The SH Box could outlive us all

Suppose the SH Box can hold 250,000 hours of charge. That's probably too much for the needs of regular families. But not for companies and corporations.

Creating generators from this SH Box technology is only seven years old. Yet to date, none of the boxes have worked past their service life. So let's stop and do the math. An SH Box sold to a client is supposed to be good for 250,000 hours. The first box produced was in 2011 for a company called Seahorse  NRG. By the end of 2012, Seahorse had leaned heavily on the SH Box for more than 8,000 hours, but the box was still running great. In order to know whether an SH Box has outlived its function, we will need to observe it for more than 20 years.

 It's difficult to predict exactly how long the SH Box will run for. But no matter how long that turns out to be, the service life will be significantly longer than any battery, accumulator,  solid-fuel element or common fuel generator. The incredible service life is the result of pristine production conditions, quality components, expertly designed construction, and innovative operating facilities. A number of samples of Seahorse NRG's SH Box allows us to perform calculated experiments and draw theoretical conclusions regarding the box's service life of 20 years, and beyond.  

The SH Box decreases the flow of electricity over time. When Seahorse NRG states that the SH Box will serve you for over two decades, you should take this decrease into account. The generator's power flow will slowly dwindle over its service life. But if we switched on the SH Box and waited until it spit out its very last watt of power, we could, in theory, be waiting for a hundred years. If not longer. 

In reality, we need to get the specific power output numbers from the SH Box in order to conclude how long it will last. Seahorse NRG has identified two thresholds, upon which the SH Box should be considered 'out of service'. These two thresholds are 30% and 50% degradation of electrical flow. Both are connected with economic efficiency. The first threshold, at 30% degradation, is covered under warranty within the first 10 years. If the power of your SH Box falls below this threshold, the company will exchange it free of charge and install a brand new box. If the power of the SH Box falls below 50% within 20 years, and achieves this decrease along the given curve of expected power decrease (on an even basis), then the SH Box is considered standard and will NOT be replaced.

These thresholds involve the quality of crystals inside the SH Box. These crystals are responsible for generating electricity from natural heat. Each SH Box will be marked “Service life up to 250,000 hours,” but in reality, a more appropriate approximation of the 'qualitative' service life of the box is between 5 and 8 years (with power decreases up to 2% annually) under a continuous work load.

Seahorse NRG performs regular tests on exploitation of the SH Boxes to evaluate their real service life. Here are examples of two tests performed by Zeev Driori, an NRGLab technician stationed in Israel:

1. The SH Box was kept in a short-circuited condition within 3,000 thousand hours of operation. The SH Box was switched on and off every 5 seconds within these 3,000 hours. The power loss was 3% from the beginning of the experiment.

2. The SH Box was kept in a short-circuited condition within 2,400 thousand hours of operation. When the SH Box was disconnected, it continued to generate energy after 30 minutes of 'rest'. The power loss was 10% from the beginning of the experiment.

So, according to the SH Box product guide, the estimated service life of a box is 20 years. However, in theory, the crystals in the SH Boxes could have an almost unlimited service life. Imagine the possibilities! Imagine if SH Boxes were made available to the third-world. Imagine world peace through the democratization of technology like this. NRGLab's SH Box is only the first step, but it's a step in the right direction. It's up the rest of us, all of us -- the politicians, the philanthropists, and the wealthiest 1% -- to take the leap, and follow their lead.