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PriestOfLight · 09-10-2008, 01:57 PM

Hope this helps. It's a project I am working on for eco village communities.

Introduction

This document will describe and produce processes and procedures on how to create a business model for delivering energy at the location of the consumer or customer. We will cover a summary of reasons and benefits for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid, the business model for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid and current technologies to use in the pursuit of for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid. By the end I believe most should see the undeniable logic in this massive under taking along with the positive impact it will have on society and mankind now and into the future.

No Grid, No Problem

This is not a new idea, but an idea whose time has come. As the electrical industry attempts to take the current system and improve upon what currently exist, an idea of creating energy at the location of the client is emerging as a serious and attainable solution. This idea is being driven by the need for a better way of delivering energy to consumers, higher level of security, the current energy situation in the United States, a push for environmentally friendly power sources, the need to find a more inexpensive way of providing energy and the advancement of new technology that can create energy with and without natural resources (such as oil or natural gas).

It is my contention that we do not need to solely rely on the Electrical Grid and that by following this path, though it may seem difficult at first, will be for the benefit of this country, this Continent and the world at large. The USA with it large global influence could be the leader in this new process that would be accepted throughout the world. We must act quickly, though, as some countries such as Israel and Thailand are already on board with the newer technologies used to produce power to consumers without use of a grid.

Current Electrical Industry Architecture

The current process for delivering electricity to clients started in 1891 with the first transmission built to connect Lauffen on the Neckar and Frankfurt in Germany. This makes this architecture over 110 years old and counting. So in the last 110 plus years, with all the new technological advancements we have made, the world still has not come up with a better system of delivering power to the end consumer. This in itself says it is time for a change. Let’s look at the issues that currently plague our system.

1. An outage in one area can cause a black out in many areas of an entire continent
2. The systems are unsecure on many, many levels
3. Too many consumers can be affected by even a simple malfunction
4. It is expensive to maintain, very expensive to run cable and set up transmission towers
5. Management of the Grid System is extremely expensive
6. Security for sensitive areas of the grid is expensive and hard to completely cover
7. Working with other companies has even more overhead
8. The weather can have an adverse affect on the electrical systems
9. The Sun can produce Solar Magnetic Disturbance which can adversely affect electrical systems
10. Animals and wild life have and can take down portions of the electrical grid
11. The system is very complex
12. Needs a large amount of natural resources to run (oil, coal, natural gas, etc… )
13. Not environmental friendly

The current model for delivery is generators to attach to the electrical grid. These Generators send energy into the grid where the consumer who is also attached to the grid receives this energy. There are many grids that cover smaller areas (towns, cities and Counties) and these grids are attached to form an even larger grid (states). Here is a very basic flow chart of how energy is delivered to a consumer.

Though this system has served us in the past, it has grown out of control, old, hard to maintain and extremely expensive to run. To continue along this line would be doing the same thing over and over again with the same results while expecting different results. I contend we need a shift in the thinking of how we deliver power to consumers.

An example of this is to walk around your home and see how many wires you have plugged into the wall and then see how many times you have added an adapter to so you can add more plugs into the same two socket wall unit. This is a simplified way our current way of delivering energy, but that is what we are doing essentially. We are plugging in more and more consumers into the electrical grid into the same sockets all across the country.

Proposed Electrical Industry Architecture

The new architecture for delivering energy to consumers isn’t that new at all. It would be same service oriented architecture that is used to supply refrigeration or air conditioning. Bet you that just sent your head spinning! Yet, with newer technologies we can accomplish this. The basic concepts for delivering energy are:

1. Customer calls for installation
2. Customer signs agreement for installation
3. Electrical Company installs generation unit
4. Electrical Company or other third party services generation units

The energy is then created at the client’s residence or business location. The electrical company supplies emergency services if the units fail or they need maintenance. Failures can be minimized by providing an onsite backup generation unit.

Benefits to the system are:

1. An outage in one area does not cause a black out in many areas of an entire continent
2. The system is secure by decentralizing where the power is generated, no one generator can be removed causing mass blackouts
3. If a consumer losses a generator it only affects that one consumer
4. With the removal of the building and upkeep of transmission lines, this is far less expensive
5. No more Management of the Grid System reduces over all costs
6. No need for security due to terroristic threats
7. This model is proven to work for other systems reliably
8. The weather will not have a large affect on most technologies
9. Animals and wild life cannot take down parts of the grid, because there is none
10. The system is extremely simple
11. No need for large amount of natural resources to run (oil, coal, natural gas, etc… )
12. Very Environmental friendly

Technologies to Use

Solar Power

Solar energy is the utilization of the radiant energy from the Sun. Solar power is often used interchangeably with solar energy but refers more specifically to the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either by photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal devices, or by one of several experimental technologies such as thermoelectric converters, solar chimneys or solar ponds
Solar energy and shading are important considerations in building design.

Thermal mass is used to conserve the heat that sunshine delivers to all buildings. Daylighting techniques optimize the use of light in buildings. Solar water heaters heat swimming pools and provide domestic hot water. In agriculture, greenhouses expand growing seasons and pumps powered by solar cells (also known as photovoltaics) provide water for grazing animals. Evaporation ponds are used to harvest salt and clean waste streams of contaminants.

Since a recent breakthrough from MIT, solar power is now a 24/7 energy resource. That’s right, solar power technology can even produce power at night when the sun is not out.

Check out the recent article on techologyreview.com

http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/21155/

Wind Energy

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2007, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 94.1 gigawatts. Although wind currently produces about 1% of world-wide electricity use, it accounts for approximately 19% of electricity production in Denmark, 9% in Spain and Portugal, and 6% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland (2007 data). Globally, wind power generation increased more than fivefold between 2000 and 2007.

Most wind power is generated in the form of electricity. Large scale wind farms are connected to electrical grids. Individual turbines can provide electricity to isolated locations. In windmills, wind energy is used directly as mechanical energy for pumping water or grinding grain.

Wind energy is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean and reduces greenhouse gas emissions when it displaces fossil-fuel-derived electricity. The intermittency of wind seldom creates problems when using wind power to supply a low proportion of total demand. Where wind is to be used for a moderate fraction of demand, additional costs for compensation of intermittency are considered to be modest.

Black Light Generator

BlackLight’s catalysis of atomic hydrogen represents a new source of energy with H2O as the source of hydrogen fuel obtained by diverting a fraction of the output energy of the process to split water into its elemental constituents. Moreover, rather than air pollutants or radioactive waste, novel hydride compounds with potential commercial applications are the products.
Here a link to the technical documentation of how this technology works from an engineering stand point.

http://www.blacklightpower.com/prese...ntro080608.pdf

Here is a flash video on how the system works.

http://www.blacklightpower.com/FLASH...ss_rt_cell.swf

BlackLight has built, tested and demonstrated to its share holders and investors successfully a small unit able to deliver up to 50 KW. This unit can supply enough energy for 6 to 7 houses. BlackLight states that larger units can be built to supply the needed levels of demand for large cities. Here is the process BlackLight recommends for running their unit.

Searl Ring Generator

The Searl Effect is by definition the conversion of random quantum fluctuations and quantum kinetic energy into coherent currents of electron pairs formed between two dimensional boundaries of material layers in a changing Hall Effect field resulting in temperature decreases inversely proportional to the currents. This quantum process enables said device with the capacity to function both as a prime mover and more so as a generator.
Incidental effects include a halo of negative ionization of the surrounding air, vacuum by high voltage, cooling temperatures of the local environment, gravitational and inertial anomalies under specific conditions.
One of the forerunners for this business model, this technology has been given approval for installation in both Israel and Thailand.
Site links to further information are:

http://www.searlsolution.com/

Here is a picture of the Sear Ring Generator

Motionless Electromagnetic Generator

Though in its infant stages of development, Motionless Electromagnetic Generator (MEG) technology is by far the most inexpensive to make and maintain. Developed over the last 12 years; a group of scientists from around the globe are ready to put the final touches on a generator that requires NO MOTION. That’s right, no moving parts.
An electromagnetic generator without moving parts includes a permanent magnet and a magnetic core including first and second magnetic paths. A first input coil and a first output coil extend around portions of the first magnetic path, while a second input coil and a second output coil extend around portions of the second magnetic path. The input coils are alternatively pulsed to provide induced current pulses in the output coils. Driving electrical current through each of the input coils reduces a level of flux from the permanent magnet within the magnet path around which the input coil extends. In an alternative embodiment of an electromagnetic generator, the magnetic core includes annular spaced-apart plates, with posts and permanent magnets extending in an alternating fashion between the plates. An output coil extends around each of these posts. Input coils extending around portions of the plates are pulsed to cause the induction of current within the output coils.
Here is picture of a running model of the unit.

US Patent # 6,362,718
Motionless Electromagnetic Generators
Patrick , et al.
(March 26, 2002)

Here is a link to a store with books that contain extensive information on magnets.

http://cheniere.org/sales/online-store.htm

An initial 2.5 KW units will be put into production for residential customers sometime next year. This unit can be tied together with other units to produce up to 10 KW of power. A 10 KW unit will be put into production later in the year.

09-10-2008, 01:57 PM	#19
PriestOfLight Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 5	Here is information I collected Hope this helps. It's a project I am working on for eco village communities. Introduction This document will describe and produce processes and procedures on how to create a business model for delivering energy at the location of the consumer or customer. We will cover a summary of reasons and benefits for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid, the business model for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid and current technologies to use in the pursuit of for delivering energy to consumers by means other than the grid. By the end I believe most should see the undeniable logic in this massive under taking along with the positive impact it will have on society and mankind now and into the future. No Grid, No Problem This is not a new idea, but an idea whose time has come. As the electrical industry attempts to take the current system and improve upon what currently exist, an idea of creating energy at the location of the client is emerging as a serious and attainable solution. This idea is being driven by the need for a better way of delivering energy to consumers, higher level of security, the current energy situation in the United States, a push for environmentally friendly power sources, the need to find a more inexpensive way of providing energy and the advancement of new technology that can create energy with and without natural resources (such as oil or natural gas). It is my contention that we do not need to solely rely on the Electrical Grid and that by following this path, though it may seem difficult at first, will be for the benefit of this country, this Continent and the world at large. The USA with it large global influence could be the leader in this new process that would be accepted throughout the world. We must act quickly, though, as some countries such as Israel and Thailand are already on board with the newer technologies used to produce power to consumers without use of a grid. Current Electrical Industry Architecture The current process for delivering electricity to clients started in 1891 with the first transmission built to connect Lauffen on the Neckar and Frankfurt in Germany. This makes this architecture over 110 years old and counting. So in the last 110 plus years, with all the new technological advancements we have made, the world still has not come up with a better system of delivering power to the end consumer. This in itself says it is time for a change. Let’s look at the issues that currently plague our system. 1. An outage in one area can cause a black out in many areas of an entire continent 2. The systems are unsecure on many, many levels 3. Too many consumers can be affected by even a simple malfunction 4. It is expensive to maintain, very expensive to run cable and set up transmission towers 5. Management of the Grid System is extremely expensive 6. Security for sensitive areas of the grid is expensive and hard to completely cover 7. Working with other companies has even more overhead 8. The weather can have an adverse affect on the electrical systems 9. The Sun can produce Solar Magnetic Disturbance which can adversely affect electrical systems 10. Animals and wild life have and can take down portions of the electrical grid 11. The system is very complex 12. Needs a large amount of natural resources to run (oil, coal, natural gas, etc… ) 13. Not environmental friendly The current model for delivery is generators to attach to the electrical grid. These Generators send energy into the grid where the consumer who is also attached to the grid receives this energy. There are many grids that cover smaller areas (towns, cities and Counties) and these grids are attached to form an even larger grid (states). Here is a very basic flow chart of how energy is delivered to a consumer. Though this system has served us in the past, it has grown out of control, old, hard to maintain and extremely expensive to run. To continue along this line would be doing the same thing over and over again with the same results while expecting different results. I contend we need a shift in the thinking of how we deliver power to consumers. An example of this is to walk around your home and see how many wires you have plugged into the wall and then see how many times you have added an adapter to so you can add more plugs into the same two socket wall unit. This is a simplified way our current way of delivering energy, but that is what we are doing essentially. We are plugging in more and more consumers into the electrical grid into the same sockets all across the country. Proposed Electrical Industry Architecture The new architecture for delivering energy to consumers isn’t that new at all. It would be same service oriented architecture that is used to supply refrigeration or air conditioning. Bet you that just sent your head spinning! Yet, with newer technologies we can accomplish this. The basic concepts for delivering energy are: 1. Customer calls for installation 2. Customer signs agreement for installation 3. Electrical Company installs generation unit 4. Electrical Company or other third party services generation units The energy is then created at the client’s residence or business location. The electrical company supplies emergency services if the units fail or they need maintenance. Failures can be minimized by providing an onsite backup generation unit. Benefits to the system are: 1. An outage in one area does not cause a black out in many areas of an entire continent 2. The system is secure by decentralizing where the power is generated, no one generator can be removed causing mass blackouts 3. If a consumer losses a generator it only affects that one consumer 4. With the removal of the building and upkeep of transmission lines, this is far less expensive 5. No more Management of the Grid System reduces over all costs 6. No need for security due to terroristic threats 7. This model is proven to work for other systems reliably 8. The weather will not have a large affect on most technologies 9. Animals and wild life cannot take down parts of the grid, because there is none 10. The system is extremely simple 11. No need for large amount of natural resources to run (oil, coal, natural gas, etc… ) 12. Very Environmental friendly Technologies to Use Solar Power Solar energy is the utilization of the radiant energy from the Sun. Solar power is often used interchangeably with solar energy but refers more specifically to the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either by photovoltaics and concentrating solar thermal devices, or by one of several experimental technologies such as thermoelectric converters, solar chimneys or solar ponds Solar energy and shading are important considerations in building design. Thermal mass is used to conserve the heat that sunshine delivers to all buildings. Daylighting techniques optimize the use of light in buildings. Solar water heaters heat swimming pools and provide domestic hot water. In agriculture, greenhouses expand growing seasons and pumps powered by solar cells (also known as photovoltaics) provide water for grazing animals. Evaporation ponds are used to harvest salt and clean waste streams of contaminants. Since a recent breakthrough from MIT, solar power is now a 24/7 energy resource. That’s right, solar power technology can even produce power at night when the sun is not out. Check out the recent article on techologyreview.com http://www.technologyreview.com/Energy/21155/ Wind Energy Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity, using wind turbines. At the end of 2007, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 94.1 gigawatts. Although wind currently produces about 1% of world-wide electricity use, it accounts for approximately 19% of electricity production in Denmark, 9% in Spain and Portugal, and 6% in Germany and the Republic of Ireland (2007 data). Globally, wind power generation increased more than fivefold between 2000 and 2007. Most wind power is generated in the form of electricity. Large scale wind farms are connected to electrical grids. Individual turbines can provide electricity to isolated locations. In windmills, wind energy is used directly as mechanical energy for pumping water or grinding grain. Wind energy is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean and reduces greenhouse gas emissions when it displaces fossil-fuel-derived electricity. The intermittency of wind seldom creates problems when using wind power to supply a low proportion of total demand. Where wind is to be used for a moderate fraction of demand, additional costs for compensation of intermittency are considered to be modest. Black Light Generator BlackLight’s catalysis of atomic hydrogen represents a new source of energy with H2O as the source of hydrogen fuel obtained by diverting a fraction of the output energy of the process to split water into its elemental constituents. Moreover, rather than air pollutants or radioactive waste, novel hydride compounds with potential commercial applications are the products. Here a link to the technical documentation of how this technology works from an engineering stand point. http://www.blacklightpower.com/prese...ntro080608.pdf Here is a flash video on how the system works. http://www.blacklightpower.com/FLASH...ss_rt_cell.swf BlackLight has built, tested and demonstrated to its share holders and investors successfully a small unit able to deliver up to 50 KW. This unit can supply enough energy for 6 to 7 houses. BlackLight states that larger units can be built to supply the needed levels of demand for large cities. Here is the process BlackLight recommends for running their unit. Searl Ring Generator The Searl Effect is by definition the conversion of random quantum fluctuations and quantum kinetic energy into coherent currents of electron pairs formed between two dimensional boundaries of material layers in a changing Hall Effect field resulting in temperature decreases inversely proportional to the currents. This quantum process enables said device with the capacity to function both as a prime mover and more so as a generator. Incidental effects include a halo of negative ionization of the surrounding air, vacuum by high voltage, cooling temperatures of the local environment, gravitational and inertial anomalies under specific conditions. One of the forerunners for this business model, this technology has been given approval for installation in both Israel and Thailand. Site links to further information are: http://www.searlsolution.com/ Here is a picture of the Sear Ring Generator Motionless Electromagnetic Generator Though in its infant stages of development, Motionless Electromagnetic Generator (MEG) technology is by far the most inexpensive to make and maintain. Developed over the last 12 years; a group of scientists from around the globe are ready to put the final touches on a generator that requires NO MOTION. That’s right, no moving parts. An electromagnetic generator without moving parts includes a permanent magnet and a magnetic core including first and second magnetic paths. A first input coil and a first output coil extend around portions of the first magnetic path, while a second input coil and a second output coil extend around portions of the second magnetic path. The input coils are alternatively pulsed to provide induced current pulses in the output coils. Driving electrical current through each of the input coils reduces a level of flux from the permanent magnet within the magnet path around which the input coil extends. In an alternative embodiment of an electromagnetic generator, the magnetic core includes annular spaced-apart plates, with posts and permanent magnets extending in an alternating fashion between the plates. An output coil extends around each of these posts. Input coils extending around portions of the plates are pulsed to cause the induction of current within the output coils. Here is picture of a running model of the unit. US Patent # 6,362,718 Motionless Electromagnetic Generators Patrick , et al. (March 26, 2002) Here is a link to a store with books that contain extensive information on magnets. http://cheniere.org/sales/online-store.htm An initial 2.5 KW units will be put into production for residential customers sometime next year. This unit can be tied together with other units to produce up to 10 KW of power. A 10 KW unit will be put into production later in the year.