Poor mans regeneration with alternator relay. - Fuelly Forums

Click here to see important news regarding the aCar App

Go Back   Fuelly Forums > Tech, Troubleshooting and Repair > Experiments, Modifications and DIY
Today's Posts Search Click Here to Login
 
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
 
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
Old 09-26-2008, 12:47 PM   #17
Registered Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Posts: 152
Quote:
Originally Posted by itjstagame View Post
Horribly inefficient but peltiers aren't super pricey.
Multiple kilowatts worth of them are.

The capacitor idea is tried and true, but expensive. Takes lots and lots of particularly expensive capacitors to store the energy stored in a moving car.

Makes me wonder exactly how much energy one can store in a hydraulic accumulator though... despite the lower efficiency of hydraulics... *looks into it*
Dalez0r is offline   Reply With Quote
 


Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off


» Fuelly iOS Apps
» Fuelly Android Apps
Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3


All times are GMT -8. The time now is 02:57 PM.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.8 Beta 1
Copyright ©2000 - 2025, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.