Regenerative Suspension

[Resist]

Originally Posted by Holicow

The new Corvette (and the 50th Anniv. edition) have the option of the electrically-controlled shock fluid (I can't remember their name for the stuff, but it is cool).

It's called Magnetic Selective Ride Control and it's not only on the 50th Anniversary Editions. It became an option for all Corvettes starting in 2004.

Personally I think trying to get elelctricity from a power generating shock would take more work than the power you would gain from it. And is probably why Honda didn't it. Plus that's a bit to much technology for what this car was designed for.

[Holicow]

Originally Posted by Resist

It's called Magnetic Selective Ride Control and it's not only on the 50th Anniversary Editions. It became an option for all Corvettes starting in 2004.

Hmmm, isn't that what I just said?

And you didn't tell me the name of the fluid.



Boogety:

I like your "energy at all costs" car. That's my kind of vehicle. I hate to think about all that wasted solar/wind/heat energy that goes unused.

[b1shmu63]

Ferro fluid is usee in the gap of some speakers to help keep the voice coil cool. The force of the magnetic field in the gap keeps it in place. This could be the same oil like material. It is expensive and to my understanding somewhat toxic if handled. It is placed into the gap using a calibrated syringe.

[Fred Kaluza]

We all know even the Insight does not return a very high percentage of "stopping" energy back into propulsive force because their is way too much loss involved in all the conversions...In stopping you go from mechanical to electrical to chemical. Then during the assist phase you reverse that process. I propose keeping it all mechanical. When you stop, a large metal pin driven by a solenoid inserts itself into your drive train somewhere. When this happens, a large coil "like inside a watch" begins to twist and store up the energy. Naturally it would have to have a slip clutch in case you are braking as you decend a mountain, but that could be when battery charging begins. For normal city stop and go traffic, imagine what a kick in the pants it would be when the light turns green and that spring gets to unwind! I'm sure the constant winding and unwinding would generate some heat but I know it would be a whole lot more efficient "and probably lighter". At my college once they built a model car that used hydraulic "accumulators" that stored pressurized hydraulic fluid as piston pumps were brought into play during deceleration. Those same pistons were used to accelerate the car when a valve switched during take-off.

Hi Fred:

___Have you seen or read up on the EPA patents and subsequent Ford Hydraulic Hybrid automobiles? There have been many great write-ups on this that you may want to review. A Google search will provide you with more then enough details, I am quite sure.

___Good Luck

___Wayne R. Gerdes
___Hunt Club Farms Landscaping Ltd.
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