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TAKING A FLYER; Hybrid relies on high-tech flywheel.(News)(product information of Flybrid Systems)(Brief article)
Byline: NICK KURCZEWSKI
Not all hybrids need big battery packs and generators. That's what Flybrid Systems of Silverstone, England, is suggesting with its kinetic energy recovery system.
The system eschews typical hybrid battery storage in favor of a mechanical system that employs a high-tech flywheel and a continuously variable transmission to convert energy normally lost during braking into additional power.
The Flybrid flywheel weighs less than 12 pounds and operates at speeds up to 64,500 rpm. The extreme speed and high temperatures mean that the flywheel must operate in a vacuum. The flywheel's energy is converted to the Torotrak-built CVT via a ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, TAKING A FLYER; Hybrid relies on high-tech flywheel.(News)(product...