genius idea - dunno... old one

Apr 06, 2010 08:28

right, when I moved down here there was that whole "solar motorcycle" fixation ( Read more... )

electric, genious idea, vehicles

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swift2568 April 13 2010, 23:19:37 UTC
http://www.teslamotors.com/

If I remember correctly Tesla Motors started with a bet and Dell li-ion laptop batteries.

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swift2568 April 13 2010, 23:31:49 UTC
You won't gain anything by removing batteries from the circuit. Your a mathematician. I shouldn't have to explain this. The number of batteries does not change the power consumption of the device ( ... )

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mr_smigs April 18 2010, 05:12:15 UTC
removing the cells doesn't lower the engine demands,

it lowers number of batteries in the system to drain.

the idea here is the transmission.
most electrics have a set transmission ratio, no shifting.

but by using a regular transmission,
you can use full power (full draw off all batteries) to get up to speed.

then when you're at speed, gear down, and remove batteries from the system.

by completely disconnecting the batteries from the engine (this is the hard part of the design, prolly a solenoid control system) you prevent the draw off that resource

the bonus here is that, no matter what speed you're at, an electric is constantly draining the batteries at roughly the same rate (the pot controlling speed still grounds out the extra voltage, waisting the stored energy...)
but by physically, not electrically, removing those cells from the system, you arn't just grounding away the excess supply.

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