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Indeed the title is not great. I assume that by 'near infinite power' they mean in duration, not magnitude.
by montalbano 7y ago
Indeed the title is not great. I assume that by 'near infinite power' they mean in duration, not magnitude.
- macawfish 7y agoLiterally the inverse of power!
- darkarmani 7y ago> "Primarily though, they are best for devices requiring long lifetime, low power and where it is difficult to replace energy sources." Infinite power or low power? I think they mean infinite energy. As in "The power went out".
- juancn 7y agoIt's a lot anyway. Although peak power is not great. Over 5000 years the output would be a few tera Joules of energy. The first prototype used nickel-63 (see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_battery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond_battery) It could be interesting coupled with an ultra-capacitor, if you have something that has sporadic high energy demands, but not always. Think a remote sensor, or pace maker, or such devices that need a short spike of power, but on average the energy requirements are not huge.
- wlesieutre 7y agoPower is a measure of energy per time, so to get nitpicky about it that's the equivalent of saying "near infinite speed" about something that goes a mile per hour for a few thousand years. It'll cover some distance, yeah, but it's not what I'd call speedy.