Hybrids in F1

[BobDrye]

Link to Redbull video!

 

http://www.redbullracing.com/4th-Sector/Webber--Vettel-Rip-Through-The-Rule-Book/

[slngsht]

Bob. Thanks. That was great.

[BobDrye]

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[1-t]

82 hp boost to the car from the stored energy, how?

[Hank]

By use of the Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS). See here: http://www.evworld.com/syndicated/evworld_article_1160.cfm

 

Regenerative brakes store power in a highly efficient, dense battery pack. When you hit the "Go" button the electric motor adds the additional power. At least that's how I understood it.

 

Checking in on the rules as follows:

5.2.3 The maximum power, in or out, of any KERS must not exceed 60kW. (60kW = 60,000 watts. 1 HP = 746 Watts, so 60,000/746 = ~81 HP.)

Energy released from the KERS may not exceed 400kJ in any one lap.

Edited March 3, 2009 by Hank

[1-t]

Thanks for the link. Though I am left with more questions. 60Kw motor + Battery + controllers = 20kg now that would be amazing. The amount of power that those cables and controllers would have to handle, getting batteries to discharge that fast and not burn up ....