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squeeze power
battery charge density increase from volumetric change
 
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A corcertina battery that is charged when extended to voltage limit and compacts to increase charge density .

Idea is to use a mechnical change to pack electrons to circumvent voltage limit ??


wjt, Oct 06 2007

No concertina needed http://www.kaitousa.com/SqueezDynamo.htm
Just Squeeze [csea, Oct 06 2007]



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       Treon, is that you?

xaviergisz, Oct 06 2007
  

       obviously treon-like but no

wjt, Oct 06 2007
  

       Is there anything in there besides just electrons?

lurch, Oct 06 2007
  

       I was confusing battery and capacitor .   

       The surface where electrons are placed is initially a large area in a volume therefore low voltage needed to place the little objects ( they have lots of field space , don't run into each other ) .   

       When the surface is folded , the electrons lose field freedom and increase voltage .   

       possible example - The voltage gain in Van Degraf machine if collector area suddenly reduces by half ( maybe by sliding one half of collector under other half ) .

wjt, Oct 08 2007
  

       I think this could work, but the other way round. I half-remember a demonstration in physics where you start with two bit sheets of aluminium foil separated by a plastic sheet to form a capacitor. You put a few volts across it to charge them, then pull them apart. The capacitance decreases but the charge remains constant, so the voltage between the two sheets of foil increases hugely.

MaxwellBuchanan, Oct 08 2007
  


 
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