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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
I don't think they are using heat to make electricity - it is all mechanical regenerative braking, as far as I know.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Formula_One_season:
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The Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS), first introduced in 2009, will be incorporated into the design of the engine; its function as a supplementary power source will be taken by the introduction of the Thermal Energy Recovery System (TERS). The TERS unit will give drivers an additional 161 bhp (120 kW) for thirty-three seconds per lap, compared to the KERS units used prior to 2014, which gave drivers an 80 bhp (60 kW) for six seconds per lap.
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And from the original article
Mercedes reveals 2014 engine details*:
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This is achieved by harvesting energy from the turbo and a heat converter, storing up to 10 times as much as the current systems.
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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
Williams had a flywheel KERS for a while, but I don't know if they still do, or if they have gone electric like (almost?) every other team.
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No, they all are electric now. Something about people being afraid of a 50K RPM flywheel spinning in a car....