Every time I saw the link Sustainable power from gyms??? I thought it may me something greek or roman to me. It is really interesting & as familiar as air & water! As Chris (Sun, 12/09/2007 - 12:13 — Chriswaterguy) remarks peaking at lunch times and after work is very likely, but it may not be a difficult problem to solve. More users means more machines & more power at peak hours, no? If we go for distributed storage (seperate storage battery for each machine) it appears that the problem gets solved there itself. On the other hand if we are having centralised storage system, with a proper choice of 'constant voltage' or 'constant current' charging set up the problem may be solved. If power beyond the requirement of the storage system is available, the excess quantity can be directly used for lighting, fan etc.
Spatial flexibility can be achieved by detachable flexible connectors. That should not be a problem, I feel. Regarding the 'to pay off the additional cost' issue carbon trading (too many sites to give a link) appears to be a prospective candidate worth attention. Georgedappilly
Renewable & clean energy
Every time I saw the link Sustainable power from gyms??? I thought it may me something greek or roman to me. It is really interesting & as familiar as air & water! As Chris (Sun, 12/09/2007 - 12:13 — Chriswaterguy) remarks peaking at lunch times and after work is very likely, but it may not be a difficult problem to solve. More users means more machines & more power at peak hours, no? If we go for distributed storage (seperate storage battery for each machine) it appears that the problem gets solved there itself. On the other hand if we are having centralised storage system, with a proper choice of 'constant voltage' or 'constant current' charging set up the problem may be solved. If power beyond the requirement of the storage system is available, the excess quantity can be directly used for lighting, fan etc.
Spatial flexibility can be achieved by detachable flexible connectors. That should not be a problem, I feel. Regarding the 'to pay off the additional cost' issue carbon trading (too many sites to give a link) appears to be a prospective candidate worth attention.
Georgedappilly