Mike
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Post by Mike on Jun 24, 2017 10:04:22 GMT
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petrv
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Post by petrv on Jun 24, 2017 18:06:25 GMT
I´d say any moving solutions would be at risk on Mars due to dust issue - so I´d stick with traditional PV - the only problem could be the panels cleaning after the storms - but they are not so often allegedly...
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Post by bigred on Jul 7, 2017 3:26:06 GMT
I saw this topic and it sparked an interesting thought......
in any enclosed environment such as a space habitat the air needs to be moved around continuously to avoid all sorts of problems like CO2 and poor ventilation etc. This means there is energy already having to be put into fans moving the air Would it be possible to make use of the potential energy in the moving air and install wind turbines within the habitat for small local energy sources. Like the ones on my boat which need pretty much nothing to turn them. The air would always HAVE to be moving due the problems mentioned above so there is no additional energy wasted and some potential energy tapped.
I don't know how practical it is but I have a friend who is an adviser to the US govt on renewable and unique energy sources and he has developed a lot of fan designs for wind generators in europe and USA so I guess anything is possible in that realm.
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Mike
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Post by Mike on Jul 9, 2017 12:27:17 GMT
Heh interesting idea, however, if you could put one turbine, you should be able to put another nearby. With large enough number, that would create Perpetuum Mobile I was actually thinking about water turbines, since water have to be already transported over whole Space Colony. Now, for moving air - couldn't we just use temperature? If one of walls will not be perfectly isolated, and outside environment would cool it off, wouldn't air inside move? Also, there is aspect of wind for plants, as I read, they tend to grow weak, if there is nothing shaking their leaves from time, to time.
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