PV Thermal Battery - Revision history

Marcin: /* Initial */

2026-03-17T07:37:29Z

Initial

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	*Use a cheapo $1k heat pump down to 10F		*Use a cheapo $1k heat pump down to 10F

	=~~Initial~~=		=16 Totes=
	~~See in~~ https://chatgpt.com/share/~~6858a32a~~-~~d328~~-8010-~~8c0b~~-~~3268127ba2f1~~		https://chatgpt.com/share/69b9048f-874c-8010-bb4b-913efb99b344

	~~Result 1:~~		[[File:thermalbattery.jpg]]

	~~[[File:thermalbat.jpg\|500px]]~~

	~~Result 2:~~

	[[File:~~thermalbat2~~.jpg]]

	=Internal Links=		=Internal Links=

Marcin: /* 1 MWhr Storage System */

2025-10-20T00:11:27Z

1 MWhr Storage System

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	*Did you know that heating, cooling, and hot water are 70% of a building's electricity needs?		*Did you know that heating, cooling, and hot water are 70% of a building's electricity needs?
	*Therefore, we have just come up with a way to displace 70% of all human energy needs! This is major for pollution and global warming.		*Therefore, we have just come up with a way to displace 70% of all human energy needs! This is major for pollution and global warming.



	=1 MWhr Storage System=		=1 MWhr Storage System=
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	https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845		https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845

			=First Prototype=
			*Use a cheapo $1k heat pump down to 10F

	=Initial=		=Initial=

Marcin: /* Concept */

2025-09-16T15:34:30Z

Concept

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	*That's it.		*That's it.
	*If this is connected to underground tubing - you have just created a geothermal cooling system that can cool in the summer as it is cool underground - and you don't even need to run a heat pump to do the cooling - so you use 25x less energy.		*If this is connected to underground tubing - you have just created a geothermal cooling system that can cool in the summer as it is cool underground - and you don't even need to run a heat pump to do the cooling - so you use 25x less energy.
	*And we can do all of this for $10k - ~~free~~ heating and cooling for a lifetime using PV - and 16 IBC totes store enough energy for 5 days of heating in winter or cooling in summer. This is especially useful in winter if it's snowing all the time and you hardly have any sun.		*And we can do all of this for $10k in parts- lower than heater/ac/water heater system for a house. Free heating and cooling for a lifetime using PV including storage - and 16 IBC totes store enough energy for 5 days of heating in winter or cooling in summer. This is especially useful in winter if it's snowing all the time and you hardly have any sun.
	What have we just accomplished?		What have we just accomplished?
	*PV would not suffice to heat or cool a house. While there is plenty of energy in the day, you're out of luck at night.		*PV would not suffice to heat or cool a house. While there is plenty of energy in the day, you're out of luck at night.

Marcin: /* Concept */

2025-09-14T23:08:41Z

Concept

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	*What if we just store water? Yes!		*What if we just store water? Yes!
	*You can use a heat pump to heat water. [[Hot Water Heat Pump]] costs $6k for 60k BTU. More than enough for hot water, whole house heating.		*You can use a heat pump to heat water. [[Hot Water Heat Pump]] costs $6k for 60k BTU. More than enough for hot water, whole house heating.
			**Or use a heat exchanger with an equivalent BTU air-to-air heat pump
	*How it works: during day, heat pump uses PV energy to heat water - or cool it in summer. This water is stored in [[IBC Totes]] as a $50/pop solution.		*How it works: during day, heat pump uses PV energy to heat water - or cool it in summer. This water is stored in [[IBC Totes]] as a $50/pop solution.
	*A heat exchanger extracts the heat or cool from the water - blowing it through the house		*A heat exchanger extracts the heat or cool from the water - blowing it through the house

Marcin: /* Concept */

2025-09-14T23:07:23Z

Concept

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	*Photovoltaics and other renewables are not gaining traction like they should be because of intermittency - what do you do with PV if there is no sun at night?		*Photovoltaics and other renewables are not gaining traction like they should be because of intermittency - what do you do with PV if there is no sun at night?
			*'''Space heating, cooling, and hot water use 70% of global electricity production!'''
			*'''->Replace heating, cooling, hot water with thermal storage - using PV, heat pumps, and water'''
			*'''The global electrical power plant market size is $7T. Here we just saved 70% = $5T = huge enterprise opportunity.'''
	*Batteries are expensive. To store enough energy, say in winter when there is little sun - for 5 days - would require a tremendous amount of storage. About $50k [https://chatgpt.com/share/6896609b-e200-8010-b0fe-d347ba815a36]		*Batteries are expensive. To store enough energy, say in winter when there is little sun - for 5 days - would require a tremendous amount of storage. About $50k [https://chatgpt.com/share/6896609b-e200-8010-b0fe-d347ba815a36]
	*But here's how we do it - store the heat in thermal mass - water - not battery storage.		*But here's how we do it - store the heat in thermal mass - water - not battery storage.

Marcin: /* Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025 */

2025-09-14T23:05:08Z

Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025

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	=Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025=		=Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025=
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	[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ze61chProYdNDnC5Q7xCx283QmyARcUHXUF9RRuQWb0/edit?slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0#slide=id.~~g379d85e8dec_0_0~~ edit]		[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ze61chProYdNDnC5Q7xCx283QmyARcUHXUF9RRuQWb0/edit?slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0#slide=id.g37ec55a9626_0_0 edit]

	=Concept=		=Concept=

Marcin: /* 1 MWhr Storage System */

2025-09-12T19:25:23Z

1 MWhr Storage System

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	'''31 IBC totes - room 10x20 feet 2 high.''' Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.		'''31 IBC totes - room 10x20 feet 2 high.''' Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.

			Equivalent to about 25 Tesla Power Wall 2 batteries at a total cost of almost $400k.

	https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845		https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845

Marcin: /* 1 MWhr Storage System */

2025-09-12T19:22:58Z

1 MWhr Storage System

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	=1 MWhr Storage System=		=1 MWhr Storage System=
	Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.		'''31 IBC totes - room 10x20 feet 2 high.''' Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.

	https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845		https://chatgpt.com/c/685b1c5e-83c8-8010-a0e4-bbd8923c8845

Marcin: /* Try 2 */

2025-09-12T19:21:27Z

Try 2

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	*Therefore, we have just come up with a way to displace 70% of all human energy needs! This is major for pollution and global warming.		*Therefore, we have just come up with a way to displace 70% of all human energy needs! This is major for pollution and global warming.

	=~~Try 2~~=		=1 MWhr Storage System=
	Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.		Detailing the scenario, 20 sq meters of IBC totes 2 high, raised only 30C from 20-50C - or in the negative direction in summer - stores heat/cool for 12 days, and takes 6 days to produce that heat with PV! 1 MWhr of heat stored.

Marcin: /* Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025 */

2025-08-31T03:56:27Z

Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025

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	=Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025=		=Work Doc for Builder Crash Course of Sep 2025=
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	[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ze61chProYdNDnC5Q7xCx283QmyARcUHXUF9RRuQWb0/edit?slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0#slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0 edit]		[https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1ze61chProYdNDnC5Q7xCx283QmyARcUHXUF9RRuQWb0/edit?slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0#slide=id.g379d85e8dec_0_0 edit]