Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 12:40:45 -0700 (PDT)
From: paul wiley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [ElectricMotorcycles] power generation not regen braking
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Ok, with all the chat about regen....let me put this out there.
If instead of (or addition to) regen, one mounts a windmill generator of
sorts on the bike to generate during rides. No, No, No, i am not talking about
the impossible, just a range extender if you will.
So, if my bike gets 25 miles at 25mph, and i put on my "windmill" and get
more its worth it right?
Besides just throwing it on....How would one make the conclusion that what
power generated was worth the drag and extra weight of said contraption?
Thoughts???!!!
thanks Paul
IF it worked, of course it would be worth it. The problem is though,
it won't work for the simple reason that you'd spend more energy
generating the power than you'd get back. Not much more (wind turbines
are very efficient), but by thermodynamic definition more nonetheless.
Now, if you wanted to deploy the windturbine to brake your descent on
a long mountain, you would do better than with regen braking, I bet.
Not quite sure how you'd do it though. It sure would look funny
rolling (gliding?) down the highway!
Cheers,
Kenn Sebesta
