Cat's thermal
energy being so low cost, cleaning up dirty water and desalination
of sea / brackish water should be low cost as well.
Well done Andrea Rossi, what a lovely New Years present to the
whole planet.
