XPost: alt.solar.photovoltaic 
 From: n9wos@nobug.att.net 
  
 > > Today we have cold fusion batteries and don't need vintage solar cells. 
 > 
 > Today we have a hot fusion reactor in use with 1.4 Million km diameter 
 > and we need only to catch a small part of the energy 
  
 And the power transfer method is via photon power taps. 
  
 The photon power taps are coupled to the fusion reactor by putting 
 them in direct view of the operating fusion source. 
 Putting them in direct view is causes a few side effects, 
 like a moderate heating of the photon power taps by the infrared portion 
 of the fusion energy source power flow. 
  
 But the heat buildup is usually only causes a moderate loss of conversion 
 efficiency, 
 because the heat dissipation is usually adequate to keep the power taps 
 within operating range. 
  
 The power taps have a moderately long designed lifetime of around twenty 
 years. 
 Their is many powertaps that have remained in use far longer than twenty 
 years, 
 with no apparent damage to the fusion energy source. 
  
 The fusion energy source has not had any major operational problems 
 since it has been brought on line. 
  
 Operational life of the fusion source has been estimated by many people, 
 but no one has studied one over it's operational cycle to determine it's 
 true reliable operational lifetime. 
  
 on the down side. 
 No plans for decommissioning the fusion source has been agreed upon, at this 
 time. 
 Most people have came to the conclusion that we should just let it 
 deplete it's self, until it ceases it's fusion operation. 
  
 Good side of that is that the fusion source will become 
 an ecologically friendly inert sphere of iron. 
 Bad side is the source will grow to very large proportions 
 just before it's operation ceases. 
  
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