"Perfect" OU tests?

[conradelektro]

Since measurements are very difficult (e.g. the power factor problem and many other pit falls, specially mechanical output or heat output is difficult to measure accurately) it would be best for an inventor of an OU-machine to show a self runner.

Of course, it will probably not be possible to build a self runner, but it would proof OU without the measurement problem.

Let's consider a sailing boat. It comes pretty close to OU, because the sailor does not have to pay for the wind. Similar is a photovoltaic panel, because the sun is there for free.

My hope is, there are other "energy sources" in the universe which can be tapped into. And a machine using this "other energy source" would look like an OU self runner (like a sailing boat or a solar panel appears to be OU if one does not understand the underlying principles).

My favorite "other energy sources" are "neutrino power", "cosmic rays"or "zero point energy" whatever they are.

Greetings, Conrad

[Madebymonkeys]

Since measurements are very difficult (e.g. the power factor problem and many other pit falls, specially mechanical output or heat output is difficult to measure accurately) it would be best for an inventor of an OU-machine to show a self runner.

Of course, it will probably not be possible to build a self runner, but it would proof OU without the measurement problem.

Let's consider a sailing boat. It comes pretty close to OU, because the sailor does not have to pay for the wind. Similar is a photovoltaic panel, because the sun is there for free.

My hope is, there are other "energy sources" in the universe which can be tapped into. And a machine using this "other energy source" would look like an OU self runner (like a sailing boat or a solar panel appears to be OU if one does not understand the underlying principles).

My favorite "other energy sources" are "neutrino power", "cosmic rays"or "zero point energy" whatever they are.

Greetings, Conrad

A self runner with no other source of power would certainly be the acid test!
The solar example is only really OU in a financial sense - the kW of sun hitting the panel is much more than what you get out. Financially OU (after initial incestment is recouped) is great though - making solar panels or wind power more efficient would be superb!