Small Generator Search

                   

By Mateo Bolt

In Search Of: An ongoing article on a subject which will be updated as more information is collected.

Current Subject: The smallest usable electrical generator.

I am searching for a small generator that can efficiently charge a battery bank, is affordable, and can be installed in a small apartment. The generator must be quiet and can be easily vented to prevent any toxic gas from building up in the living spaces.

3/13/2017

I found this video on line by a Japanese company that is developing a small 400 watt generator powered by a gas turbine. Their projected cost when fully developed would be a $1000 to $2000, a bit “spendy” for a home 400watt generator.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Al8elCF816g

Solid State Electrical Generator

3/18/2017

“We got a working experimental setup of the solid-state electric generator. We need funds in order to build a devise for demonstration and eventually patenting and development of designs for production.”  https://solidstateelectricgenerator.wordpress.com

I reviewed the above article which indicates that a Solid State Electrical Generator (SSEG) is being developed. I had a couple of questions and some red flags come up as I read the paper.

1.    The paper was written in 2014, why is there no further developments published?

2.    They are seeking a few 50K to 150K euros for development and legal costs. If they have a working prototype, that shouldn’t be an issue?

3.    They are building a 220volt 2.3KW generator. Why not start with just 100watt battery charger? Once you have proved your generation method works, you can start to scale up on the sale of the smaller systems. I would buy a 100watt battery charger.

                               

I’ve seen this development method before. It works like this: An inventor has an idea but no funding. He(or Her) needs to eat so they seek funding for their development efforts. Once they have enough of an operation to sell, they get more investors to fund their effort, exploiting the current “green energy” push. Both private and public funds are solicited to keep the dream alive until they can be fully divested from the operation. The company goes belly up because the promises made are not financially viable.

I am warry of these types of generator proposals because the physics behind them don’t pass the smell test. You can’t create electricity without either a chemical reaction, a semiconductor “photons to electrons” conversion of energy, or some mechanical energy to move electrical windings through a magnetic field.