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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@piefed.socialEnglish · 8 days ago

Storing Solar Energy As Ice For Air Conditioning

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Storing Solar Energy As Ice For Air Conditioning

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mesa@piefed.social to Technology@piefed.socialEnglish · 8 days ago
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Thermal energy storage is pretty great, as phase-change energy storage is very consistent with its energy output over time, unlike chemical batteries. You also get your pick from a wide range of ma…
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    Is it?

    92kWh/m^3 of energy is a lot of cooling. It’d be hard to not be effective.

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      These one ton blocks of ice would provide 12,000 Btu/h of cooling for 24hours.

      source: https://commons.erau.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3263&context=publication#%3A~%3Atext=These+blocks+of+ice+would%2Cone-ton+block+of+ice.

      So a block of ice about the size and weight of a car to cool one house… I’m really just not following how any of this is worthy of attention?

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        size and weight of a car

        blocks of ice measuring 4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft.

        This you?

        Because 32 cubic ft is about the volume of most residential AC units.

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          lol is that the size of your dwelling? That size (4 ft × 4 ft × 2 ft) get’s you 12k btus which is not enough for any house lol.

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