Re: Homemade Thermopile

On Dec 3, 8:31 am, Spehro Pefhany <speffS...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
On Mon, 3 Dec 2007 08:24:59 -0800 (PST), mrdarr...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Dec 3, 3:44 am, Dunc <Dunc...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR IINPUT

To clarify the concept, what I am trying to do is see if there is a
low tech, relatively cheap method of utilizing the UNLIMITED
FREEenergy represented by the low-grade temperature differentials
between natural occurring sources like ambient air and ground water.

I know that thermopiles are not very efficient. But since the energy
is free and I am not looking to manufacture and sell anything (hence
the "homemade") the labor is free, the only cost consideration is the
material costs. If the material costs can be made low enough, a
viable alternative may be achievable even with very low efficiencies.

Don't forget that sunlight is free, but the material costs necessary
to convert said sunlight to electricity will nail you every time.

Unless... you plant a coconut tree, and process the coconuts into
ethanol... ;-)

M

If you live in some place where coconut trees grow, you can just drink
the ethanol and forget about the electricity.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
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What, and live without s.e.d.? Burn the witch, burn the witch!

Hey, if worst comes to worst w.r.t. global warming, we can always grow
mangoes, oranges and coconuts in Alaska, Canada, Russia and
Antarctica...

Michael
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