Mike
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Post by Mike on Jul 31, 2017 21:05:17 GMT
I see main problem for energy in Space Colony in storing it. Current batteries are heavy, and lose storage abilities quickly, especially if used frequently. If Colony will use seasonal energy production, which can rise, and fall (take Solar Panels for example with no production during night, or sand storm), there is problem in using everything produced, and maybe store overproduction for later. docs.google.com/document/d/1fUxkq4IlWNgmO20eGZebWvj_Sw2RHZwUz_btJGXXDG0/edit?usp=sharingEnergy.odt (18.47 KB)
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Post by phicksur on Aug 7, 2017 13:15:11 GMT
Utilizing a kinetic energy storage medium it would be quite easy to store the energy in a spinning object in a low-gravity environment. In this fashion, unused energy would cause the kinetic energy medium to increase its spin rate while the need for energy would cause the spinning object to 'spin down' in order to produce electricity.
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petrv
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Post by petrv on Aug 7, 2017 20:13:33 GMT
Utilizing a kinetic energy storage medium it would be quite easy to store the energy in a spinning object in a low-gravity environment. In this fashion, unused energy would cause the kinetic energy medium to increase its spin rate while the need for energy would cause the spinning object to 'spin down' in order to produce electricity. What is efficiency of such store/restore cycle?
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Post by amitchell on Aug 18, 2017 17:00:23 GMT
Building solar panels on the Moon wouldn't be too difficult; lunar soil is 21% silicon and 7% aluminium, so it would be merely a matter of separating it from the other minerals. We could set up a large solar energy farm on the rim of the Shackleton crater or Malapert mountain to provide the colony with energy.
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