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* http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hotairenginesociety/messages?viscount=-100 | * http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hotairenginesociety/messages?viscount=-100 | ||
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| − | + | per [http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/airpoweredvehicles/message/26] | |
| + | *http:// www.fmec.waka.kindai.ac.jp/movie/stirling_engine.mov | ||
| + | *http://bednorzmuller87.phys.cmu.edu/demonstrations/thermodynamics/heatengines/demo533.html | ||
| + | *http://bednorzmuller87.phys.cmu.edu/demonstrations/thermodynamics/heatengines/demo533a.mpg | ||
| + | *http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/sfpse/fpse02/sfpse_small.mpg | ||
| + | *http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/boat_design/mse04_small.mpg | ||
| + | *I found plans to build a model boat using a stirling enging here: | ||
| + | **http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/boat_design/index_e.html | ||
| + | *This video was intriguing in showing the detail of the heat source and close up of this stirling engine and model boat: | ||
| + | **http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/boat_design/mse05_small.mpg | ||
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| + | == Misc == | ||
* http://www.energyinnovations.com | * http://www.energyinnovations.com | ||
* http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html Global Dimming | * http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html Global Dimming | ||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 21 March 2007
Solar Power, More to come!
There are a number of ways to utilize solar energy directly. The most common method we use is by planting crops. PhotoVoltic Cells convert solar energy directly into electricity. Solar energy can also be converted into heat, which can be used in a number of ways.
PhotoVoltic
- 900mm * 600mm * 15mm (40kg/m^2) 16Vp 20Voc Lp 1.3A (40W per M^2)
- 5% Effecient $0.20 a watt (hyped future cost) ($8/m^2).
Stirling Heat Engine
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hotairenginesociety/messages?viscount=-100
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/stirlingmodelengine/messages?viscount=-100
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/sesusa/messages?viscount=-100
- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/warmairmotors
- http://www.webring.org/cgi-bin/webring?ring=stirling;list
- http://www.sesusa.org SESUSA
- http://www.stmpower.com STM Corporation
- http://www.stirling-engine.de/engl/index.html SOLO Kleinmotoren GmbH
- http://www.stirlingenergy.com Stirling Energy Systems, Inc.
- http://www.kockums.se Kockums Sweden.
- http://www.sunpower.com Sunpower, Inc.
- http://www.stirlingtech.com Stirling Technology Company
- http://www.tamin.com Tamin Enterprises
- http://www.grc.nasa.gov/WWW/tmsb/stirling.html
- http://www.stirlingmotor.com
- http://www.whispergen.com
per [1]
- http:// www.fmec.waka.kindai.ac.jp/movie/stirling_engine.mov
- http://bednorzmuller87.phys.cmu.edu/demonstrations/thermodynamics/heatengines/demo533.html
- http://bednorzmuller87.phys.cmu.edu/demonstrations/thermodynamics/heatengines/demo533a.mpg
- http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/sfpse/fpse02/sfpse_small.mpg
- http://www.nmri.go.jp/eng/khirata/stirling/boat_design/mse04_small.mpg
- I found plans to build a model boat using a stirling enging here:
- This video was intriguing in showing the detail of the heat source and close up of this stirling engine and model boat:
Misc
- http://www.energyinnovations.com
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/feature/story/0,13026,1108853,00.html Global Dimming
- http://www.evworld.com/view.cfm?section=communique&newsid=4980 Atmospheric Thinning
