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- From: Ed_Meyer@mindlink.bc.ca (Ed Meyer)
- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
- Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 18:24:12 GMT
- Message-ID: <18613@mindlink.bc.ca>
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- > Andrew J. Huang writes:
- >
- > Msg-ID: <1992Dec16.192456.6261@news.cs.brandeis.edu>
- > Posted: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 19:24:5
- >
- > Org. : Brandeis University
- >
- > In article <1992Dec15.194558.2556@adobe.com> pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
- > writes:
- > <regarding flywheel energy storage>
- > >But how hot would this "cotton" be? You're dumping what is presumably
- > >the equivalent of several gallons of gasoline's worth of energy.
- > >That's a very large amount of energy.
- > >
- >
- > :::
- >
- > 1. I think that it is unfair to call it "such a dangerous technology"
- > based solely on your own opinions, without having done any
- > investigation on your own.
- >
- > :::
- >
- > flywheel "charged" and you can get power, economy, cleanliness and range.
- >
- > -andy
- >
-
- Andy,
-
- just to add to your points, somewhere I read about a company (I think it's in
- the Pacific Northwest) that has perfected a contra-rotating, magnetic-bearing
- flywheel system which effectively eliminates the gyro-effects and has a very
- high energy density too. Sorry, but I can't remember where I saw the article
- so treat my info with a "grain of salt" until you or others can verify it.
-
- Cheers,
- Ed Meyer
-
-