<<I suspect that a heat pump will be a better choice if the idea is to turn electricity into household heat while using some directly for other appliances>>
The idea is to turn a heat source (e.g. burning natural gas) into electricity. Harry On Wed, Jan 1, 2014 at 2:47 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Sounds like a trick to me. (no pun intended) I suspect that a heat pump > will be a better choice if the idea is to turn electricity into household > heat while using some directly for other appliances. The main item of > interest is how efficient is the conversion of heat energy into sound and > ultimately electricity. The high efficiency that they mention likely is in > response to them using the waste heat in its degraded form. > > How does that particular process compare to thermoelectric generators > which are its competition? > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: H Veeder <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Jan 1, 2014 1:11 pm > Subject: [Vo]:acoustic conversion of heat into electricity > > > Silicon Salley Start-up Powers Homes with Sound Waves > > <<The technology is called thermoacoustics and it uses sound to turn heat > into electric power. That’s right, “sound.” > > Based on thermoacoustic technology developed by Xerox PARC in Palo Alto > and refined by NASA’s Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Nirvana pioneered > what it calls the “Power Stick,” an entirely new form of micro-combined > heat and power (m-CHP).>> > > > http://www.forbes.com/sites/williampentland/2013/12/10/silicon-valley-start-up-company-powers-homes-with-sound-waves/ > > > NASA Glenn Technology May Soon Power American Households > > > http://www.nasa.gov/press/2013/december/nasa-glenn-technology-may-soon-power-american-households/#.UsPGJfTuLh4 >
