Compact Electric Power Generator for the Home Based on Solar Energy
Juan Trevino asked:
The small solar-power generator for homes has not been built as of today, 2008. Parts and components for a solar power generator have been invented, developed, and are in operation for many years, but the full electrical equipment that powers up a home, has not been integrated as of today and not ready for the market place. Somehow it has been delayed, could be derailed or even obstructed from becoming a reality.
The home solar power generator requires a small solar dish, a small Stirling engine capable of moving a 3 KW per hour electrical generator, the power generator and a battery system to store electricity that is generated. The battery bank would then supply 24/7 electricity to any outlet upon demand. Components for this home power generator have yet to be integrated into an appliance homeowners can buy at Sears, Home Depot or other stores, and have it installed. However, additional investments and entrepreneurs are need to design and integrate an efficient solar power generator that can be massively produced and installed in any home without the need to tap into the electrical grid.
Large power generation and distribution companies, are staying away from the home markets. Developing technology for homes can hurt their central power generation business. Although their plans may include the diversification of their power source, such as: nuclear, hydro, solar, thermal power, as well as, continuing the use of coal, natural gas, oil, it does not include the home power generation market. Sunlight is the only energy available to all homes, free of charge, provided by nature. If sunlight was harness by each consumer to power up their home, central power generators and distributors may not be needed. Other power generating technologies coming from thermal power, hydro or nuclear power, are innocuous to these companies, because home owners will never use these energy sources to generate their own power. Thus we can expect that current power utility companies will continue to use these traditional sources of energy extensively, and will defer and try to derail home solar technology as much as they can, as long as they can.
The centralized Power Plant model established during late 19th century, continues to be main development model in USA. This requires multi-billion dollar electricity plants. Electricity generated from these plants, is then transported and delivered through high tension cables that run all over the country. Substations are used to lower high tension power to 110/220 volts alternate current, and supply individual consumers using lifted or underground cables that run through the streets. Except for communities with hidden or underground electrical and phone cables, all other communities have cables that are lifted from one pole to another in detriment to their own environments.
When there is no other alternative as we have had in the past, electricity supplied from this large plants is welcomed. But today, with so many more technologies available, large power generation plants and centralized business model is highly inefficient to all consumers and parties for many reasons. The principal reason is that consumers pay more and forever, to these virtual monopolies. A second reason is that homes need to be within the reach of the electrical grids. This means that country homes far from these grids will not get service. Owners of country homes will need to find other ways to power up their home. A third reason is that flying electrical cables through the streets provide for visual contamination and make streets and neighborhoods look bad. The last and final reason is that the land used for laying down the high tension cables is enormous. Obviously, to all these disadvantages we need to sum up the type of contamination the power source provides, i.e. nuclear = radioactive waste, Fossil Fuels = Carbon Dioxide.
Other investor free from current power generation interest are need, to develop a light weight Solar power generation industry, similar to the Air conditioning manufacturing plants, to develop and fabricate the home solar power generator which will be maintenance free, cost free, sold all over the world, powering homes and eliminating the high electricity entrance cost it has today.
The small solar-power generator for homes has not been built as of today, 2008. Parts and components for a solar power generator have been invented, developed, and are in operation for many years, but the full electrical equipment that powers up a home, has not been integrated as of today and not ready for the market place. Somehow it has been delayed, could be derailed or even obstructed from becoming a reality.
The home solar power generator requires a small solar dish, a small Stirling engine capable of moving a 3 KW per hour electrical generator, the power generator and a battery system to store electricity that is generated. The battery bank would then supply 24/7 electricity to any outlet upon demand. Components for this home power generator have yet to be integrated into an appliance homeowners can buy at Sears, Home Depot or other stores, and have it installed. However, additional investments and entrepreneurs are need to design and integrate an efficient solar power generator that can be massively produced and installed in any home without the need to tap into the electrical grid.
Large power generation and distribution companies, are staying away from the home markets. Developing technology for homes can hurt their central power generation business. Although their plans may include the diversification of their power source, such as: nuclear, hydro, solar, thermal power, as well as, continuing the use of coal, natural gas, oil, it does not include the home power generation market. Sunlight is the only energy available to all homes, free of charge, provided by nature. If sunlight was harness by each consumer to power up their home, central power generators and distributors may not be needed. Other power generating technologies coming from thermal power, hydro or nuclear power, are innocuous to these companies, because home owners will never use these energy sources to generate their own power. Thus we can expect that current power utility companies will continue to use these traditional sources of energy extensively, and will defer and try to derail home solar technology as much as they can, as long as they can.
The centralized Power Plant model established during late 19th century, continues to be main development model in USA. This requires multi-billion dollar electricity plants. Electricity generated from these plants, is then transported and delivered through high tension cables that run all over the country. Substations are used to lower high tension power to 110/220 volts alternate current, and supply individual consumers using lifted or underground cables that run through the streets. Except for communities with hidden or underground electrical and phone cables, all other communities have cables that are lifted from one pole to another in detriment to their own environments.
When there is no other alternative as we have had in the past, electricity supplied from this large plants is welcomed. But today, with so many more technologies available, large power generation plants and centralized business model is highly inefficient to all consumers and parties for many reasons. The principal reason is that consumers pay more and forever, to these virtual monopolies. A second reason is that homes need to be within the reach of the electrical grids. This means that country homes far from these grids will not get service. Owners of country homes will need to find other ways to power up their home. A third reason is that flying electrical cables through the streets provide for visual contamination and make streets and neighborhoods look bad. The last and final reason is that the land used for laying down the high tension cables is enormous. Obviously, to all these disadvantages we need to sum up the type of contamination the power source provides, i.e. nuclear = radioactive waste, Fossil Fuels = Carbon Dioxide.
Other investor free from current power generation interest are need, to develop a light weight Solar power generation industry, similar to the Air conditioning manufacturing plants, to develop and fabricate the home solar power generator which will be maintenance free, cost free, sold all over the world, powering homes and eliminating the high electricity entrance cost it has today.
