Slightly related question. Is it possible to use a fresnel lens or other lens or mirror of sorts to drop more light on a solar panel, therefore getting it to produce more output?
Could this safely be powered by a outdoor gasification wood stove? I'd love a gasification wood stove to provide my hot water, heating and electricity. Seems like the best way to go!
@chanceturcotte I asked a manufacturer... and adapting their gasification wood stove for electricity generation would void the warranty, but I wonder how this could be gone about safely?
@21mozzie hmmmm... what about a gasification wood stove? I'd love a gasification wood stove to provide my hot water, heating and electricity! Seems like the best way to go!
Did you guys ever realize that any energy we capture from the sun is energy that was supposed to be reflected back out into space. Sometimes we think green and go brown. Harnessing any energy from the sun captures the heat and traps it in our atmosphere.
Hi, I just want to know if this stirling motor can power up a good bunch of leds, I want to illuminate my shop 25 m2. If it does, can I buy the diagrams of one of your motor that can do what I need? thanks !
Why use a refraction lens to concentrate light when a reflecting mirror has been proven to be better since the time Issac Newton? Aren't most modern telescopes and solar-thermal power plants already using mirrors? You trying to sell me a better candle when a flashlight already exist brah?
Dan, tap that chamber & insert a water nozzle. Squirt a blast directly on the hot spot inside the chamber, just a little water each squirt. Bet the resulting flash steam within the chamber would make higher HP.
Would have to get rid of cooling chamber & vent the exhaust, but it would work, no water-filled boiler required.
Fire a blast each time piston is at lowest point within cylinder, just like a gasoline motor.
dan you made a comment on your web site...of new thing to happen late 2010 when will we see it? please reply asap with a commment. If your busy let densie comment on it...
NEW: Future Video : PV hybrid for auto start solar Stirling engine, prevents meltdowns for set and forget.
NEW: Larger engine, we found a machinist for an Alpha design that is a powerhouse due end of 2010.
NEW: Vacuum seal for Beta engines, +25% power output.
so many machines, so many lensses, please, teach us how to convert that energy to electrical energy so we can save some money, and really help the enviroment, how to make a generator or something, please.
Energy sources without the need for fuel or energy input exist ,But the big oil corporations don't want that technology revealed,Find a motor that needs no fuel or input at LT-MAGNET-MOTORdotCOM ,Let the revolution begin!
HOW CUM DERZ NEVERZ ANYTHINGYZ HOOKED UP TO ANY OF THE STERLINGS I SEE RUNNING ON HERE... IS IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO POWER?? OR JUST... YOUR SUPPOSE TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN USE THE POWER FOR SOME KIND OF USEFUL PURPOSE.... AND PLEASE... THIS IS JUST A QUESTION... NOT HERE TO DEBATE ANYTHING. MAXWELLartGORDON
looks simpler than the moving mirror design, but don't you have to track the sun still?
if you're looking for a project, how about a small one seater car powered by solar? i was just doing research on using this technique for a solar steam engine, but tracking the sun to keep temperature without moving mirrors or lenses like this seems to make it unfeasable. passive omnidirectional light gathering would be needed evfen with pre-heated water i'm sure.
OK YOU REALLY NEED TO DO AWAY WITH THAT ANNOYING BEEPING AT THE END! .. love your guys stuff even the music is good just not that damn beeping.. if you feel the same viewers Thumb this up!
Hi Dan. I have two questions for you. I need a premade stirling engine for my project and Im looking at the one on your website. What type of stirling is this, it looks like a beta since I only see one cylinder.
If it isnt a beta, is it possible to alter the phase difference on this design?
Secondly, when are the "alpha" engines you spoke of on your website for sale, and can you put me on the pre-order list please?
Dan, I'm interested in purchasing this stirling engine however, you haven't answered my question which is: Is the flywheel pressed on or can it be removed?
i really dont get how anyone could thumb this down heres a bloke trying to do something very important huge thumbs up champ thank tuk for dudes like you respect"
What can you recommend as the most reasonable material to construct an Alpha-Type Stirling engine from. Because I have made a design based on aluminium and I'm afraid that with my budget that could become too expensive to cast or cnc machine it.
I would really appreciate it if you would give me some suggestions.
@rock3tcat Regular 2 stroke engines can be a good starting point also compressors. It requires some machine shop work. I have taken almost every engine I have owned apart and regular engines seem to be an easy conversion. I NEED A MACHINE SHOP:-)
@GREENPOWERSCIENCE I'm new to this ..but one thing that comes to mind is to power this you would have to constantly adjust the lens to focus the beam on the engine..seems kinda awkward way of generating power. I just have a hard time seeing how this could be practical to use for powering anything.
@souleeze The Heliostat is a simple matter using either digital sensing and locomotion, or thermal pressure activated systems - the Fresnel will follow the sun when properly installed. The thermal core is at a fixed point on the lense, which follows the sun. A stirling turned by a stirling is a VERY powerful refrigerant. A dynamo can also be coupled to the shaft for low wattage electricity. A pump can raise water all day, to fall into use at night...... much much more.
@GREENPOWERSCIENCE I need one too! I have the displeasure of having been a machinist, and having over one hundred apparatus prepared for construction - and missing only tools and materials.
In your busy schedule, please stop by my systems diagrams, we greatly share interest.
Hey why not use the energy to vaporize some liquid and, use the pressure to compress air! then use the rest of the day to make as many air tanks as you can to use. I heard there is a compress air car out there, don't see why not a generator.
@Ramiromasters that is what I'm investigating. There are some practical(atleast in the city) compresses air cars. Why not have some solar or wind powered pumping stations? why not? hehe I want to try it. save big energy/money if you can make it reliable.
What I would like to see is a fresnel lens "flashlight" of sorts that focuses a beam hot enough to start up a stirling engine, which in turn is hooked up to a small generator motor that re-charges the batteries in the flashlight, keeping it going, while pulling a second load to power something else as well. It would be very interesting to see how long it would run, given that there is no such thing as "perpetual free energy".
oh well on to the next idea: compressed CO2 in a clear bottle under the Sun's heat....shhhhhh!
really great design guys! 5*s! maybe hook it to an air compressor and run moters from the compressed air and create a storage capability...just a thought...thanks again!
OVERKILL!!! This type of engine is supposed to run from a small oil burner, surely using the fresnel is generating a massive amount of heat which is likely to boil off any lubricant and soften/ expand metals causing greater wear. Will a 6" fresnel lens work?
@ bobo45465I was making a point about excess heat and how it contributes to wear. No I've not seen the "other vid" and FYI I wasn't judging. Who feels like a dumb ass now?
thats perfect for it....but maybe to power a rotisserie box with electricity, unless you think the ratios can be made with a 21 speed bike allowing for different cooking times...
Good Dan. I have been looking at a sterling engine which is water cooled to pump water from a well etc. Engine would be in sun with lens with cold end in water. What is the minmum temperature diference these run at to pull say 120 joules per min? (120cmwater 1metre per min)
Does this particular model use ball bearings? I've noticed that a number of PM Research's engines use a Babbit-style bearing. Also, what sort of lubricant is used? Graphite? I've been wanted to pick up one of these, but for $300 I kinda want to know what I'm getting myself into.
I have definitely become more interested in solar power after seeing your videos. Thanks! Maybe more videos on where to purchase equipment and supplies would be cool also.
I got to say I always love your videos. Thanks to you I have learned a lot over the past year. I always look forward to your videos. As for the haters out there, let them sit in the cold and pay for something that can be free.
Serious question Dan...sorry to interupt the haters on here...Is the stirling engine completely sealed? crankcase and all? Just curious before I buy one, because if it is completely sealed, you can drill a hole, tap it out with an air nipple and pressurize the inside up to say 25 psi with Helium and it should triple your energy output. Please let me know. Great videos like usual from you Dan...keep up the great work and don't let the haters get you down, lots of us here love what you do!
:-) Thank you for the support, I usually take reasonable criticism as a useful tool on what is needed for future videos.
This would be nice to power something, even small, they just lack connectors so it needs to be customized for a DC mini power production. We have been a bit time strapped.
They are sealed very well, not sure if this will hold, the other model similar to this is not as sealed.
Although I agree.... but these inventions are quite dated... they need a reinvention or a rethink to keep up with our power demands. These Videos are more to inspire and inform then to show what can be done.
@chilleri Either that or Dan and his buddies mysteriously disappear or die from a mysterious cause altogether, it's happened before there's no reason why it wouldn't happen again. Oil companies wouldn't want this kind of info getting to the masses....so take care Dan and stay safe. Thanks for the videos.....
Nice job. It looked like you burned off all the new at the beginning.. I want one like that model. ever since I heard that you can get 3 to 5 times the power out of a stirling generator than you can get from a solar panel per unit area of collected solar energy..
Stirling engines can work off small temperature differences so it should be possible to get one to work when the sky is cloudy. Possibly by putting the cold part in the shade and a large collector.
Hi Dr. SolarDan, I bought my first solar panel ever today. It's a small charger for a 12 volt car battery, just to keep the car battery charged when I don't use it, but hey, it's a start. The solar battery charger produces only a few milliamps and it can only keep the battery charged, so it's not meant to charge empty car batteries but dear Dr. SolarDan, I wonder if I can connect a few off them together to make a big solar charger that really can charge a car battery? It has a build in diode.
Thanks for answering my question. I was afraid to break something. I'm not familiar with solar technology. And there is no better place to ask a questions then YouTube The panel is specially made to protect a car battery from draining all the energy. But I was wondering if I hook up more of them so I can charge empty batteries. I've measured 90 milliamps when it was hooked up to a car battery at a very sunny and bright day. It was producing 20 volts DC when it wasn't connected to the battery.
What are you planning on using this for? I'd say that it'd probably best be used for a water pump or something.... Probably not strong enough though. Hmmm... Practical uses anybody?
Was that Sears logo on the machine or on a tripod or something holding it?
You guys hollering for something "usefull" need to visit some forums. There's plenty of us building "usefull" stuff without a bank loan, and we present our work on forums and sites. There's more to the internet than just YouTube!
Keep the ideas coming, Dan. I don't recall you making any promises. It's up to us to take the ideas and run with them.
Hey Dan, I wanted to know about that solar tracker you were working on with your family member. How is that progress coming? I have seen a drawing from another scientist, that shows water solar panels heating water, then going through a copper coil inside a metal plate being hit by a fresnel lense. Which flashes it to steam. Which then runs a steam generator to make electricity. Then the hot water is piped to a water tank to give a heat transfer to heat the home's hot water tank. Just an idea!
It looks like it has a small groove you could use to drive a small round belt with. You should have it spin a small DC motor and see how much wattage it will produce.
WTF looks like the bar is raised Dan. Cool engine and great video. I think you are expected to save the world. So get out there, make a free energy machine and cure cancer while you are at it. LOL get me some health care too.
What do engine$ like that go for and where are good places to find them? I'm wondering how many can fit in a circle with their heat sinks "spoked" together under the focal point of a fresnel lens.....
exactly. i'm so sick of seeing videos like this that really dont mean anything. i've yet to see even one single productive video that shows a practical way of producing usable electricity (INSIDE A HOUSE) that will lower ones electric bill. it's always just ideas and complete rubbish.
great! so, why dont we have people showing exactly how they are doing this and solar simply isn't an option everywhere. of course it's great in florida but not everyone has this luxury. what options exist in tennessee, kentucky, indiana or that general area?
what can the average joe living in a neighborhood do that can't go get a loan at the bank? : ) i mean face it, this is the average individual we are talking about here. how does he get an edge?
We don't exactly produce oil either but we still use it. Basically we need to update the electrical grid so we can trade energy across the country. You can easily imagine this with a place like New Mexico easily being able to produce more energy then they can consume.
I'm a bit of a skeptic too about this stuff because I look at the initial cost, verus the time it takes to repay the investment. Saving power by turning off lights and appliances is free and will see immediate results. Insulating your house better is a small investment and will have a fast pay-back. Investing in a big solar array is very expensive, and takes 20+ years to rocoup not to meantion any panel or inverter replacement when they fail.
I believe the future we see us doing all the things you mention along with some the things Dan is showcasing. PV aren't a magic bullet, but if it takes 20y ears to pay them off, most likely they will serve you another 20 for free. In the meantime one saves the money they aren't paying to power company, to pay for any failures. No matter how you look at it electrical power will never be without cost. While I'll piddle with PV on a small scale My interest in solar is for space heating.
I'm not sure what the life expectancy is of a solar panel. I read the inverters are about 75% of the price for a system and they tend to fail frequently. Will they last 20 to 40 years? I guess I worry about buying a solar system that is "guaranteed" 20 years by the company and the company folds after a few years. Another concern is buying a system and then the cost drops to half of what it is 5 years down the road.
Good Grief man, every thing you are using today began with someone doing the things Dan is doing. All Dan(and others) aredoing is recording his experiments like Bell, Edison, the Wright, to name the familiar. Many are using alternative energy to reduce there power bills or live off the electrical grid entirely. Not that I'm saying saying the Stirling engine is ready for prime time, much less 1 powered by the sun
So put your money where your mouth is linuxbox25. Use the principles Dan has shown us here and put them to use. Then produce a video of it and post it as a video response. Do you think Dan just wiggles his nose like bewitched and poof there's a video? Dan works hard to bring us this information and he doesn't charge us a penny for it.
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oh good lord have mercy... has it ever occurred to you that many people don't have the time to spare to even start on projects like this? most likely not.
like i said, show some proof for a final project that works....not something that has "ideas", but something that actually is an end result of previous ideas that works and can be understood and implemented by average people. many of us can't sit around playing with concepts because we're busy putting food on the table dude...get real.
I will refer you to "Hot, Flat and Crowded", By Thomas Freidman.
In that book he makes a clear point that the next great technology doesn't exist yet. We probably have no idea of what it will be, and It will most likely come out of someones backyard workshop.
Keep in mind, Edison invented the phonograph so blind people could listen to the bible. This idea didn't take off and it sat on a shelf for 20 years. In fact, he was against the idea of using it for music. Waste of time, he thought.
Yea Linux box, what have you done. Where's the video. Dan's a walker, you're a talker ! Shut up if you can't do better. What have you done smart ass! Nothing ! Thats why Dan has subscribers and you don't. Piss off Hoser !
oh! hot air for combustion right?
raikou889 1 day ago
Slightly related question. Is it possible to use a fresnel lens or other lens or mirror of sorts to drop more light on a solar panel, therefore getting it to produce more output?
a1mint 2 days ago
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Could this safely be powered by a outdoor gasification wood stove? I'd love a gasification wood stove to provide my hot water, heating and electricity. Seems like the best way to go!
chanceturcotte 3 days ago
@chanceturcotte I asked a manufacturer... and adapting their gasification wood stove for electricity generation would void the warranty, but I wonder how this could be gone about safely?
chanceturcotte 3 days ago
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chanceturcotte 3 days ago
ummmm, what does this thing do?
MrTrollis93 1 week ago
@MrTrollis93 It is a type engine that works on heat, so it doesn't directly need fuel. All you need to do is heat one piston and cool the other.
You can use heat from burning fossil fuels, from solar energy, or from nuclear energy.
21mozzie 1 week ago
@21mozzie hmmmm... what about a gasification wood stove? I'd love a gasification wood stove to provide my hot water, heating and electricity! Seems like the best way to go!
chanceturcotte 3 days ago
make the motor a lot bigger and you could power a house with it and its probably a lot cheaper than solar panels. Damn I love these motors.
kargmeister1337 1 week ago
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Did you guys ever realize that any energy we capture from the sun is energy that was supposed to be reflected back out into space. Sometimes we think green and go brown. Harnessing any energy from the sun captures the heat and traps it in our atmosphere.
dsulkar1 3 weeks ago
were can i buy these from????????
aftabkhanpakistani 4 weeks ago
This is the power plant for the Fountain of H2OPE. Faja Anser Love
WAYIISHY 1 month ago in playlist STIRLING ENGINES
hi can send the plans of it? email dababietiger@netzero.com....thxs
Mrinfoone 1 month ago
good job
haideriraqiraqiraq 1 month ago
Hi, I just want to know if this stirling motor can power up a good bunch of leds, I want to illuminate my shop 25 m2. If it does, can I buy the diagrams of one of your motor that can do what I need? thanks !
JustMeNoOther 2 months ago
Very good job. Just curious, what is that morse code saying "BCÜTA0WBC0" ?
MilanKarakas 4 months ago
Dan, suggestion, comments, references, to convert an existing engine into a sterling type engine? Practical? ad/inadvisable? links?
KingRyltar 4 months ago
Why don't they ever show these with a belt connected and spinning a generator? I don't think it produces enough torque to working
29nordic 5 months ago
haha. burning oil is much better than this
bwrodczek 5 months ago
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tyuiwas 6 months ago
@tyuiwas Free energy does not exist.
demoniack81 3 months ago
@demoniack81 You are being sarcastic I hope. The Sun is free energy. No bill collectors come when you use the sun.
nashkita77 1 week ago
@nashkita77 YET!
Rx7man 3 minutes ago
my favorite part was the painfully loud morse code at the end.
htomerif 6 months ago
yo mama so stupid she tried running her STIRLING ENGINE SOLAR POWER FRESNEL LENS inside!
35Berrin 6 months ago
@35Berrin dunno why i lol'd but i did.. haha
SurvivalGrounds 6 months ago
@SurvivalGrounds yeah that was kinda of a weird joke
35Berrin 6 months ago
Off Topic: may I know what is the title of the background music(s)?
sumwailow 8 months ago
@sumwailow - "Best Elevator Music of the 90's"
LiamXaoh 7 months ago
How about BIGGER and a load on it that can be used!
Now that I NEED to see!
Peterwhitlock 8 months ago
Why use a refraction lens to concentrate light when a reflecting mirror has been proven to be better since the time Issac Newton? Aren't most modern telescopes and solar-thermal power plants already using mirrors? You trying to sell me a better candle when a flashlight already exist brah?
TTURocketDoc 9 months ago
what kind of rpm and torque can you expect from this? enough to power a car alternator?
shriramvenu 9 months ago
The best part is at the end when the video ends, and I move on to a more exciting one.
royalbrainwave 9 months ago
Dan, tap that chamber & insert a water nozzle. Squirt a blast directly on the hot spot inside the chamber, just a little water each squirt. Bet the resulting flash steam within the chamber would make higher HP.
Would have to get rid of cooling chamber & vent the exhaust, but it would work, no water-filled boiler required.
Fire a blast each time piston is at lowest point within cylinder, just like a gasoline motor.
mangyscavenger 10 months ago
dan you made a comment on your web site...of new thing to happen late 2010 when will we see it? please reply asap with a commment. If your busy let densie comment on it...
NEW: Future Video : PV hybrid for auto start solar Stirling engine, prevents meltdowns for set and forget.
NEW: Larger engine, we found a machinist for an Alpha design that is a powerhouse due end of 2010.
NEW: Vacuum seal for Beta engines, +25% power output.
eloid777 11 months ago
Music is nonsense !…
I want facts !!!!…
vincent7520 11 months ago
cant a sterling engine be used to charge a large rechargeable battery?
failblorg 11 months ago
really nice!
timeout744 11 months ago
What is the efficient in your opinion ? a) Lense & Sterling b) Lense & Steam c) Parabol & Sterling d) Parabol & Steam ?
Dubconferencedotorg 11 months ago
I want to buy...
what is the price ??
lutfigerek 1 year ago
have you made as storage device to store all that energy?
clovelywindheaven 1 year ago
how do you lubricate the piston(s)
soverato3 1 year ago
so many machines, so many lensses, please, teach us how to convert that energy to electrical energy so we can save some money, and really help the enviroment, how to make a generator or something, please.
truvak 1 year ago
cool music!
uoassist82 1 year ago
*****
piespokladowy 1 year ago
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Energy sources without the need for fuel or energy input exist ,But the big oil corporations don't want that technology revealed,Find a motor that needs no fuel or input at LT-MAGNET-MOTORdotCOM ,Let the revolution begin!
cadentavaricegrtrj 1 year ago
You must try it with the refrigerator.
AndryhaCh 1 year ago
Can you put a bunch of these together and juice them into amped car batteries to power a home?
jrtaylor559 1 year ago
cool
kooldude1ify 1 year ago
cool cuold it run on heat from a wood buning and push a car alternator it wood be a good winter emergance steem genortor
ManNamedCritter 1 year ago
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Cool steampunk can it run on the heat from a wood buning stove and push a cars altanater it would be a good winter emergance steam genorator
ManNamedCritter 1 year ago
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cool can it run on the heat from a wood burning stove and push a cars alternator it wood be a good winter emergance steam genorator
ManNamedCritter 1 year ago
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ManNamedCritter 1 year ago
HOW CUM DERZ NEVERZ ANYTHINGYZ HOOKED UP TO ANY OF THE STERLINGS I SEE RUNNING ON HERE... IS IT BECAUSE THEY HAVE NO POWER?? OR JUST... YOUR SUPPOSE TO KNOW HOW YOU CAN USE THE POWER FOR SOME KIND OF USEFUL PURPOSE.... AND PLEASE... THIS IS JUST A QUESTION... NOT HERE TO DEBATE ANYTHING. MAXWELLartGORDON
Moneymax3001 1 year ago
looks simpler than the moving mirror design, but don't you have to track the sun still?
if you're looking for a project, how about a small one seater car powered by solar? i was just doing research on using this technique for a solar steam engine, but tracking the sun to keep temperature without moving mirrors or lenses like this seems to make it unfeasable. passive omnidirectional light gathering would be needed evfen with pre-heated water i'm sure.
djgambitron 1 year ago
what would happen if you were to shine a magnifying glass at a solar panel. would energy output increase?
failblorg 1 year ago
OK YOU REALLY NEED TO DO AWAY WITH THAT ANNOYING BEEPING AT THE END! .. love your guys stuff even the music is good just not that damn beeping.. if you feel the same viewers Thumb this up!
OrganicDrew 1 year ago
Hi Dan. I have two questions for you. I need a premade stirling engine for my project and Im looking at the one on your website. What type of stirling is this, it looks like a beta since I only see one cylinder.
If it isnt a beta, is it possible to alter the phase difference on this design?
Secondly, when are the "alpha" engines you spoke of on your website for sale, and can you put me on the pre-order list please?
spadez1989 1 year ago
Dan, I'm interested in purchasing this stirling engine however, you haven't answered my question which is: Is the flywheel pressed on or can it be removed?
Thank you...
dcrits 1 year ago
@dcrits You need it to start the movement.....
James92802 1 year ago
Very cool, now what are you gonna use it for?
BadassCeino 1 year ago
Dan, I know your busy, however would you please tell us if the flywheel is pressed on or is it removable. Thank you...
dcrits 1 year ago
i really dont get how anyone could thumb this down heres a bloke trying to do something very important huge thumbs up champ thank tuk for dudes like you respect"
itchyundies 1 year ago
Dan, I'm amazed at all the stuff you do. No where else do I learn so much.
cusanusnicolas 1 year ago
I also have a question for you Dan:
What can you recommend as the most reasonable material to construct an Alpha-Type Stirling engine from. Because I have made a design based on aluminium and I'm afraid that with my budget that could become too expensive to cast or cnc machine it.
I would really appreciate it if you would give me some suggestions.
Cheers :D
rock3tcat 1 year ago
@rock3tcat Regular 2 stroke engines can be a good starting point also compressors. It requires some machine shop work. I have taken almost every engine I have owned apart and regular engines seem to be an easy conversion. I NEED A MACHINE SHOP:-)
GREENPOWERSCIENCE 1 year ago
@GREENPOWERSCIENCE I'm new to this ..but one thing that comes to mind is to power this you would have to constantly adjust the lens to focus the beam on the engine..seems kinda awkward way of generating power. I just have a hard time seeing how this could be practical to use for powering anything.
souleeze 1 year ago
@souleeze The Heliostat is a simple matter using either digital sensing and locomotion, or thermal pressure activated systems - the Fresnel will follow the sun when properly installed. The thermal core is at a fixed point on the lense, which follows the sun. A stirling turned by a stirling is a VERY powerful refrigerant. A dynamo can also be coupled to the shaft for low wattage electricity. A pump can raise water all day, to fall into use at night...... much much more.
SpencahD 1 year ago
@GREENPOWERSCIENCE I need one too! I have the displeasure of having been a machinist, and having over one hundred apparatus prepared for construction - and missing only tools and materials.
In your busy schedule, please stop by my systems diagrams, we greatly share interest.
SpencahD 1 year ago
so what does it actually do? whats it used for and where do you get one from??? thanks Abz
abbass92 1 year ago
it go so fast I wish I have one
MaigoMusician 1 year ago
I read through all the comments and saw no one comment on the Morse code at 48sec. Was wondering why it was there. I got it as "BCUTA0(ZERO)WBC5?
saucydad 1 year ago
ни хуя не ясно из этого видео. Тема использования солнца не раскрыта
qweasdzxc123gkl 1 year ago
Hey why not use the energy to vaporize some liquid and, use the pressure to compress air! then use the rest of the day to make as many air tanks as you can to use. I heard there is a compress air car out there, don't see why not a generator.
Ramiromasters 1 year ago
@Ramiromasters that is what I'm investigating. There are some practical(atleast in the city) compresses air cars. Why not have some solar or wind powered pumping stations? why not? hehe I want to try it. save big energy/money if you can make it reliable.
MrROTD 1 year ago
What I would like to see is a fresnel lens "flashlight" of sorts that focuses a beam hot enough to start up a stirling engine, which in turn is hooked up to a small generator motor that re-charges the batteries in the flashlight, keeping it going, while pulling a second load to power something else as well. It would be very interesting to see how long it would run, given that there is no such thing as "perpetual free energy".
RationalPrejudice 1 year ago
@RationalPrejudice Check todays episode, it's the closest you will get.
TheBetterGame 1 year ago
@RationalPrejudice Not THAT interesting. And a waste of time.
jimvandamme 1 year ago
lets see some work produced ehh!
charbala 1 year ago
you could use this to charge the batteries that power your house, during the day.
johnnyfortner 1 year ago
What is that thing?
Michel0555 1 year ago
thats a nice looking one
Fiercefighter2 2 years ago
dang! I was workin' on this idea grumble grumble
oh well on to the next idea: compressed CO2 in a clear bottle under the Sun's heat....shhhhhh!
really great design guys! 5*s! maybe hook it to an air compressor and run moters from the compressed air and create a storage capability...just a thought...thanks again!
uturniaphobic 2 years ago
geat beta type
SWINGREGORY 2 years ago
OVERKILL!!! This type of engine is supposed to run from a small oil burner, surely using the fresnel is generating a massive amount of heat which is likely to boil off any lubricant and soften/ expand metals causing greater wear. Will a 6" fresnel lens work?
locouk 2 years ago
you didnt watch the other vid did you? your so dumb WATCH THE OTHER VIDS AND THEN JUDGE
bobo45465 2 years ago
@ bobo45465I was making a point about excess heat and how it contributes to wear. No I've not seen the "other vid" and FYI I wasn't judging. Who feels like a dumb ass now?
locouk 2 years ago
not me :D
bobo45465 2 years ago
LOL, Have a happy Christmas Bobo!
locouk 2 years ago
lol 2 late for me to say but happy newyear! (soon)((by the time u see this is probaqblu will be
bobo45465 2 years ago
how did you make that
rambbo12 2 years ago
What the smoke coming from it
mrcss 2 years ago
I'd say the concentrated solar beam cooking the paint on the cylinder head.
zzytrewq 2 years ago
thats perfect for it....but maybe to power a rotisserie box with electricity, unless you think the ratios can be made with a 21 speed bike allowing for different cooking times...
earthday78 2 years ago
Good Dan. I have been looking at a sterling engine which is water cooled to pump water from a well etc. Engine would be in sun with lens with cold end in water. What is the minmum temperature diference these run at to pull say 120 joules per min? (120cmwater 1metre per min)
creativemediaprof 2 years ago
Does this particular model use ball bearings? I've noticed that a number of PM Research's engines use a Babbit-style bearing. Also, what sort of lubricant is used? Graphite? I've been wanted to pick up one of these, but for $300 I kinda want to know what I'm getting myself into.
soyuz23 2 years ago
I have definitely become more interested in solar power after seeing your videos. Thanks! Maybe more videos on where to purchase equipment and supplies would be cool also.
Dimeblack 2 years ago
Dan,
When can we see this with a load on it. I would love to see it run something useful like charging a laptop or a battery array
MrVanguardUniversity 2 years ago 16
Dan,
I got to say I always love your videos. Thanks to you I have learned a lot over the past year. I always look forward to your videos. As for the haters out there, let them sit in the cold and pay for something that can be free.
ogunshi 2 years ago
Serious question Dan...sorry to interupt the haters on here...Is the stirling engine completely sealed? crankcase and all? Just curious before I buy one, because if it is completely sealed, you can drill a hole, tap it out with an air nipple and pressurize the inside up to say 25 psi with Helium and it should triple your energy output. Please let me know. Great videos like usual from you Dan...keep up the great work and don't let the haters get you down, lots of us here love what you do!
patrickwinders 2 years ago 6
:-) Thank you for the support, I usually take reasonable criticism as a useful tool on what is needed for future videos.
This would be nice to power something, even small, they just lack connectors so it needs to be customized for a DC mini power production. We have been a bit time strapped.
They are sealed very well, not sure if this will hold, the other model similar to this is not as sealed.
Thank you for the great comment.
Dan
GREENPOWERSCIENCE 2 years ago
still playing with toys huh
d3adp001 2 years ago
these are not toys. it's more like research. these guys test things and maybe in the future these inventions can be used to create lots of energy .
chilleri 2 years ago 5
Good comment!
JULYINJULY 2 years ago
Although I agree.... but these inventions are quite dated... they need a reinvention or a rethink to keep up with our power demands. These Videos are more to inspire and inform then to show what can be done.
WildoTheRubberFist 2 years ago
these are toys, there is no need to research whether you can make power from heat from the sun, do some looking.
d3adp001 2 years ago
@chilleri Either that or Dan and his buddies mysteriously disappear or die from a mysterious cause altogether, it's happened before there's no reason why it wouldn't happen again. Oil companies wouldn't want this kind of info getting to the masses....so take care Dan and stay safe. Thanks for the videos.....
mmaghfai 1 year ago
@mmaghfai ... or they just give them a six or seven digit paycheck every year for keeping their mouth shut !
doldei 7 months ago
I don't get it
seekerinsneekers 2 years ago
even at 10 watts you can power a joule thief circuit and power up to 400 led lights check that on youtube! blessings
SCENARIOBABY 2 years ago
Ooh!
ikcti 2 years ago
Nice job. It looked like you burned off all the new at the beginning.. I want one like that model. ever since I heard that you can get 3 to 5 times the power out of a stirling generator than you can get from a solar panel per unit area of collected solar energy..
MUDDy
muddymuddymuddmann 2 years ago
cool
SWINGREGORY 2 years ago 2
Bite Me ! LOLOLOLOLOL
bwayne641 2 years ago
So if my guess (calculation) is right that stiling engine is capable of 1/20hp.
rossdawelder 2 years ago
Stirling engines can work off small temperature differences so it should be possible to get one to work when the sky is cloudy. Possibly by putting the cold part in the shade and a large collector.
ytams1 2 years ago
It spins fast but it does not look to have much torque
luc59457 2 years ago
can it generate a current then you could maybe perform some electrolosis and crack some hydrogen.
sonofhendrix 2 years ago
i'd like to see that same engine producing electricity ...thanks ...
joedime75 2 years ago 2
Sure would like to hear more about this stirling engine Dan & see it power something.
rossdawelder 2 years ago
Hey Dan,
Why not attach a dc motor to that maybe generate 700 watts or so.
thanks for the great stuff
vawt1953 2 years ago
it wont generate 700 watts because that is almost 1 hp
which equals 746 watts if my memory serves me.
if that thing generates 10 watts I would be inpressed however I seriously doubt that it would run anything save a 7 watt l e d light.
cheers
johnnecron 2 years ago
You seem to know a lot about this stuff :-)
I think it is great that you are willing to answer some questions.
Greets, iT
insAneTunA 2 years ago
It would be interesting to see this connected up to something and doing useful work.
ROBwithaB 2 years ago 3
For a stirling enging to do any kind of useful work they have to be huge and weigh more than Dans van.
ask Dean Kamen.
johnnecron 2 years ago
That engine could probably be used to pump a lot of water to a small hydro turbine to create elctricity?
early1900s 2 years ago
NO!
it would not.
johnnecron 2 years ago
Why not?
early1900s 2 years ago
for one thing.
dan says it has an output of 12 to 15 watts.
when you attach a belt to it your going to have a power loss of who knows how much and you will end up with maybe 8 watts of power. Gang!!!!
how much water do you think such a Rube Goldberg setup would pump???
johnnecron 2 years ago
Hi Dr. SolarDan, I bought my first solar panel ever today. It's a small charger for a 12 volt car battery, just to keep the car battery charged when I don't use it, but hey, it's a start. The solar battery charger produces only a few milliamps and it can only keep the battery charged, so it's not meant to charge empty car batteries but dear Dr. SolarDan, I wonder if I can connect a few off them together to make a big solar charger that really can charge a car battery? It has a build in diode.
insAneTunA 2 years ago
P.S. Great video, very sharp image. 5*
Greets from the Netherlands, iT
insAneTunA 2 years ago
of course you can
you just need your solar panels to produce between 12.5 and 13.5 volts dc.
You always need more volts than the voltage of the battery.
johnnecron 2 years ago
Thanks for answering my question. I was afraid to break something. I'm not familiar with solar technology. And there is no better place to ask a questions then YouTube The panel is specially made to protect a car battery from draining all the energy. But I was wondering if I hook up more of them so I can charge empty batteries. I've measured 90 milliamps when it was hooked up to a car battery at a very sunny and bright day. It was producing 20 volts DC when it wasn't connected to the battery.
insAneTunA 2 years ago
I want it:)
AtvProjects 2 years ago
when will you attach those sterling engines you've been showing us to a generator and actually produce some usable electricity out of it.
reggionh 2 years ago 2
he could inbed some magnets in the fly wheel and have it spin around a coil
DannysCam 2 years ago
that is one big magnifying glass
xapemanx 2 years ago
gotta keep the video's flowing. It's helping change things. One voice echo's far in this place.
iangates 2 years ago 2
i wanna know more!
GreasedMunky 2 years ago
Always love the videos.....
but some more specifications please!
whos the manufacturer?
fortytwotheanswer 2 years ago
awesome as always... thanks
PhotoBen750 2 years ago
I would like to see you attach the engine to a generator and actually produce electricity thanks.
draconiandevil01 2 years ago
You waited out 4 hours of clouds to make this video for us? Damn do I feel special :)
Really appreciate all of your hard work tinkering so I don't have to.
TheVampirella 2 years ago
What's the name of the song?
roaming2 2 years ago
Going to attach it to something?
Nice vid btw.
MajinFrahma 2 years ago
What are you planning on using this for? I'd say that it'd probably best be used for a water pump or something.... Probably not strong enough though. Hmmm... Practical uses anybody?
cptnsmelly 2 years ago
death by fresnal. some powerful installations can burn through steel and if the french had the idea they might have tried it.
lvecsey 2 years ago
Was that Sears logo on the machine or on a tripod or something holding it?
You guys hollering for something "usefull" need to visit some forums. There's plenty of us building "usefull" stuff without a bank loan, and we present our work on forums and sites. There's more to the internet than just YouTube!
Keep the ideas coming, Dan. I don't recall you making any promises. It's up to us to take the ideas and run with them.
Davetech23 2 years ago 2
You're putting a decent load on that thing. I'd guess around 5-10 lb's pressure? Great work GPS!
GUILDGOB 2 years ago
Hey Dan, I wanted to know about that solar tracker you were working on with your family member. How is that progress coming? I have seen a drawing from another scientist, that shows water solar panels heating water, then going through a copper coil inside a metal plate being hit by a fresnel lense. Which flashes it to steam. Which then runs a steam generator to make electricity. Then the hot water is piped to a water tank to give a heat transfer to heat the home's hot water tank. Just an idea!
mrbuki77 2 years ago
great! i love those engines! i woud love to get one. Tell me, what is the life expectancy of one of them?
RamoneTalarico 2 years ago
How do these work? is there a video on one, if so can someone link me please.
DaMcaAtak 2 years ago
@DaMcaAtak
Watch the other video's ;). Then you will understand about 99% of what they did do here to make this work.
Emiel84 2 years ago
if you got a balloon full of air and put it somewhere hot (like in an oven, or in sunshine), it will expand somewhat as the air inside heats up.
Then if you put the balloon somewhere cold (like the shade), the balloon will shrink as the air inside it gets colder.
This expanding and shrinking action of a gas, can be used to push and pull a piston, creating power.
In a stirling engine the "displacer" is like you moving that balloon around to and from hot/cold areas.
watch?v=CDntL4GZh0E
roidroid 2 years ago 2
Thanks.
DaMcaAtak 2 years ago
It looks like it has a small groove you could use to drive a small round belt with. You should have it spin a small DC motor and see how much wattage it will produce.
taofledermaus 2 years ago
WTF looks like the bar is raised Dan. Cool engine and great video. I think you are expected to save the world. So get out there, make a free energy machine and cure cancer while you are at it. LOL get me some health care too.
ohmslaw111 2 years ago 3
Sorry Rojas, The demos without use are getting a little tedious. We don't need music videos we need schematics and suppliers.
SpencahD 2 years ago
So what type of generator or DC motor would be best?
JULYINJULY 2 years ago
What do engine$ like that go for and where are good places to find them? I'm wondering how many can fit in a circle with their heat sinks "spoked" together under the focal point of a fresnel lens.....
newton2013 2 years ago
Hi,
The are about 300 bucks, I have an extra one on our website.
GREENPOWERSCIENCE 2 years ago
Ebay tends to have them.
roidroid 2 years ago
Connect any generator to that engine and try to generate electricity.. if it's possible, then this is one useful project :)
Demoman42 2 years ago 2
Okay now hook it up to something useful. Something that will actually save someone some money.
1clevername 2 years ago
exactly. i'm so sick of seeing videos like this that really dont mean anything. i've yet to see even one single productive video that shows a practical way of producing usable electricity (INSIDE A HOUSE) that will lower ones electric bill. it's always just ideas and complete rubbish.
linuxbox25 2 years ago
all great things started with an idea,by the way I went from 155 a month electric to under 50 from doing this stuff
doug2877 2 years ago
great! so, why dont we have people showing exactly how they are doing this and solar simply isn't an option everywhere. of course it's great in florida but not everyone has this luxury. what options exist in tennessee, kentucky, indiana or that general area?
what can the average joe living in a neighborhood do that can't go get a loan at the bank? : ) i mean face it, this is the average individual we are talking about here. how does he get an edge?
linuxbox25 2 years ago
well you can start a stirling engine with an increase or decrease of temperature. so you run it on a bag of ice to a cup of coffee. (small engine)
bobbybutchey016 2 years ago
We don't exactly produce oil either but we still use it. Basically we need to update the electrical grid so we can trade energy across the country. You can easily imagine this with a place like New Mexico easily being able to produce more energy then they can consume.
captainspirou 2 years ago
I'm a bit of a skeptic too about this stuff because I look at the initial cost, verus the time it takes to repay the investment. Saving power by turning off lights and appliances is free and will see immediate results. Insulating your house better is a small investment and will have a fast pay-back. Investing in a big solar array is very expensive, and takes 20+ years to rocoup not to meantion any panel or inverter replacement when they fail.
taofledermaus 2 years ago
I believe the future we see us doing all the things you mention along with some the things Dan is showcasing. PV aren't a magic bullet, but if it takes 20y ears to pay them off, most likely they will serve you another 20 for free. In the meantime one saves the money they aren't paying to power company, to pay for any failures. No matter how you look at it electrical power will never be without cost. While I'll piddle with PV on a small scale My interest in solar is for space heating.
westkan 2 years ago
I'm not sure what the life expectancy is of a solar panel. I read the inverters are about 75% of the price for a system and they tend to fail frequently. Will they last 20 to 40 years? I guess I worry about buying a solar system that is "guaranteed" 20 years by the company and the company folds after a few years. Another concern is buying a system and then the cost drops to half of what it is 5 years down the road.
taofledermaus 2 years ago
you can light a candle under it it works great
doug2877 2 years ago
Good Grief man, every thing you are using today began with someone doing the things Dan is doing. All Dan(and others) aredoing is recording his experiments like Bell, Edison, the Wright, to name the familiar. Many are using alternative energy to reduce there power bills or live off the electrical grid entirely. Not that I'm saying saying the Stirling engine is ready for prime time, much less 1 powered by the sun
westkan 2 years ago 3
So put your money where your mouth is linuxbox25. Use the principles Dan has shown us here and put them to use. Then produce a video of it and post it as a video response. Do you think Dan just wiggles his nose like bewitched and poof there's a video? Dan works hard to bring us this information and he doesn't charge us a penny for it.
UKBB 2 years ago 8
This comment has received too many negative votes show
oh good lord have mercy... has it ever occurred to you that many people don't have the time to spare to even start on projects like this? most likely not.
like i said, show some proof for a final project that works....not something that has "ideas", but something that actually is an end result of previous ideas that works and can be understood and implemented by average people. many of us can't sit around playing with concepts because we're busy putting food on the table dude...get real.
linuxbox25 2 years ago
I will refer you to "Hot, Flat and Crowded", By Thomas Freidman.
In that book he makes a clear point that the next great technology doesn't exist yet. We probably have no idea of what it will be, and It will most likely come out of someones backyard workshop.
Keep in mind, Edison invented the phonograph so blind people could listen to the bible. This idea didn't take off and it sat on a shelf for 20 years. In fact, he was against the idea of using it for music. Waste of time, he thought.
kingsdun 2 years ago 2
Yea Linux box, what have you done. Where's the video. Dan's a walker, you're a talker ! Shut up if you can't do better. What have you done smart ass! Nothing ! Thats why Dan has subscribers and you don't. Piss off Hoser !
bwayne641 2 years ago 2