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- From: pngai@adobe.com (Phil Ngai)
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- Subject: Re: Flywheel batteries as EV power source
- Message-ID: <1992Dec19.192819.1816@adobe.com>
- Date: 19 Dec 92 19:28:19 GMT
- References: <Bz6nuM.LCo@acsu.buffalo.edu> <1992Dec19.065254.8562@athena.mit.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec19.065254.8562@athena.mit.edu> ankleand@mtl.mit.edu (Andrew Karanicolas) writes:
- >A major disadvantage that I see with the flywheel scheme is the amount
- >of time it would take to "charge" it up from zero energy. If the
- >flyweel can provide a large amount of output power for a long time,
- >then it should take at least the same time to charge it back. A
- >scheme where flywheel systems are interchanged at "fuel" stops could
- >alleviate this issue.
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- If I were a terrorist, I would drool at the thought of being able to
- get such wonderful bombs so easily... All you'd have to do is arrange
- for the vacuum valve to be opened on command or the magnetic bearing
- to be turned off, etc.
-
- BOOM!
-
- --
- My opinions are my own.
-