How I build my solar heater part two (15)

Photon enhanced thermionic emission could double efficiency of solar cells

Engineers at Stanford have developed a process which can harness the light and heat of the sun simultaneously, which could lead to solar cells that are twice as efficient as those currently available. Called photon enhanced thermionic emission -- or PETE for short -- the process differs from traditional cells which lose efficiency as temperatures rise, and the materials needed to build the cells are cheap and widely available. The engineers got around the lower efficiencies by coating a piece of semiconducting material with a thin layer of the metal cesium, which enables the material to use both heat and light simultaneously. While the materials as currently demonstrated work best in very high temperatures, the researchers indicate that in the near future, the materials could have wide enough application to make them competitive with traditional forms of energy.

* http://www.nature.com/nmat/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/nmat2814.html

* http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/wo.jsp?IA=US2009005669

In this video I'm showing the progress that I made with my solar heater. Now I need to collect more bottles, so I went to the local supermarket and they will help me to collect the bottles that I need. Cutting and taping the bottles will take some time, but after that I can focus on the next task, and that will be insulating the copper pipe with all the fittings. I will show you how I'm going to do that. So stay tuned, and thumbs up if you like it :-)

Also visit this youtube channel from jcanivan, he shows a way better setup with all the information how to build it.
* http://www.youtube.com/user/jcanivan

PLAYLIST WITH SOLAR HEATER VIDEOS
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=D7E47FD60491A971

Peace, iT

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[jcanivan]

Interesting method of transfering the sun's heat to copper flow tubes. The main thing I would be concerned with would be the surface area connected to the copper. Sure does look cool. Do you have some data to go along with it.

John

[insAneTunA]

@jcanivan Hi thx 4 watching.Yes I did some tests and the inner copper pipe reached about 160 F at it's best, that's without water because I'm not done building yet. In the previous video I explain that I use steel wool between each soda can for better contact with the copper pipe and the soda cans. In the earlier heater videos I show the temperature. It's not the best setup but the results are usable and the materials recycled. I prefer a box with a glass window but I can change it later.

iT

[insAneTunA]

@insAneTunA It's not yet waterproof because I don't tighten up the fittings until I can finally put it together. Still got some work to do. But the next video will show the progress that I made :-) You are an inspiring man John, I hope that many people will visit your channel. I will put up a link to your channel so people can see how they can build a way better system, my system shows that a better setup with better materials is even more viable.

Greets from Holland, InsAneTunA

[sylvanenergy]

right on, keep up the energy evolution!

[insAneTunA]

@sylvanenergy Thanks :-)

[Anton123456789123456]

Hey:) thanks for the instructions, but what is the name of music?

[insAneTunA]

@water4fuelh20 I was wondering what material you used for your solar heater. Was it polycarbonate or acrylic sheet or a glass window? And how does it hold up so far? Is it still as clear as it was when you installed it? And how thick is it?

Greets, iT

[insAneTunA]

@water4fuelh20 Thank you for watching the video and for the nice compliments :-)

[insAneTunA]

@insAneTunA All together this is about 30 feet or 9.14 meter pipe that is effectively exposed to the sun. I've noticed how hot the water becomes in this simple hose that I have laying around on the floor outside in the sun. That simple hose is about the same length and after laying in the sun it contains enough hot water to clean myself after digging in the garden. I have to watch out that I don't burn myself. I think that this device is more efficient then a simple hose laying on the floor.