People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching
Chapter 615 Application
Chapter 615 Application
Electricity has no advantage
Hearing such a judgment, Xu Chen couldn't help but be stunned. How could such an epoch-making invention be said to have no advantages? Especially hearing this from Hu Tao, a technical talent whom Xu Chen had high hopes for, made it even more difficult for Xu Chen to imagine.
However, after only a few breaths, Xu Chen reacted. It seemed that Hu Tao could not be said to be short-sighted.
My own cognition is based on my own future generations. I know what electricity means, which is almost equivalent to the future. Although the material structure and technical requirements of motors and generators are not as high as those of steam engines and internal combustion engines, the value they actually bring to mankind will only be higher, not lower.
However, people of this era may not be able to clearly realize this.
To some extent, what Hu Tao said is not without reason. Converting mechanical energy into electrical energy and then converting it back into mechanical energy for use does feel like taking off pants to fart. After all, a steam engine can directly provide mechanical energy, so why bother using electricity?
In Hu Tao's eyes, Ma Jun's research was probably something that was very powerful but useless.
In the laboratories of the Institute of Engineering and Xuanxia Academy, countless technological inventions are made every year, but the vast majority of them are actually waste, and only a very few inventions can generate practical value.
Hu Tao classified this generator as a useless thing, so it was naturally difficult to understand why Xu Chen attached so much importance to this kind of thing that he even set up an award to recognize it.
It’s not that this research is bad, but it is not worthy of such an honor.
In this regard, Xu Chen thought about it and felt relieved. This kind of thing is not worth being surprised about. Even in the history of scientific development in later generations, there are many similar stories. Many important discoveries and inventions have been looked down upon and buried in the beginning. Hu Tao's view on electricity today is just a judgment they made based on their current cognition.
The most fundamental reason for this is that the original intention of many current research projects is to find more powerful power, such as the steam engine, which is the most direct product.
With this goal in mind, the steam engine can directly provide sufficiently efficient and stable power, while electricity is troublesome and naturally makes people feel it is redundant.
Xu Chen has something to say about this. Not to mention those applications such as electric lights that must rely on electricity, even if we only discuss the pros and cons of existing conditions, electricity is by no means as useless as Hu Tao thinks.
Thinking of this, Xu Chen put down the documents and looked at Hu Tao with a smile: "Although the use of electricity is a bit cumbersome, it is by no means without advantages."
Hu Tao couldn't help but fall into deep thought after hearing this. It wasn't that he had any prejudice against Ma Jun and Dian Neng, it was just a technical point of view. Xu Chen had always been very far-sighted in such matters, and this was something Hu Tao had to admit.
Since Xu Chen has already confirmed it so clearly, Hu Tao naturally would not have any objections, but he still didn't know the reason for Xu Chen's opinion.
"I am stupid and dumb, so I hope the Prime Minister will give me some advice." With the purpose of seeking knowledge, Hu Tao asked directly.
Xu Chen smiled and said, "The biggest advantage of electricity is that it can be transmitted using wires. If we can continue to study the use of electricity, we may be able to form a large-scale circuit network in the future, so that this energy can be sent to thousands of households, without having to install a steam engine in every household."
Hu Tao was stunned when he heard this, and then said: "Steam engines are mostly used in production, and ordinary households only use them in daily life, why do they need them?" Xu Chen shook his head and said: "No, it's not that ordinary people don't need human labor, it's just that steam engines are not suitable, but electricity is very suitable."
At this point, Xu Chen gave a thumbs up: "Thanks to the characteristics of electricity, motor applications do not need to be as large and bulky as steam engines. The motor can even be made the size of a thumb. This kind of light and convenient advantage is not a little bit, and it is applicable to many scenarios in the living environment."
Xu Chen’s words may not be easy for others to understand, but Hu Tao did not have such difficulty and quickly grasped what Xu Chen meant.
After thinking about it seriously and combining it with the characteristics of electricity, he slowly began to realize that it seemed that there was indeed a reason for the use of electricity.
In his mind, the purpose of studying power is to use it in production, but he has never seriously thought about its wide application in life. However, it seems that it is not impossible if you open your mind. If you want to bring power to thousands of households, the steam engine will definitely not work, and electricity does have its own advantages.
"If so, electricity seems to have unique advantages as the prime minister said, but where can electricity be used after it is delivered to households?" Hu Tao had to ask clearly about the technical discussions, otherwise she would have difficulty sleeping when she returned home.
When it comes to the applications of electricity, Xu Chen can easily list many examples, not to mention special applications such as electric lights and telephones. Even the most basic mechanical movement applications can be easily listed.
"When it's hot in the summer, I've wondered if we could develop a machine that uses mechanical motion to drive blades to rotate to blow air and dissipate heat. In this way, people wouldn't have to use feather fans or cattail leaf fans. Wouldn't that be wonderful? If we want to make such a machine, would it be better to use a steam engine or an electric motor?"
Hearing this, Hu Tao's eyes suddenly lit up. This did not sound like a very necessary idea intuitively, but as long as it was applied to life scenarios, people would no longer have to fan themselves with a fan. They could just lie down and do nothing to enjoy the wind. This would indeed liberate human power to enjoy life.
Just thinking about it, Hu Tao couldn't help but be excited. If she had such a machine at home, the effect would indeed be quite good.
As for how to realize such a machine, he knew with his knees that a noisy, bulky and huge steam engine would not be suitable. Instead, a small, quiet and simple electric motor would be more suitable.
"I have seen that washing clothes at home is very tedious and labor-intensive. I have also thought about creating a washing method that rotates the drum to stir and dehydrate. If this can be realized, it will free us from the labor of washing clothes. Isn't it wonderful? And if we want to develop such a machine, what kind of power should be used?"
Xu Chen proposed another idea, which made Hu Tao's eyes light up again.
For a technical person like Hu Tao, he can basically tell whether an idea is feasible just by listening to it. As soon as Xu Chen finished speaking, he immediately realized that this seemed to be feasible.
It's easy to find application directions in life scenarios, and it sounds really like that. It looks easy, but it's actually not something that can be done casually.
"I am convinced. If the two ideas that the Prime Minister just mentioned are used in commercial research and development, as long as they are successful, we will definitely make a lot of money!"
(End of this chapter)
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