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2023 Oct 20, 1:46pm 1,819 views 34 comments
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Tenpoundbass
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2023 Oct 21, 12:11pm
Tenpoundbass
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2023 Oct 21, 12:11pm
HeadSet says
The compressor would be to provide torque to get the vehicle going, then the 5hp motor with what ever gear ratio set up you have in a transfer case can take over to keep the car at speed. It may even accelerate fine once the car has enough inertia to allow the electric motor to do it's job.
Your AC runs on a DC 3 phase motor. It needs a start capacitor to get the compressor turning, once that happens, the motor churns the AC compressor just fine. But it wont budge the compressor at a cold start.
My thing is about killing the battery and need to charge them in EVs. Keep Gasoline or any other fuel, but use it to run efficient small engines, rather than huge powertrains.
"Compressed air" can store energy for short burst, but the air tank has to be refilled. Anyone running air tools understands this concept. You cannot leverage 5 hp into enough power to run a car at highway speeds through any transfer mechanism, no matter how exotic. Not unless you do something like run that 5 hp engine compressor for several hours to fill a tank that can run the car for a few minutes at highway speed before the pressure runs out.
The compressor would be to provide torque to get the vehicle going, then the 5hp motor with what ever gear ratio set up you have in a transfer case can take over to keep the car at speed. It may even accelerate fine once the car has enough inertia to allow the electric motor to do it's job.
Your AC runs on a DC 3 phase motor. It needs a start capacitor to get the compressor turning, once that happens, the motor churns the AC compressor just fine. But it wont budge the compressor at a cold start.
My thing is about killing the battery and need to charge them in EVs. Keep Gasoline or any other fuel, but use it to run efficient small engines, rather than huge powertrains.
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HeadSet
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2023 Oct 21, 12:24pm
HeadSet
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2023 Oct 21, 12:24pm
Tenpoundbass says
I see. Not a bad idea. Porshe said that it only takes 15hp to keep a 911 cruising at 60 mph.
The compressor would be to provide torque to get the vehicle going, then the 5hp motor with what ever gear ratio set up you have in a transfer case can take over to keep the car at speed. It may even accelerate fine once the car has enough inertia to allow the electric motor to do it's job.
I see. Not a bad idea. Porshe said that it only takes 15hp to keep a 911 cruising at 60 mph.
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Tenpoundbass
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2023 Oct 21, 1:32pm
Tenpoundbass
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2023 Oct 21, 1:32pm
The electric motor I posted is capable of providing 1800 RPMs that's over 120mph.
The Air compressor gets the car going up to speed from a dead start. The motor can keep that speed constant. Then for highway acceleration you have an array of high powered Capacitors that fire in succession to provide acceleration once the wheels are moving. Though adding extra amperage to the motor to give it more power. Much like those AC start capacitors. As one discharges, the next one is already charged, and so on and on, by time it gets back to the first one it's fully charged again. Once up to speed the motor can handle keeping it going damn near 120mph only with that 5 hp motor.
The Air compressor gets the car going up to speed from a dead start. The motor can keep that speed constant. Then for highway acceleration you have an array of high powered Capacitors that fire in succession to provide acceleration once the wheels are moving. Though adding extra amperage to the motor to give it more power. Much like those AC start capacitors. As one discharges, the next one is already charged, and so on and on, by time it gets back to the first one it's fully charged again. Once up to speed the motor can handle keeping it going damn near 120mph only with that 5 hp motor.
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richwicks
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2023 Oct 21, 3:13pm
richwicks
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2023 Oct 21, 3:13pm
Tenpoundbass says
Hydrogen is produced through a process called steam reformation using super heated water and natural gas. It's super expensive, but cheaper than if you make it by breaking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen isn't viable, at least yet.
Natural gas powered cars would be.
I believe hydrogen powered cars are more viable as an option for the masses over EVs.
Hydrogen is produced through a process called steam reformation using super heated water and natural gas. It's super expensive, but cheaper than if you make it by breaking water into oxygen and hydrogen. Hydrogen isn't viable, at least yet.
Natural gas powered cars would be.
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HeadSet
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2023 Oct 21, 3:47pm
HeadSet
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2023 Oct 21, 3:47pm
richwicks says
I have seen natural gas conversions since the 1970s. In the 1990s. Ford gave a fleet of natural gas powered Crown Vics to an Atlanta cab company to test. Virginia Natural Gas has converted all their pickup trucks to run on natural gas.
Natural gas powered cars would be.
I have seen natural gas conversions since the 1970s. In the 1990s. Ford gave a fleet of natural gas powered Crown Vics to an Atlanta cab company to test. Virginia Natural Gas has converted all their pickup trucks to run on natural gas.
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richwicks
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2023 Oct 21, 8:27pm
richwicks
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2023 Oct 21, 8:27pm
HeadSet says
I don't believe they have the range that a conventional gas powered vehicle does, but they are cheap to run, and as I understand it (which may be in gross error), conversion from gas to natural gas is not too difficult or expensive and the engine can run on both fuels. I think it's regulations and taxation that prevents it.
richwicks says
Natural gas powered cars would be.
I have seen natural gas conversions since the 1970s. In the 1990s. Ford gave a fleet of natural gas powered Crown Vics to an Atlanta cab company to test. Virginia Natural Gas has converted all their pickup trucks to run on natural gas.
I don't believe they have the range that a conventional gas powered vehicle does, but they are cheap to run, and as I understand it (which may be in gross error), conversion from gas to natural gas is not too difficult or expensive and the engine can run on both fuels. I think it's regulations and taxation that prevents it.
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AD
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2023 Oct 21, 9:06pm
AD
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2023 Oct 21, 9:06pm
Should invest to improve Amazon worker productivity such as better tools to do their job. This robot looks like R&D waste.
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Well NO actually they did not say that, the actual report is they created these huge robots to perform Warehouse tasks. It's the media that's hyping it as the human replacements. Which that's all Amazon wants, to put the human employees and future employees on notice that they are replaceable.
I don't think these robots will ever do it, but let take a look at the video and see if you can spot what's wrong with this idea.
original link
Besides it just being a 20 second video, and in spite of the human over there very slowly feeding the tubs on the conveyor belt. The tubs don't even look like they have much of a load. Those Robots looks flimsy and clumsy, why do they need headlights on their eyes? The whole operation there looked slow and feeble. That was 20 seconds of a robot hobbling to a table, then hobbling back.