I am not currently living a homestead life. I have mostly only seen YouTube videos on the subject.
On a few of them people have spoken of trouble having or maintaining a fridge. From lack of or insufficient electric power usually.
I would like to preface my idea by specifically saying that I have read a bit about these individual systems and don't comprehend most of the technical aspects of them. So essentially I barely know anything about what I am talking about and I am in no way professionally trained to build it.
I offer this concept to promote creative thought and better lives.
My idea is to attach a trompe to a water ram pump like in MrTeslonian's video.
Next to store the pressure until needed. Then use the stored energy in the form of air in a Pneumatic motor to turn the compressor of a generic fridge. By generic, I mean one with simple or no complex electronics. If the max air pressure produced in this system alone is insufficient it could be up-stepped with a some extra work and knowledge.
Ideally the temperature control would be mechanical and automatic and I am unclear whether the default thermal valve in most fridges activate the compressor mechanically or electrically. Or could be altered to activate a Pneumatic motor mechanically.
The waste air out of the Pneumatic motor could be directed to cool the coils more efficiently.
If this works pressure tanks would be charged continuously or nearly-continuously by a flowing river.
The refrigerator compressor would run as needed like a normal fridge.
The parts that could fail increase but the difficulty of repairing them would be low.
Continues to work if your electrical system fails.
If your conversion of the fridge is minimal, it could potentially still run on electricity.
This is my idea please comment on ways to make it better or specific detailed reasons on why it wouldn't work.
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Submitted January 10, 2017 at 01:07PM by Observant_Owl http://ift.tt/2j2B78E homestead
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