Has anyone tried to hook up a stirling engine (1815 ish) 2 a volcano ?

[washamericom]

And solar paneled self charging cars that sit in tbe sun all day .

That's right different coloured solar panels


Or as Henry Ford famously said you can have any color you want as long as it's black



That would help the weather crisis...

Calm down the hysterical climate change
Crowd..

Hey Walter Brennan

The barn's on fire !!

 

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As with all types of power generation efficiency is everything. Sterling engines are wildly inefficient. A normal automobile does not have enough surface area to provide nearly enough solar charging.

 

[ABikerSailor]

As with all types of power generation efficiency is everything. Sterling engines are wildly inefficient. A normal automobile does not have enough surface area to provide nearly enough solar charging.

With the current tech we have for solar panels right now, a solar panel on a car is capable of providing enough energy to run just about all of the electrical components on the car with the exception of the drivetrain. Give it a bit more time, and fully solar powered cars could very well become a reality. Currently, there are major car manufacturers who are looking into this very thing, as well as various companies out there that are actively selling solar panels for the vehicle hood to run all the electric devices.

You're right, with the tech we have right now, solar is not capable of powering the whole vehicle, but just think...............10 years ago, being able to power all the electronics of a car with a solar panel was unimaginable, but now it's a reality. Give it a bit more time.

And, if you want to see the solar panel hoods for vehicles, simply look them up on Google. There are several companies out there selling them right now.

 

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With the current tech we have for solar panels right now, a solar panel on a car is capable of providing enough energy to run just about all of the electrical components on the car with the exception of the drivetrain. Give it a bit more time, and fully solar powered cars could very well become a reality. Currently, there are major car manufacturers who are looking into this very thing, as well as various companies out there that are actively selling solar panels for the vehicle hood to run all the electric devices.

You're right, with the tech we have right now, solar is not capable of powering the whole vehicle, but just think...............10 years ago, being able to power all the electronics of a car with a solar panel was unimaginable, but now it's a reality. Give it a bit more time.

And, if you want to see the solar panel hoods for vehicles, simply look them up on Google. There are several companies out there selling them right now.

We get a fair amount of topics here wondering why various power generation schemes would not work. Low efficiency is nearly always the answer.

 

[ABikerSailor]

We get a fair amount of topics here wondering why various power generation schemes would not work. Low efficiency is nearly always the answer.

Well, when it comes to solar panels, they seem to be getting more and more efficient every year. I'd be willing to be that there will be a solar powered vehicle capable of carrying passengers in the next 5 years. Especially with the interest that is currently directed towards them, as well as the fact that the major car companies are looking seriously at it.

 

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Well, when it comes to solar panels, they seem to be getting more and more efficient every year. I'd be willing to be that there will be a solar powered vehicle capable of carrying passengers in the next 5 years. Especially with the interest that is currently directed towards them, as well as the fact that the major car companies are looking seriously at it.

Solar panels on cars might be a thing one day but it can never be the whole story. They will probably still be made of glass, that adds weight, and will therefore harm efficiency. It is more efficient to have grid scale solar feeding the charging stations and work on improving the batteries and motors. If you are looking for a quantum leap that would revolutionize solar power it will be in grid scale electrical storage. Should we figure that one out a thousand square miles of panels could power the world.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Solar panels on cars might be a thing one day but it can never be the whole story. They will probably still be made of glass, that adds weight, and will therefore harm efficiency. It is more efficient to have grid scale solar feeding the charging stations and work on improving the batteries and motors. If you are looking for a quantum leap that would revolutionize solar power it will be in grid scale electrical storage. Should we figure that one out a thousand square miles of panels could power the world.

Actually, solar panels on cars is a thing TODAY.

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Actually, solar panels on cars is a thing TODAY.

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Not nearly enough to charge the vehicle in any reasonable amount of time. Might add a few miles to the range but that's all.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Not nearly enough to charge the vehicle in any reasonable amount of time. Might add a few miles to the range but that's all.

No, it's not enough to fully charge a vehicle (yet), but the fact that it's being worked on and taken seriously by car manufacturers means that the tech is getting worked on and improved, and it might not be too far in the future where we DO have solar powered cars.

I mean................even 5 years ago, saying you're putting solar panels on your car would have made people think you were nuts, but here we are today where they are being sold by mainstream suppliers. Even Amazon is selling solar kits for cars.

 

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No, it's not enough to fully charge a vehicle (yet), but the fact that it's being worked on and taken seriously by car manufacturers means that the tech is getting worked on and improved, and it might not be too far in the future where we DO have solar powered cars.

I mean................even 5 years ago, saying you're putting solar panels on your car would have made people think you were nuts, but here we are today where they are being sold by mainstream suppliers. Even Amazon is selling solar kits for cars.

Solar radiation is only so powerful. Even with a hypothetical 100% efficiency it would still not be enough to cover the entire surface of the vehicle with solar cells. Plus it would look like a stealth fighter and you can have any color you want as long as it's black.

 

[Flash]

As with all types of power generation efficiency is everything. Sterling engines are wildly inefficient. A normal automobile does not have enough surface area to provide nearly enough solar charging.

Just like it will take the area of a typical county to provide the surface area needed for solar panels to supply power for a mid size city. And that is only if the sun is out that day.

 

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Just like it will take the area of a typical county to provide the surface area needed for solar panels to supply power for a mid size city. And that is only if the sun is out that day.

Location is everything, Solar is kick-ass in the tropics but it's a little more iffy in temperate regions.

 

[ABikerSailor]

Just like it will take the area of a typical county to provide the surface area needed for solar panels to supply power for a mid size city. And that is only if the sun is out that day.

Wrong. A person I was stationed with many years ago bought a house around Orlando FL, installed solar panels on it, and now has enough power to supply her all electric house, as well as sell some of the extra to the power company. If each house had solar panels on the roof, they would be able to power the home. There are MANY people in this country who have done just that.

 

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Location is everything, Solar is kick-ass in the tropics but it's a little more iffy in temperate regions.

In the US there is a band in the Southwest that is fine for solar but not so much for the rest of the US. Even here in Florida the "Sunshine State" solar isn't economical. Up North forget about it.

 

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In the US there is a band in the Southwest that is fine for solar but not so much for the rest of the US. Even here in Florida the "Sunshine State" solar isn't economical. Up North forget about it.

Trying to make solar your entire power supply is not really going to work anywhere hot because we need AC to live.

 

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Wrong. A person I was stationed with many years ago bought a house around Orlando FL, installed solar panels on it, and now has enough power to supply her all electric house, as well as sell some of the extra to the power company. If each house had solar panels on the roof, they would be able to power the home. There are MANY people in this country who have done just that.

I am an Engineer and I know how to calculate these things. Here in Florida the typical payback will be 20 years or more.

Your friend may be lying to you. The net metering program was curtailed by DeSantis not too long ago. Your friend ain't selling nothing.

I have considered it and looked at all the factors and it is just not economically feasible. Not when you use real engineering economics instead what some salesman or Environmental Wacko feeds you.

Ron DeSantis vetoes rooftop solar bill because the gas prices are too damn high

Disincentivizing rooftop solar was incredibly unpopular even before the gas price surge. Now, it's politically untenable in deep red Florida.

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[ABikerSailor]

Trying to make solar your entire power supply is not really going to work anywhere hot because we need AC to live.

Apparently, you don't quite understand how solar power works............sun hits the solar panels, creating electricity that is then used or stored. Oh yeah............most ac units operate off of electric energy (the kind generated by solar panels, water, coal or whatever is used to create the electricity). No, solar energy isn't going to heat up your house, unless of course, you have an electric heating system, and then, only if you turn on the heat.