What is your theory on the preservation of electricity.?

Question

What is your theory on the way, throuph science, beable to conserve energy throuph a specially desighned apparatus that would use less energy to power a house with the same desired affect that the common amperage to a house would do now.

In wich fashion do you think the electricity would be deliverd in order to acheive this goal? What do you think the anatomy of this machine would look like?

Pick one question or if your up to the challenge try answering the trio of questions in a summerized yet comprehensive answer.

Answer 1

I'm not sure you understand how electricity works : electricity is energy. You need a specific amount of power to light a light bulb (usually 60-100W) and the way you provide it to the light bulb won't change the energy requierements of the light bulb. You can either give it 220V and 0.45A (like in europe), or 110V and 0.90A, but both are 100W!!!

The thing is : you CANNOT create energy out of nothing. (cf laws of thermodynamics)
If you don't give you "miracle machine" at least 100W, it WON'T be able to provide 100W. And worse : each time you go through a transformation process, you lose half the energy you put in. So your "miracle machine" would need 200W to provide 100W.
What you suggest is therefore impossible.
And if you want to use other kinds of energy to provide the rest of the energy you need, then let me tell you : solar panels only work in summer and in day time. and windmills need wind!!! (so, same thing: it won't be usefull more than 1/4 of the time).
And if you think of transporting the energy from one part of the globe to another, forget it : transporting energy costs a lot of energy. When a nuclear powerplant produces 1GW of electricity, the consumers only get a total of 0.5GW of energy due to the loss of energy in the high voltage lines that get the energy from the power plant to your house... And the energy is transported at high voltage, so there isn't a "lot" of energy loss... AND the powerplant should be less than a few hundred kilometers from where you live.

The only ways to reduce the energy consumption of a 100W light bulb are to turn it off when you don't need it or change it for a 20W light bulb (not incandescant, fluorescant). But to change it for a 20W light bulb, you need to make a new invention, find a new process that will allow you to get the same quantity of light with less electricity/energy.

Now, if you want to apply this idea to an entire house, you have to list every single electric powered object you have in your house and find a way to reduced it's power consumption.

For example, if you want to reduce the power consumption of your heaters, then close the windows when heating a room, and make sure your house is well insulated: it will keep the heat inside.
If you want to reduce your power consumption even more, change your heaters for 2 ways climatisation : it will take the heat from outside to put it in instead of "making" the heat. So it will consume less power (but it's more expensive than a heater, so you might not like it).
Or you always have the possibility of heating your house with centralized heating system (not electricity, but natural gaz) : this way you heat your house AND the water you will need for your shower, washing the dishes, and other stuff. (same thing: costs a lot to put it in place)

And that's only for the heating system of you house.

Another thing that consumes a LOT of energy is you oven. To reduce it's power consumption, do not set the heat higher than you absolutly have to. rising the heat from 200°C to 210°C costs less energy than rising it from 210°C to 220°C.
(The power compumption is exponential)



Therefore : there is NO miracle solution to the energy preservation problem

Answer 2

I have this ultimate dream of inventing a super amplifier. That is, something that can multiply charges in amounts of thousands per 1 volt of electricity, generated in solar means. I am trying to figure out how can transistors do more amplification than it can do now. A network of diodes can do the trick but still not enough. Somehow, there is this missing element that could produce huge amounts of power. Of course, there are radioactive materials. But I was thinking more of an extrinsic type. One that you can add-up to another element and produce the best results. I guess the trend now is on photo-emission. Light has a lot of energy. To amplify light and transfer it to usable energy is one way to do it. Integrating it in small packages like batteries would make it conceivable. On one episode of ALIAS, a super battery was invented. I should guess that the means to make an unlimited power has already been made. The case is that, when its open for public to use, how can energy tycoons sell it the way they're now.

Answer 3

i definitely think it should be preserved