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Now pending is to research why some have tilted and some don’t. It may be a natural selection based on random forces during creation.

Using a refrigerant heat pipe system to transfer heat between a solar panel and a storage unit is a viable and efficient option, especially in environments like Mars where temperature control is crucial. Here's how such a system could work: 1. **Solar Panel:** Solar panels on Mars can generate...

Yes I agree that surface temperature is may be due to sun. I am surprised that even on south pole it is gaining this much of solar gain. During the moon day time of 14 /15 earth days we have to collect that heat and generate power through thermal gradient and then we have to storage the power...

Dr. Ravi, Thank you for reply. I agree with you. There could be water in further depth in the form of ice. Temperature gradient will increase as we go in more depth because moon core is not active like earth core. Here on earth we use to geothermal energy, similarly on moon if surface is hot and...

Wherever there is a potential of temperature gradient. This technology will be used to produce power, No idea about farms and other applications. As space missions have more budget it will be used one day for sure. There is quite a huge development in pipe line for more efficient solar cells...

You may be right but still 5MW may need huge amount of material. Day by day cost has reduced but someone to do cost analysis. I have also seen other video where they used a Nitinol bar/ rod instead of spring or wires. I am not able to find that video.

The cost of Nitinol might be a factor for payback. It can be used where solar energy is source. Cost recovery will take more time.

Nitinol engines are already made by NASA which is working on temperature gradient. 5MW capacity can be possible. 5- Megawatt Nitinol Engine by Mcdonnell Douglas View: https://youtu.be/8-dCIkJAjyM?si=c-uTW96qBFrRBugW via @YouTube

There are other methods to produce electricity from a temperature gradient besides the Seebeck effect. One interesting approach involves using shape memory alloys (SMAs) like Nitinol (a nickel-titanium alloy) to generate power. Nitinol exhibits the shape memory effect, where it can “remember” a...

Dear friends, Latest research of ISRO will be really helpful as below. ISRO has published moon south pole grade’s temperature gradient. As per the information, temperature on surface is around 70 degree C and temperature at 80mm below grade is around minus 10 degree C. With this much temperature...