I’ve seen a lot of … I’ve seen a lot of Stirling Engines, but all of them are little size. What is the power they can generate ? If this system were able to generate power I think It would be spread in many places. It seems just can generate movement but without a reasonable amount of energy.
If heating were … If heating were your goal, you wouldn’t put this in the middle, reducing efficiency, you would just use the sunlight that heats the air chamber directly. This is to demonstrate making mechanical power from heat energy, which has it’s own uses. The actual amount of energy this produces (especially at this scale) would be rather low, probably enough to drive a small light bulb.
so could you hook … so could you hook it to an electric heater and heat the motor to run the heater and have free heat?
this is the first ive heard of these engines so i dont know a thing about them but i like the idea
Except for … Except for financing, material and time to build it I realy do not need to find anything
I also can run a CAD software and design the whole thing first.
I guess planning is crucual…
there’s enough … there’s enough energy coming from the sun every second to power the entire world. we just need to find out how to absorb it more efficiently.
Hmmm, If I would … Hmmm, If I would collect all my organic waste products for methane gas to run a larger size Stirling generator it’s could be enough for my simple live style. Where is my calculator….
thats a one banger, … thats a one banger,,a strait 6 would power your house right now,,,, i could see a mearor scrolling a cross mannt cilenders…i realy like this engine,,,pg&E PROBALY HATES IT,,LOL
secondly it doesnt … secondly it doesnt mean the whole thing is kept under vacuum , the system is enclosed and does not have any contact with vacuum environment , which will cause boiling of water or any liquid used .
these engines are presurized gas which are sealed properly not to fill every now and then gas inside the system, therfore proper sealing of engine in needed, because of these problem new technlogy of sterling engine uses the helium gas in ther systems.
http://www.greenpowerscience.com/
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
could be pretty …
could be pretty cool if you could cool it with ln2
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
It already uses …
It already uses heat as input. Why to triple convert it with losses if you are not electric junkie?
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Wow, the lens …
Wow, the lens really concentrates a lot, and in a smaller space than a parabolic mirror
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I’ve seen a lot of …
I’ve seen a lot of Stirling Engines, but all of them are little size. What is the power they can generate ? If this system were able to generate power I think It would be spread in many places. It seems just can generate movement but without a reasonable amount of energy.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
If heating were …
If heating were your goal, you wouldn’t put this in the middle, reducing efficiency, you would just use the sunlight that heats the air chamber directly. This is to demonstrate making mechanical power from heat energy, which has it’s own uses. The actual amount of energy this produces (especially at this scale) would be rather low, probably enough to drive a small light bulb.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
so could you hook …
so could you hook it to an electric heater and heat the motor to run the heater and have free heat?
this is the first ive heard of these engines so i dont know a thing about them but i like the idea
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
OMG awsome how the …
OMG awsome how the is that working?
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Nice video …
Nice video demonstrating the use of solar energy and the stirling cycle engine. Keep up the good work.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
@Juturn4 grow a lot …
@Juturn4 grow a lot of grass and burn it
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Except for …
Except for financing, material and time to build it I realy do not need to find anything
I also can run a CAD software and design the whole thing first.
I guess planning is crucual…
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
All computers have …
All computers have a calculator, no need to try to find anything.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
What’s the size of …
What’s the size of the frenel lens?
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
if you magetize the …
if you magetize the fly wheel and case it up right , can you run it as a generator
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
there’s enough …
there’s enough energy coming from the sun every second to power the entire world. we just need to find out how to absorb it more efficiently.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
because we dont …
because we dont have the tehnology to make the energy we need… solar energy makes around 10% the energy we need
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
this is trash …
this is trash engine… better is with oil and benzin. off the sun
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
i had a fecal …
i had a fecal engine but did,nt like it run like shit
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
you can, that’s the …
you can, that’s the point.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
this is the future …
this is the future of all energy on the space doesnt exist night
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I dont know much …
I dont know much about this stuff but why cant you generate electricity with this engine
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Hmmm, If I would …
Hmmm, If I would collect all my organic waste products for methane gas to run a larger size Stirling generator it’s could be enough for my simple live style. Where is my calculator….
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
Check out the …
Check out the suncatcher system by Tessera, they are building a 500 MW Plant in the US right now. Also check out the video responses
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
thats a one banger, …
thats a one banger,,a strait 6 would power your house right now,,,, i could see a mearor scrolling a cross mannt cilenders…i realy like this engine,,,pg&E PROBALY HATES IT,,LOL
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
I’m an accountant …
I’m an accountant so I don’t know. Hehe…
When somebody wants to depreciate the equipment after a few years thats where I come in.
January 30th, 2010 at 12:15 pm
secondly it doesnt …
secondly it doesnt mean the whole thing is kept under vacuum , the system is enclosed and does not have any contact with vacuum environment , which will cause boiling of water or any liquid used .
these engines are presurized gas which are sealed properly not to fill every now and then gas inside the system, therfore proper sealing of engine in needed, because of these problem new technlogy of sterling engine uses the helium gas in ther systems.