Tufts develops regenerative electromagnetic shock absorber

[cfg83]

Christ -

Originally Posted by Christ

I don't really think it's over-unity in that case? Although all the energy does have to come full-circle, even though it's through several different circuits.

I guess it could be that way, really...

Yeah, I'm just joking. It would be neat to have an E-Smart (or an E-Mini?) + regen shock absorbers driving in a circle on a flat cobblestone road. I would like to know how far the 256 watts would extend it's range.

CarloSW2

[NeilBlanchard]

I'd love to have a set of these for my CarBEN EV! Some regained power is a lot better than lost power.

The other point is how much would they gain if the wheels/tires were solid (non-inflated), since this would "pass along" much more of the small bumps to the shock absorbers? This would also reduce the rolling resistance an order of magnitude. Win-win!

[Devon Hynes]

Originally Posted by cfg83

Piwoslaw -

256 watts / 12 volts = 21.3 Amps.

Ha ha, on old European cobblestone roads, I'll bet you could have an electric Smart going round and round in circles. The bumpier it is, the closer it is to achieving over-unity, .

CarloSW2

Except it takes more power do drive on a bumpy road.