Loading ...« 2008 Chevy Malibu Hybrid feat. Sea Wolf | Home | The Creation of Hydrogen Fuel Car Kits »
Lego CVT flywheel experiment
By admin | October 25, 2011
A lego CVT flywheel prototype. with a few more efficient CVTs I could make a hybrid car
Topics: Hybrid | 25 Comments »
October 25th, 2011 at 5:37 pm
what is the gyroscope used for in this project
October 25th, 2011 at 6:00 pm
Cool! posted a video response, credits to you for some ideas
October 25th, 2011 at 6:14 pm
YEAH CRACKER BARREL!!!!!!!!
October 25th, 2011 at 7:04 pm
cool
October 25th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
whats does the gyroscope do?
October 25th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
ta de la vergs tu video…..
October 25th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
awesome. that is so awesome….
October 25th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
use sorbothane to stop the vibes from engine to desktop. @Tunerboii2045 whoa! check the actual business interview vid! think its UK biz. IMAGINE ADDING THAT TO THE TESLA ROADSTER OR TESLA ENGINE FOR KIT CAR. this once was just a toy … remembered it as a kid & bought the toy yesterday…
October 25th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
@Tunerboii2045 whoa! check the actual business interview vid! think its UK biz. IMAGINE ADDING THAT TO THE TESLA ROADSTER OR TESLA ENGINE FOR KIT CAR. this once was just a toy … remembered it as a kid & bought the toy yesterday…
October 25th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
@rch701
Formula SAE? I figure eventually they will start allowing hybrids, the problem is that Ive seen other teams try exotic set-ups and nothing seems to be able to beat a well tuned fuel injection 600cc engine setup.
October 25th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
so pretty much the engine like in term “loads up the flywheel and gives it momentum” to drive the CVT and u can back off the power saving electricity or power and use it for like spare energy….. im kinda new to this used to gearsboxes lol??
October 25th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
Turn the flywheel on it’s side and put it underneath
October 25th, 2011 at 10:19 pm
f1 is allowing hybrids starting this year. the issue is that bearings are not efficient enough to make the system work well. i am a mechanical engineering student so i like everything to be mechanical. there was a project that has a bus with a large flywheel but when is turned it rolled over.
October 25th, 2011 at 11:19 pm
Very cool idea and actually probably more efficient than electric hybrid systems (conversion b/w electrical+mechanical adds up).
I think F1 is using a similar concept. I think they just started using a flywheel to store energy from braking.
I’m a bit surprised this is not currently in todays automobiles… It seems it would help a lot in terms of efficiency.
Instead of converting the energy into heat (brakes) something like this could be used…
October 25th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
another issue with the bike is that a bike must be able to lean for turning. a flywheel would cause the bike not to turn. but if one orientated the flywheel axis inline with the frame then the issue is corrected.
October 25th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
this is true. i was thinking of adapting this concept to a hybrid “gokart” for a senior design project. but that will not be for another two years.
October 26th, 2011 at 12:23 am
Nice simple demo. Most piston engines already have a flywheel at the end of the crankshaft,so nothing new in that. A Bicycle couldbe adapted to incorporate a flywheel that could be “charged” by continuous pedalling, even when near stationary orgoing downhill, and then using that stored energy for acceleration orup hill gradients – but no system is 100 efficient at storing energy. Flywheels are good for torque, but there is a weight penalty , by definition, and a friction issue with bearings heat
October 26th, 2011 at 12:30 am
The gyro isn’t a very good flywheel then. Just add some metal to the wheels, problem solved… Still far too much loss.
October 26th, 2011 at 12:35 am
Excellent demo. Would make a nice science fair project.
October 26th, 2011 at 1:18 am
For IdleGod. The gyro is his flywheel. It is a rotating mass that stores energy for later use when the engine is disengaged. EV cars replace the flywheel principle with batteries and motor generators on the braking system.
October 26th, 2011 at 1:49 am
good job mate!
October 26th, 2011 at 2:41 am
i was hoping to make a flywheel car out of that but the cvt’s are too inefficent
October 26th, 2011 at 3:28 am
You have far too much loss in that system… Why do you have a gyro?
October 26th, 2011 at 4:03 am
that is awsome
October 26th, 2011 at 4:37 am
this is really cool…build me a car like this