anyone know of a product that lets me generate electricity from my wood fireplace? | |
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spinladen User ID: 17862575 United States 11/07/2012 10:16 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | [link to static.fjcdn.com] theres reports of some word burning phone chargers in the Hurican Sandy aftermath |
Anonymous Coward (OP) User ID: 1385276 United States 11/07/2012 10:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | damn man, a steam engine???? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 19392583 Tegpower.com or google youtube thermoelectric generator [link to www.youtube.com] this looks promising |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 27162750 United States 11/07/2012 10:23 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get a hamster and a hamster wheel, tie a bunch of wires and magnets to it and shit, and voila! Free electricity! Watch out, some government official will probably confiscate it though, citing some bullshit health or fire regulation or some shit. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 10372663 United States 11/07/2012 10:51 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TEG = Thermal electric generator Here's a start and if you're a DIYer look for TEG on e-bay [link to www.tegpower.com] |
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tag067663 User ID: 12853865 Australia 11/07/2012 11:22 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | They also work in reverse (Which is what you want), i.e. when heat is applied to one side, and a heatsink is on the other side it will generate a dc voltage (Seebeck Effect). I have made a peltier powered fan that blows warm air from the top of a wood heater....it works well. This wiki has a fair amount of detail: [link to en.wikipedia.org] There are heaps of pages that show details of making peltier powered fans etc, such as: [link to www.karlander.net] The large propane powered mosquito traps, like the "Mosquito Magnet" use a peltier module to convert excess heat from the catalyst into DC to power the suction fan...that way you don't need any batteries. Hope that is some help. Last Edited by tag067663 on 11/07/2012 11:26 PM "Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle" |
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millenniumjackal User ID: 27286974 United States 11/08/2012 12:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Yes...it's called a thermistor. They use the heat difference between two ends of a piece of metal to create electron flow...i.e. electricity. I've used a thermistor array to power a light bulb from the heat of a handful of votive candles before. You only hear about SpecOps when they go wrong. |
Funney User ID: 11648979 Czechia 11/08/2012 01:48 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | its called Biolite campstove: [link to www.itaci.cz] Last Edited by Funney on 11/08/2012 01:49 AM moral reasoning takes about 250 miliseconds we make errors in between perception->relation->behaviour |
ET*Dude User ID: 25793339 Australia 11/08/2012 01:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Get a hamster and a hamster wheel, tie a bunch of wires and magnets to it and shit, and voila! Free electricity! Quoting: Anonymous Coward 27162750 Watch out, some government official will probably confiscate it though, citing some bullshit health or fire regulation or some shit. They Come...Destination>Earth...Arrival>>Imminent |
TrinityMountain User ID: 27286219 Canada 11/08/2012 01:57 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | No But you can get a fan that sits on top of the box type and will spin without electricity. Move the warm air around. Circulate it. You can produce electricity from wood waste if you have thousands of dollars and a huge area. But not for your home. Sorry. Friendship isn't about whom you have known the longest...Its about who walked into your life and said...I am here for you. |
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Biochemky User ID: 919411 United States 11/08/2012 02:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | I suggest generating electricity by harnessing wind power with a windmill and storing that electricity on a battery until needed. You could also generate electricity if you have any running water on your property (hydroelectric approach) like a river or stream and that electricity could also be stored on a battery until needed. Lastly, it sounds like the amount of electricity you are wanting to use from an alternate source could also be provided through a couple of solar panels with any excess electricity stored on a battery. Last Edited by Biochemky on 11/08/2012 02:22 AM |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 24866361 Taiwan 11/08/2012 02:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | How about a large thermocoupling, similar to the ones found on gas water heaters Quoting: Anonymous Coward 5549032 That is called a thermopile. They are used on old furnaces and new gas fireplaces. The simple science behind them is that you get electricity when you heat up two dissimilar metals. So, in theory.... (one I've imagined before) You could build an entire stove out of such materials and get your electricity that way. Would it be cost effective though? Maybe not. Could you get a bunch of thermopiles and arrange them in your wood stove and hook them up together? Sure. Could be done. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 27162750 United States 11/08/2012 03:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Won't help when the gas stations run out of gas, all from a bit of wind and rain. Happened here in the US just now with Sandy. I had to deal with it. Makes you wake up and realize how civilization just barely hangs on by a thread. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 7367792 Sweden 11/08/2012 03:50 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | TEG is good... here is a alternative, if you want more power, with a less investment cost. [link to www.greensteamengine.com] Really smart and light-weight steam engine. Several HP. |