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It also looks solar powered-only, so its efficiency is not better when the dew point is closer (night/morning).

Linking a small solar cell (I would say ~1W from the shown surface) to a Peltier element (known power hog, a really small one takes at least 4W) is not a solution for efficiency.



Wolfram alpha says it takes ~1.3kj to change the temperature of 1m^3 of air by 1 degree C. Obviously this will vary enormously with temperature and humidity, but it gives us a number to work with.

Wikipedia, and a post by 'someone' tells us there is ~30cc of water per cubic meter of air at 100% humidity and 30c. (This could be a reasonable set of envoronmental conditions in Washington DC for example).

The mass of water in 100% humidity air is

28c 27.22g http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=mass+of+water+in+1+cubi...

30c 30.34g http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=mass+of+water+in+1+cubi...

So we can extract ~3g, or 3cc of water from saturated air, with the use of ~2.6kj (assuming 100% efficiency, which is unlikely)

Some of the highest power density batteries I've handled are 5 cell, 5500mAh li-poly batteries for model aircraft use, with a total energy capacity of around 180kj,

Or ~ 200g of water.

I think I'd rather carry a water bottle.




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