Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source

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From: Steve McKinty - Sun ICNC
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 15:15

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In article <1992Dec17.010235.986@cmkrnl.com>, jeh@cmkrnl.com writes:


> 
> And even if the container does hold, we're not out of the woods yet.  
> If the container doesn't break, it is because it is able to absorb the energy.
> Which means that the energy STILL gets turned into heat -- it's just that it
> isn't enough heat to break the container.  The container, nonetheless, is going
> to get damned hot.  
> 
> The only way around this is to make the container so sturdy that the flywheel
> keeps spinning in the worst collision imaginable. 

Not really, just up to the point where the collision is so bad that a few
dozen kWh of flywheel energy isn't going to make a significant difference ;-) 

Steve

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