Solar Dish-Engine

A solar dish-engine consists of the following parts:

• Base, or Mounting Structure - This is pretty self-explanatory. You need something to keep the device in place.
• Solar Dish - This is a concave mirror which is used to focus sunlight on a central location, the heat engine. A mirror which focuses the sun is also called a "heliostat."
• Heat Engine - This is the engine which converts heat in to motion. The motion turns a generator, to create electricity.
• Motor and Motor Controls - The motor and controls here keep the solar dish-engine pointed directly toward the sun, in order to ensure that the maximum amount of sunlight is collected and reflected onto the heat engine throughout the day.

A solar dish-engine converts solar power into electricity, by collecting sunlight and focusing it onto a heat engine. A heat engine, as its name implies, uses heat in order to create motion. As the engine is heated by the concentrated sunlight, it starts to turn. The motion generated by the heat engine is then used to drive an electrical generator, which creates electricity.

As of the present day, using a solar dish engine is the most effective way of turning solar energy into electricity. It can transform up to 30% of the solar energy it receives into electricity. Most other methods of collecting solar energy are only about 20% efficient.

"Okay," you might ask yourself at this point, "How can this a solar dish-engine have a history? It's a new invention".

Well, in actual fact, the first solar dish-engine was built in 1901. You can see a picture of it here:

Silicon Solar

Voltaic Systems Inc.

Binoculars.com

Responsible Energy Corporation

Greenbatteries Store

Reluminati

Portable Solar at Shopzilla

3rliving.com

Battery Space

Amazon.com

Portable Solar at Amazon.co.uk

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