Hi Jim,Yes, inflation would definitely be a factor. Guess about 50% over the last 10 years?
Fortunately, the last 10 years have also brought us significant advances in switching technology, greatly reducing the projected design cost [the original design used rotary gaps and supersonic-air static gaps.]
Also, there are notable 'economy of scale' factors in migrating towards larger power levels.
My current estimates put the NLL at just under $1/watt, in modern dollars. However folks with actual experience in planning large commercial projects feel the project will exceed $1.5/watt, although they've already shown amazement at how much lab capability and skilled resources have come to focus on this project through donations, refurbishing, and volunteer efforts. GL
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:27:05 -0700 From: Jim Lux <jimlux@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>Subject:Greg Leyh wrote:> Electrum came in at under $1/watt, delivered > to New Zealand. Now I feel like a chump! ;)>Inflation?I suspect, though, that it's not a linear scaling. More like size squared, with some serious step discontinuities as you move from tabletop, to garage sized, to only transportable with a truck, to only transportable in multiple trucks.
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