F1 Williams Team explains KERS

The body of the story is Kinetic Energy Recovery Systems (KERS) have been introduced into Formula One as part of the sport's major regulation change for 2009. A means to recover energy created under braking, the new regulation will see all teams running either a battery or flywheel system this season in an effort to improve racing. With the potential for the systems to be filtered into other applications, KERS is also one of the sport's major green initiatives. Williams is the only team on the grid to be using a flywheel system which is demonstrated in this film, together with the team's Chief Designer, Ed Wood and CEO of Williams Hybrid Power, Ian Foley. Available video includes an edited package with and without narration.

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[businessdesigner]

without weight

[businessdesigner]

Evidently this type of system relys on a hi tech flywheel that may even carry f1 rpm plus with a semi perpetutal booster electric upon itself. The alternater maybe a new low resistance type. A balanced gain net from driven electric motor via flywheel generater and usage on the booster to maintain apprecitive momentum to charge the battery to even power propulsion addtitional force. New hitech less costage composite flywheel with booster that net gains with greater flywheel weight-maybe diff sys

[businessdesigner]

General ideas that any enterprising person is of worth when new; however, implementation is another matter. Usually requires a team of experience engineers to make it come out end resulter correct and working and especially last. It is a job well done that generals knock off. Just like top 40 musian artist better than the rest. High quality streamlined and experienced work. Machining out a new autotrans from general idea will fail most except industry experts who are in the know. Beautiful KERS

[businessdesigner]

KERS mainstay since this form is hybrid propulsion based may have a high light in alternater technology. Short duration drivetrain usage upon braking requiring no cost on engine power to reciprocate the alternater to charge maybe to quick charge new type of battery that can maintain cell disassociation due to quick braking sequence time of charge with compensatory higher charge along with superior flywheel to propagate continuous momentum even after braking. Should have better efficientcy-hybrid

[businessdesigner]

Very interesting technology. No cost braking enegry. I submit an idea to better utilize kers for car application. Maybe a separate piston chamber for high degree of air compression from braking driven air compressor to at least reduce engine reciprocating resistance upon throttling. In sense instead of running an electric motor tack on- an air expansion additonal smaller air driven piston engine for start off acceleration. Pure mechanical. Other no cost generated push force application can.

[rukasu01]

All of you are bloody idiots. Formula means a set of rules. And 4WD was banned in 1982. Banning aside, engineers are fighting over the weight of washers...how are you going to convince them to add 75 pounds to the machine just to gain a relatively negligible boost in mid speed cornering?

[565Customz]

@marek0086 OMG,.....dude...900 horsepower divided between 4 wheels will give you MORE TRACTION than 900 horsepower going to 2!!!! you might still have the same OVERALL traction but you have more availble contact area to put the power down...does that clarify enough for you?

[marek0086]

@565Customz~ Im not missing the point. U just dont know what you're talking about.

Its twice as many drive wheels!..... which doesnt equal twice as much traction!