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Charging a battery bank using steam? | 11 comments (11 topical)

Re: Charging a battery bank using steam? (3.00 / 0) (#10)
by leolau on Sat May 09, 2009 at 09:40:53 AM MST

I agree with dnix71.
It would make sense to use the hot exhaust from your coal stove and the cool Alaska winter air to create enough temperature difference to run a solid state thermo electric generator. This is not the most efficient process but probably can keep up with a home made steam engine. Beside that, the energy used for that would be wasted anyhow and the beauty of solid state is definitely that there are no moving parts, no wear out, no maintenence and high reliability and high availability.

I am in the planning stage for a wood gasifier boiler to heat my home and will definitely use the exhaust to generate some electricity.

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Charging a battery bank using steam? | 11 comments (11 topical)

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