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Creating an amazing 305% increase in heating fuel & electrical energy efficiency.

 

The need.

 

Although any increase in fuel efficiency warrants our applause, it is actually the financial viability aspect (expedient pay back on our investment) in the free enterprise system, which has the most influence on wide spread subscription, overruling our conscience, and long term consequences.

 

          However, to informed consumers who are facing ever-escalating transportation, fuel and electric heating costs, even single digit percentages of increased energy efficiency are attracting attention. Along with the ever-increasing load, demands on the aging power grids due to our rising population, and it would seem logical that diversification and less stress on this energy conduit might be welcomed. Although the notable advances into renewable energy sources such as wind/electrical energy that also cause the least impact on our earths’ atmosphere are proving to be the great steps in diversification internationally, we don't always have that option in Northern Canada.          

 

         Also of concern are the recent harsh and extreme weather changes that are causing an increased frequency and longer duration power outages on our public grids, when the mass mobilization of electric power restoration crews and equipment, become huge sinkholes of funds adding these costs to the maintenance and operating costs of the public grid system.

             

An overlooked but obvious waste;

 

  

            Having worked extensively in the Canadian Arctic, I found that the primary heating fuel used there was diesel fuel, and hundreds of inefficient oil burners similar to the one below are used to supply the home heating for thousands of people.

 
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The Boiler
 

 

            The common hot water heating boiler shown here has the capacity to heat a 1,104 square foot home with average heat losses against an outside temperature of minus 30 degrees Celsius.

            With an input of 138,000 Btu per hour and an 80% conversion efficiency, the output then is 110,400 BTU in useable “House Heat”, with 27,600 BTU attributed to “Exhaust Heat Losses”.

            The net heating value in one gallon of fuel when used in this system would be 110,400 BTU. Sufficient to offset heat loss from an average 1,104 square foot house for about four hours at 27,600 BTU / hour heat loss to a prevailing -30 Celsius outside temperature, *However, it requires that there be an external source of electricity to run the burner, circulating pump, and controls.

 

 

      Total energy from 1 gallon = 1 house heated for 4 hours

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Comparatively;

 

Using a ‘gen-set’ to extract the energy.

 

          In contrast, when the heating fuel energy is released in a motor, it not only allows for more efficient heat recovery from the engine cooling system plus additional exhaust cooling and as well makes use of the motors’ torque energy to turn an electrical generator. Through which it more than doubles the usable energy output, resulting in more than an equivilent amount of additional and completely free energy in the form of electricity.       

 

          Making use of nearly all of the available energy in a gallon of home heating oil/diesel fuel, in this application would result in;

 

 Combustion Heat for house # 1

 

- With a 95% Heat Extraction Efficiency of the 138,000 BTU input = 131,100 BTU (about 13.1 KW/H) in “Home Heat Output” (sufficient to heat a *1,311 square foot home, @ 1KWH/ 100 square feet)  or heat a 1,104 sq ft. @110,400 BTU and have 20,700 btu or 2.7 KWH left over.

 

Electric Heat for house # 2

 

- Include the additional *20 KW/H of free electricity* produced from the motors' torque energy. Which translates into 200,000 BTU . With 11.04 KWH to heat a second *1,140 square foot house with 8.96 KWH left over, add on the previous 2.7 KWH = 11.66 KWH plenty enough to heat a third house with .62 KWH available for lighting. Or have;

 

11.66 KWH of Opperational Electricity.

 

This would be adequate electricity for major appliance operation and house lighting for both as well. Any electricity not needed for auxiliary appliances is re-directed by the sequence processor to heating elements in the heating system and utilized there.

 

In Summery,

 

Let us compare the net recovery of energy from the one gallon of fuel oil that the boiler recovered 110,400 BTU from capable of heating 'one' 1,104 square foot house.

(10,000 BTU = about 1 KWH)

 

                                                    Total recovery     =     11.04 KWH

 

To the net recovery from the 'gen-set',

 

The 'gen-set' energy extraction method would be capeable of adequately heating (2) two  homes @ 1,104 square feet each and supplying electrical power for both also!

 

Net, 110,400 BTU recovery in example house # 1, =  11.04 KWH

 

Plus the 110,400 electric heat for house # 2,           =+11.04 KWH

 

... And independent electrical power for both.        =+ 11.6 6 KWH

 

              Total 'equivlent' energy recovered               = 33.74 KWH!

 

                 An incredible 324 % increase in energy efficiency!

                                 (33.74 ÷ 11.04 = 305%) 

     Total energy from 1 gallon =  3 houses heated for 4-6 hours
 
PLUS... YOU GENERATE.. 'YOUR OWN GREEN'  AND COMPLETELY 'STAND-A-LONE'... ELECTRICITY TOO!

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