Amendment CLXI — Solar Serpentine Ferrofluid TEG Generator
Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This amendment presents the Solar Serpentine Ferrofluid TEG Generator — a self-sustaining, zero-fuel electrical generation system that harvests electricity from a solar-induced thermal differential between a blackened copper serpentine panel and a permanently cold buried ground-coupled aluminum tank. The system requires no external power input once running: the TEG (thermoelectric generator) modules power the circulation pump from their own output. A closed-circuit PG50 fluid loop carries heat from the panel to the cold sink continuously during daylight hours. TEG modules clamped between the hot outlet pipe and the cold return pipe — both running parallel in the same frame — harvest the 30°C differential as DC electricity. A multi-panel collapse simulation establishes the hard scaling limit of 3 panels per 75-gallon buried tank, with a practical sweet spot of 2 panels. The ground-coupled cold sink never warms up because Oklahoma soil at 3-foot depth acts as an infinite thermal reservoir at 64°F year-round, continuously recharging the cold side of the circuit. --- Part of the McCaul's Law Unified Compendium (Master DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20100469). Amendment CLXI.
Author: McCaul, Justin
Language: English
Subfield: Materials Chemistry
Field: Materials Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7165448608