Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Solar Power - Solar heat powered pulse motor




This is a proof of concept video to show that solar heat alone using thermoelectric modules can be used to power a simple pulse motor. Two thermoelctric modules in series are used here to convert the solar energy to electricity. These modules are very inefficient (less than 10%?) but they do work.



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Mars rover Curiosity prepares for test drive
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