This is the first video from our “Viewers Video” segment where we showcase GreenPowerScience inspired work or other work that offers great ideas in the Green Energy Field.
Joe Carruth built this by himself and this is the third prototype of his design. The unit weighs 1.5 tons and is 12.5 ft x 14.5 ft of active collection area. He currently manually tracks the sun for testing and hopes to get some funding to bring this project to a self contained version that can be available for Alternative Power production.
Duration : 0:6:15
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September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
dont other solar …
dont other solar arrays heat oil instead so that u dont have to refil it? why are you using water… its better if it had a closed cycle
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Go Green!
Go Green!
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I like Harley.
I like Harley.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I suggested a 3KW …
I suggested a 3KW generator when he started this project but he plans on adding to the mirror array. That is one of the concepts behind his project. Expandability, he wanted to go big and work to power as needed.
With that said, his results were far more than I expected. The advancements he made from his first and second prototype is amazing. Especially when the budget he is working on is factored in. I am hoping he gets a small grant or something to see where he can take it. Smart guy!
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
That’s cool.
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That’s cool.
Agreed that he’s probably not actually producing a whole 12 kW of power there. But this is an amateur enthusiast, not a “big energy” million-dollar project.
Kudos for proof-of-concept. Wonder how big you could make a lightweight parabolic dish?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Pray tell, how is ” …
Pray tell, how is “THAT” wasting water? Is the steam polluted when it leaves the energy generating system? And where does it “go”?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Great idea, cool …
Great idea, cool implementation, just remember spinning a 12KW generator does not mean you are generating 12KW.
There is no way for him to actually generate 12KW with such as small mirror setup. If he actually tried to draw that much power from the generator the think would lock up in a second.
I see this as more of a proof of concept that can be expanded in the future.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
We do some in HD …
We do some in HD but the uploads can take 2 or 3 hours. This was a viewer video so the source files were 640×480. If mixed (HD in studio) (SD location) the SD would have looked very pixelated.
Also some people are still on dialup:-( so we do the short ones in HD and the longer ones in SD widesreen or just SD.
I agree that HD on youtube looks amazing:-)
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
HD in a quality …
HD in a quality much better the videos. Why not HD you charge videos?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
The videos are very …
The videos are very good!
It is possible to manufacture electric current in a big quantity, in much plainer one. Nothing is needed for him only gravitation, water and ——. But I do not reveal this already. Of course not from an aquatic wheel there is a word. The essence that no a Sun, heat and nothing are needed for him, only 3 things. Gravitation, water and ——-.
Slap it’s simple. I do not understand it why nobody made it.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
I had never heard …
I had never heard mention of this worm gear clock motor drive before. Sounds awesome! thanks for the info hoser4.
Maybe the answer to the weight issue is a fulcrum and a counter balance like elevators use.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
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September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
He is hoping to …
He is hoping to make a sub $10,000 unit. It depends on a lot of factors.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
At this point I …
At this point I think it’s better for you to just learn the hard way since you’re an ‘intuitive learner’ (which is by definition not something to brag about in science). Good luck with your magnet motor & remember me when you come to the realization of what has really been happening inside your head.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
How much can cost …
How much can cost an application like this?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Amateur astronomers …
Amateur astronomers have solved that problem decades ago — use a worm-gear and clock motor drive system.
The problem is that you have all that glass mounted on a huge metal infrastructure that weighs tons. Making a heliostat with enough torque is what the real problem is.
The only solution is to “not do that.” Mount each mirror on its own heliostat. You need more heliostats, sure, but they’re lighter weight and cheaper.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Actually Einstein …
Actually Einstein was an intuitive. INTP to be exact.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
What I meant was a …
What I meant was a feed that directs the exhausted steam back to the top container… If this could be done, I think it would save from refilling it.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
People knew of this …
People knew of this information before scientist gave it their own name. Sacred Geometry is directly related to all the different shapes that we know see in nature. the arrangements in a pine cone, a pineapple, a flower, the way crystals grow, but a guy named fibonacci came along and pointed it out.
Look at what others have found and add it to your bank of knowledge, not everyone learns the same way you do. Some of us are intuitive, and Einsten disliked that.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
it’s not easy to …
it’s not easy to make a closed system like on the cooling system for computer with clear water. there’s too much presure. maybe you should try another fluid but less presure means less power too
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Archameideis would …
Archameideis would be proud. using his death ray for dreen energy is to be commended. I still have one in the plans, plus I just iherited an 8.5 foot dish. I just have to get it here. and I just aquired brake disks and hub/spindle embly..
great vid Dan 5 STARS+.
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September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
How about a super …
How about a super hearter?
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Hey Dan, wouldn’t …
Hey Dan, wouldn’t it be possible to construct a similar, but much smaller unit, capable of powering one home? Asking for pure speculation on your part, could it be done for under $5,000? I love the idea of this project and the Suncatcher, although I hope they manufacturer “single home” Suncatchers for those who want off the grid in addition to their units for power companies.
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Outstanding!
Outstanding!
September 7th, 2009 at 10:32 pm
Awesome new vid. …
Awesome new vid. Thanks Guys!