Is tranfer of energy on a large scale possible by the use of capacitors or any other thing?

Question

India is suffering from severe power-cut problem (especially the villages and small towns).Is there any method by which energy can be bought from those countries which don't have this problem and have enough money and resources to generate power?Maybe by storage of energy in large capacitors or so.....is it possible?I don't have any idea.Your comments.

Answer 1

Moving storage devices, like batteries or capacitors, is not a good solution, since it would take a lot of energy and time to move them to the charging site, charge them, and move them back. (Capacitors aren't really designed for that purpose, anyway.)

Running wires from the generation sites to the villages is a better long-term solution, although it would be expensive to set up. Generating power locally is another solution. It can be expensive, but you can also find cheaper solutions, like building a wind-operated generator from salvaged parts. I've even seen a small hydroelectric generator built from a disk drive motor and a squirrel-cage fan.

Check http://www.otherpower.com/ for some ideas.

JMB

Answer 2

That's an interesting question.

Capacitors would not be a good solution for trying to transport large amounts of electricity.
Neither would batteries. Both of these methods would be very inefficient, bulky, and extremely expensive to put into any practical use. And, remember, only DC current can be "stored."

The best long term solution using present technologies would be to set up distribution stations which are hard wired to the source of the power. The transmission of very high voltage at the generating plants would minimize the power losses over long distances due to the resistance in the cables and the voltage could be stepped down at the distribution centers and again at the poles before it is routed to the homes. This is one of the major advantages of using AC voltage.

Answer 3

Capacitors and even batteries have lower energy density by several orders of magnitude vs. fuel. As already suggested, the most economical solution is to transport fuel to a generator built where needed, if possible. If not, high voltage power lines can move electricity hundreds of miles. Beyond that, resistive losses make it inpractical. India's a big country, and you're talking coming from other countries, so that won't work. There have been studies of building superconducting underground cables. They would be able to conduct without loss for arbitrarily long distances. They are expensive, though, since they require cryogenic cooling and high-tech thermal insulation. Due to cost scaling issues, you'd basically want a single one conducting 100's of Gigawatts thousands of miles, like from massive wind farms in the windy US southwest to the power hungry northeast in a transcontinental cable. Not ready for prime time. In sum, it would be best to build up India's power plant infrastucture.

As for other countries that "have enough money" to do this already, India will have to buy its own. Sorry. I don't see dwarf's suggestion of "Build generator for them and provide fuel oil" as anything that will get India out of the Third World.

Answer 4

a million- Storing capability in capacitor is clever for small volume of capability, yet making use of it as a capability source for a village even for a house isn't financial. this is going to be very high priced, heavy and likewise you ought to pass it from village to city to charge and from city to village to apply each and every minute !!! 2- the perfect way is making use of photograph voltaic capability and wind capability. those form of capability is greater value-effective and much less confusing to produce. 3- thermal capability from the intensity of the Earth isn't an person-friendly and occasional priced approach.

Answer 5

Build generator for them and provide fuel oil.

Answer 6

Not a good idea