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To be used for power , could you just see it now ? I just found this article.
http://www.inhabitat...e-by-solartran/
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Posted 29 January 2009 - 04:03 PM
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 12:43 PM
So if I get this ... When the balloon goes up it pulls a cable up and turns the Gen. and produces power. But what happens on the way down?
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Posted 01 March 2009 - 01:18 PM
How about this -
by William Atkins
Sunday, 08 February 2009
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As the balloon inflates it becomes more buoyant, which causes it to rise into the sky (much like the upward stroke of a piston).
Microsoft Unified Messaging
This action pulls against a tether firmly attached to the surface of the Earth. This pulling action produces a turning motion in a generator, which produces electricity.
The maximum height of the balloon is 3 kilometers, which automatically cause the device to release its trapped air through a vent. With less air inside, the balloon loses buoyancy and it descends from its lofty height back to its base on Earth (much like the downward stroke of a piston).
Then, the cycle begins over again as trapped heated air heated from the Sun, which is inside a Earth-based greenhouse, is inserted into the balloon, and it once again causes the balloon to rise back to its maximum height (and again spins a generator to produce more energy).
Such action is similar to a piston in a two-stroke engine.
Edmonds says that one such balloon, with a 44-meter diameter, could produce up to 50 kilowatts of power, enough energy to power ten average sized houses. He says its costs are comparable to wind turbines.
by William Atkins
Sunday, 08 February 2009
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As the balloon inflates it becomes more buoyant, which causes it to rise into the sky (much like the upward stroke of a piston).
Microsoft Unified Messaging
This action pulls against a tether firmly attached to the surface of the Earth. This pulling action produces a turning motion in a generator, which produces electricity.
The maximum height of the balloon is 3 kilometers, which automatically cause the device to release its trapped air through a vent. With less air inside, the balloon loses buoyancy and it descends from its lofty height back to its base on Earth (much like the downward stroke of a piston).
Then, the cycle begins over again as trapped heated air heated from the Sun, which is inside a Earth-based greenhouse, is inserted into the balloon, and it once again causes the balloon to rise back to its maximum height (and again spins a generator to produce more energy).
Such action is similar to a piston in a two-stroke engine.
Edmonds says that one such balloon, with a 44-meter diameter, could produce up to 50 kilowatts of power, enough energy to power ten average sized houses. He says its costs are comparable to wind turbines.
Women are Angels...And when someone breaks our wings...We simply continue to fly....on a broomstick...We are flexible like that... lilp
Experience is a hard teacher--- It gives us the test first and the lesson after!
Experience is a hard teacher--- It gives us the test first and the lesson after!
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