The Energy-Environment Simulator

Delta Force · Jun 22, 2017

The Energy-Environment Simulator was developed by United States Atomic Energy Commission scientists at the height of the 1973 Energy Crisis. The following photo is from this blog.

The device had a patent which can be found here, as well as the following description and photos.

An energy-environment simulator has been provided which may be adapted to be used by one or more participants, each operating one or more control panels to select the energy demand for industry, transportation, and household and commercial, respectively. Each participant makes policy decisions to adjust energy demands and energy source allocations and observes, in compressed time, the consequences of their decisions. The time element is adjustable by means of a variable system clock, typically one simulated century passes each minute. The natural energy reserves are simulated in an analog computer circuit and the rate of depletion may be regulated according to well-established data as to quantities and the forecasted rate of depletion. The simulated energy reserve values are selectively fed to one of two energy pools: the chemical energy pool and the electrical energy pool and these pools in turn compare the set demands by means of analog computer circuits with reserve supplies. The participants operate the simulator as a game where the objective is to see how long one can keep the society powered adequately without excessively polluting the environment and without exhausting all of the energy reserves. Analog circuits are provided to indicate to participants when demands are too great for the supply and when energy production is distributed so as to exceed preset acceptable pollution levels.

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