Posted on 01/02/2009 7:50:43 AM PST by Reaganesque
Makes sense to me. Combine these shocks with regenerative brakes, solar cells on the exposed surfaces of the vehicle, fuel cells and what have you and we might have something that could compete with a gas fueled car. We'll see. It is getting interesting out there, though.
Won’t work on a smooth road.
Good post. Thanks!
BTTT
With some of the washboard dirt roads around here, I could sell power back to the grid.
Sir, we replaced all four shocks and rotated your tires for free!!!
Here's your bill:
$ 2,500 plus your 25 % carbon tax, 10 % state tax, 15 % federal tax
Total is $3,750
(Tips are appreciated)
What about wind energy that could be captured by turbines as the car is driven?
The road doesn’t have to be rough. Turning, braking, accelerating and just the normal vibration from any road surface would generate electricity. Heck, you could park the vehicle and jump up and down on the bumper and it would generate electricity. If the vehicle is moving, such a system could recover some energy from that movement.
Just another excuse for the government not to repair potholes.
LOL!
A smooth road is more energy efficient, now that you mention it.
Any quantitative estimate of how much would be generated? Also, the more you try to recover, the firmer the ride. The more power you try to extract from a generator, the harder you have to turn it (or in this case, push it).
I’m for anything that will allow us to say F*** Y** to OPEC....
Shocking! Ping!.........
Me too, buddy. Me too. So long as it works.
I am shocked........
then it should sell well here in Minnesota.
This is very interesting. I can see how a hydraulic drive would be much smoother and economical than a mechanical drive with more moving parts.
Approaching shocks is interesting also. I have been involved in racing and know how hot a working shock gets on a rough track. shocks are a very important part of the set up. Thats why NASCAR has shock engineers.
Harnessing the kinetic energy from shocks has a lot of potential. I find it a fascinating approach.
You could add piezo-electic materials to the speakers. Vibration causes them to produce electricity. Someone has already proposed putting such materials underneath roads so that everyday traffic would generate electricity for cities. They would lay it down as part of the road building/repairing process so, it wouldn’t cost all that much more.
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