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Brilliant Light Power Going To Market - Free Energy Generator

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LTC8K6 said:
Wiki says the world record for solar cell efficiency is under 50%.

Why is BlackLight Power wasting so much of the energy it's magic device creates?
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Because solar cells are tuned for the solar spectrum, not a black body.

BrLP is going to use a black body radiator as their initial "light bulb" until such time as they can get solar cells engineered for their reaction's specific spectrum.

In the long run, with a fully tuned photovoltaic array along with increased vapor pressure, we could see individual units pumping out megawatt range power.
 
michaelsuede said:
Sounds good.

You can get my email from my site to remind me when the time comes and negotiate payment one way or the other. I'll throw a Benjamin at that bet. I"ll plug it in my calendar.
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Is there a way for the Forum to better serve as both official documentation of these types of bets and as a way of publicly "reminding" the losers to pay up? Perhaps a separate "wager" thread or a line documenting the commitment in the relevant personal profiles?
 
jaydeehess said:
You will of course get back to us with the results of the Columbia Tech testing, in June or July though, right?
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Oh believe me, I'll be making a stink once the first prototype generator goes public. We might see that by February or March.
 
Lets not get our scams/revolutionary-breakthrough and conspiracies mixed up. This thread is about "Brilliant Light Power Going To Market - Free Energy Generator" - keep to the topic of this thread.
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michaelsuede said:
Because solar cells are tuned for the solar spectrum, not a black body.
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What is the spectrum of this 'light bulb' then?
Hopefully not a lot of gamma or x-ray.

BrLP is going to use a black body radiator as their initial "light bulb" until such time as they can get solar cells engineered for their reaction's specific spectrum.
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Again ,what is the specific spectrum emitted? From what freq on the low side to what freq on the high side? What is the peak o/p freq?

In the long run, with a fully tuned photovoltaic array along with increased vapor pressure, we could see individual units pumping out megawatt range power.
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How long a run? You say the earlier model was cancelled due to it's paltry o/p. Now you say that the present design could be out done by new modifications. Will this present design model also see it's production canceled?
 
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michaelsuede said:
Because solar cells are tuned for the solar spectrum, not a black body.

BrLP is going to use a black body radiator as their initial "light bulb" until such time as they can get solar cells engineered for their reaction's specific spectrum.

In the long run, with a fully tuned photovoltaic array along with increased vapor pressure, we could see individual units pumping out megawatt range power.
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Almost anything can be a black body emitter in theory- even things glowing in the visible spectrum, ultraviolet, or X-rays. I gather that what you mean is that the generator, even though producing huge amounts of energy, will be initially operated in the sub-visible spectrum. If so, then boiling water would be far more efficient than the solar cell capture you describe, even if they ultimately develop this solar cell breakthrough. Efficient use of this method is extremely well established and can be used off the shelf. And of course, with megawatt units using these magic solar cells, I kind of wonder what the plan is what to do with all the energy that is not converted to electricity (i.e. the massive waste heat).

I am starting to worry that you do believe this stuff. Let me ask my prior question in a different way- I hope that you are not in any position to lose money depending on the success or failure of this company.
 
michaelsuede said:
Because solar cells are tuned for the solar spectrum, not a black body.

BrLP is going to use a black body radiator as their initial "light bulb" until such time as they can get solar cells engineered for their reaction's specific spectrum.
In the long run, with a fully tuned photovoltaic array along with increased vapor pressure, we could see individual units pumping out megawatt range power.
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Why not use it as a direct heat source then?
 
jaydeehess said:
What is the spectrum of this 'light bulb' then?
Hopefully not a lot of gamma or x-ray.


Again ,what is the specific spectrum emitted? From what freq on the low side to what freq on the high side? What is the peak o/p freq?


How long a run? You say the earlier model was cancelled due to it's paltry o/p. Now you say that the present design could be out done by new modifications. Will this present design model also see it's production canceled?
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I thought the earlier model was cancelled because it was too big?
 
Darat said:
Why not use it as a direct heat source then?
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It's way harder to ram a steam engine into a car than a geodesic photovoltaic dome.

There's so much power being produced by the reaction that even if they just got a 5% conversion rate, that still means they are producing 50 kw.

The PV generator has no moving parts and will last for 20 years virtually maintenance free. Try that with a steam engine. Maintenance costs and longevity need to be taken into consideration when calculating if a PV is better than steam power. There's also the regulatory complications of a grid tied power source. The current solution by-passes all the power plant regulations and leaves the device regulated like any other gas powered home generator.
 
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michaelsuede said:
It's way harder to ram a steam engine into a car than a geodesic photovoltaic dome ...snip....
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Doubt that, steam engines are an established technology which would mean he could start the commercialization right now. That he is waiting for some other technology that apparently hasn't been developed rather than getting on with it should be a warning sign that something doesn't quite add up.
 
michaelsuede said:
The PV generator has no moving parts and will last for 20 years virtually maintenance free. Try that with a steam engine. Maintenance costs and longevity need to be taken into consideration when calculating if a PV is better than steam power. There's also the regulatory complications of a grid tied power source. The current solution by-passes all the power plant regulations and leaves the device regulated like any other gas powered home generator.
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What grid regulations specifically, are you referring to?
 
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