Energy Efficiency
Energy efficiency governs how much electricity is created from the energy harvesting process. In a poorly designed systems, kinetic energy is often absorbed and converted by friction into thermal energy. This thermal transfer of energy reduces the electrical products net gain.
Energy efficiency is made up from a variety of factors explored in this section.
Active Kinetic 1 is efficient at conserving kinetic motion energy loss.
Compare Energy Types
Comparing the new motion energy to the features of existing technology.
FURTHER COMPARISONS OR ISSUES
A key weakness of Active Kinetic 1 technology is the inability to produce energy with out a force. Force could be produced by renewable or fuel based energies.
Below we explore the weaknesses of competing technology.
Solar
- Capacity Factor: Average 17.5%
- Efficiency Issue: Only 30% maximum coefficient 50% daytime.
- Failure Risks: Snow, Volcanic ash, Hail stones smash panels.
- Other Risks: Land intensive application, expensive to recycle. Avian collisions.
Wind
- Capacity Factor: Average 36%
- Efficiency Issue: Cannot operate in low or high wind. Only 59% maximum coefficient.
- Failure Risks: Lightning strike, Frozen mechanism.
- Other Risks: Dangerous in Residential area due to collapse, expensive to recycle. Avian collisions.
Fossil Fuels
- Capacity Factor: Average 54.4%
- Efficiency Issue: 90% maximum coefficient.
- Failure Risks: Natural event, Fuel runs out.
- Other Risks: Land extractions, CO2. Steam clouds
Nuclear Fission
- Capacity Factor: Average 80%
- Efficiency Issue: Only 92% maximum coefficient.
- Failure Risks: Radiative contamination.
- Other Risks: Land Radiation pollution, expensive waste to recycle. 1 billion gallons of water each day consumed and converted to steam clouds..
Nuclear Fusion
- Capacity Factor: Average 99%
- Efficiency Issue: unknown.
- Failure Risks: unknown.
- Other Risks: Requires Tritium from Radiation & pollution, expensive to build & maintain
Thermal Energy
- Capacity Factor: Average 72%
- Efficiency Issue: Only 80% maximum coefficient.
- Failure Risks: Gas leaks, Explosion, geothermal location.
- Other Risks: Land collapse, Expensive.
