Brilliant...??? or Scam...???

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

So, what's the point in having so much waste heat? Unless there were some heat-recovery setup, it sounds like a scam...

[teepee0205]

Why do you need a heat recovery process? Just like in a car engine that uses a radiator to dump heat, the Suncell design is to do the same. The commercially available CPV cells are already designed with heat rejection in their design because these solar farms that use them have the same problem with heat.

[Vman455]

Originally Posted by teepee0205

Blah blah blah...December 13th 2016, Cranbury, New Jersey, Brilliant Light Power, Inc. announces today the appointment of the Company’s Advisory Board...blah blah blah

CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY?! The home of Williams-Sonoma, according to this year's Hater's Guide. Maybe you guys should do some sort of cross promotion thing--you know, Tartan Table Top Electrical Generator(TM) with "Mad Scientist" Twister/Aerator Decanter Set and Complimentary Blue Spruce Cone Salt and Pepper Shakers. Ad copy: "Best scam of all time! Enjoy a fine, aerated wine while you play at science and melt your table into another dimension with our exclusive Tartan generator. Salt and pepper shakers included for that whimsical, impromptu dinner party afterward!* $1,499,999.95.

*Served on the card table in the living room."

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by teepee0205

Why do you need a heat recovery process? Just like in a car engine that uses a radiator to dump heat, the Suncell design is to do the same. The commercially available CPV cells are already designed with heat rejection in their design because these solar farms that use them have the same problem with heat.

Heat recovery might be quite hard to fit into a mobile application such as a car, but it makes sense in stationary applications such as a powerplant since they're less weight-sensitive.

[freebeard]

I never made it through the 2 hour explanation; so I'm speculating; but if the reaction chamber is under a vacuum, the high temperatures may not result in large transfers of heat.

[oil pan 4]

They cant prove that it works and only need a lot of money to build a working one.
What could possibly go wrong?

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by freebeard

I never made it through the 2 hour explanation; so I'm speculating; but if the reaction chamber is under a vacuum, the high temperatures may not result in large transfers of heat.

Unlike sound, heat can be transmitted through vacuum.

[ThermionicScott]

Originally Posted by Vman455

CRANBURY, NEW JERSEY?! The home of Williams-Sonoma, according to this year's Hater's Guide. Maybe you guys should do some sort of cross promotion thing--you know, Tartan Table Top Electrical Generator(TM) with "Mad Scientist" Twister/Aerator Decanter Set and Complimentary Blue Spruce Cone Salt and Pepper Shakers. Ad copy: "Best scam of all time! Enjoy a fine, aerated wine while you play at science and melt your table into another dimension with our exclusive Tartan generator. Salt and pepper shakers included for that whimsical, impromptu dinner party afterward!* $1,499,999.95.

*Served on the card table in the living room."

OMG, this year's Hater's Guide is out?? Finally, something worthwhile in this thread.

[jamesqf]

Originally Posted by teepee0205

They plan on using concentrating triple-junction PV running at 2000 suns which are about 40% efficient. There will still be a lot of waste heat.

Even at 40% efficiency, the amount of waste heat (60% of 125 KW) would be enough to vaporize a 30 lb tabletop device in short order, unless there's some really efficient way of removing that heat.

It's also illogical to throw away 60% of your output, when you could e.g. put a water jacket around it, convert the water to steam, and use that to drive a turbine & generator. But that's boringly uncool, so I suppose it doesn't attract suckers investors :-)