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Volvo experimentiert mit Schwungscheiben

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Laut diesem tierisch interessanten Economist-Artikel arbeitet Volvo an Energiespeicherung mit Schwungrädern. Demzufolge sind Volvo, Jaguar und ein paar englische Zulieferer ganz vorne dabei. Obwohl Jaguar bereits einen fahrenden Prototyp hat, im Gegensatz zu Volvo, bekommen die Schweden viel gute Publicity.

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It is not just technological advances that make flywheels attractive. The changing economics of the car industry also plays a part, explains Derek Crabb, a senior engineer at Volvo. The Swedish carmaker toyed with the idea of introducing flywheels in its models in the 1980s. But the technology was immature and reliant on heavy steel, and there was little economic incentive to pursue it, says Mr Crabb. Back then fuel was cheap and no one cared about carbon-dioxide emissions, agrees Mr Elsy.

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Meeting those demands with hybrid electric vehicles alone would be costly, argues Jon Hilton, co-founder of Flybrid Systems, a British maker of KERS technology which has been working with the car industry to make flywheels available for ordinary cars. Batteries, electric motors and complicated control systems are expensive, adding around €6,000 ($8,000) to the manufacturing cost of a car, says Mr Hilton. “All carmakers lose money on electric hybrids,” he says. “That’s why they don’t make many.” A flywheel system, by contrast, costs €1,500. Jaguar has already road-tested a prototype of its XF saloon featuring a Flybrid energy-storage system, and Volvo says it hopes to have a prototype by the end of the year.

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Flywheels can save fuel indirectly, by providing a speed boost when needed. As a consequence, engines can be smaller and less gas-guzzling without sacrificing performance. When Volvo rolls out its first commercial flywheel hybrid, around 2015, its KERS should be capable of providing an 80-horsepower boost when overtaking, like in Formula 1.

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Oli

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vidaman

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Original geschrieben von oli
Laut diesem tierisch interessanten Economist-Artikel arbeitet Volvo an Energiespeicherung mit Schwungrädern. Demzufolge sind Volvo, Jaguar und ein paar englische Zulieferer ganz vorne dabei. Obwohl Jaguar bereits einen fahrenden Prototyp hat, im Gegensatz zu Volvo, bekommen die Schweden viel gute Publicity.

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Original geschrieben von oli
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It is not just technological advances that make flywheels attractive. The changing economics of the car industry also plays a part, explains Derek Crabb, a senior engineer at Volvo. The Swedish carmaker toyed with the idea of introducing flywheels in its models in the 1980s. But the technology was immature and reliant on heavy steel, and there was little economic incentive to pursue it, says Mr Crabb. Back then fuel was cheap and no one cared about carbon-dioxide emissions, agrees Mr Elsy.

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Original geschrieben von oli
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Meeting those demands with hybrid electric vehicles alone would be costly, argues Jon Hilton, co-founder of Flybrid Systems, a British maker of KERS technology which has been working with the car industry to make flywheels available for ordinary cars. Batteries, electric motors and complicated control systems are expensive, adding around €6,000 ($8,000) to the manufacturing cost of a car, says Mr Hilton. “All carmakers lose money on electric hybrids,” he says. “That’s why they don’t make many.” A flywheel system, by contrast, costs €1,500. Jaguar has already road-tested a prototype of its XF saloon featuring a Flybrid energy-storage system, and Volvo says it hopes to have a prototype by the end of the year.

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Original geschrieben von oli
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Flywheels can save fuel indirectly, by providing a speed boost when needed. As a consequence, engines can be smaller and less gas-guzzling without sacrificing performance. When Volvo rolls out its first commercial flywheel hybrid, around 2015, its KERS should be capable of providing an 80-horsepower boost when overtaking, like in Formula 1.

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Oli

Das Thema ist Wirklich ein Thema. Volvo ist schon lange an dem Thema dran

Hatte es ja im Mai 2011 auch mal probiert, es ans Tageslicht zu holen ,doch so richtig will da keiner was zu sagen :rolleyes:

Klick aus Mai 2011 "die zukunft klingt gut wenn man auch noch vom 240er spricht"

Vidaman

oli

König von Schokoladien

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Haha, da hatte ich ja sogar was zu gesagt, ein Artikel mit dem gleichen Bild... :rolleyes: Irgendwo in den dunkleren Windungen meines Gehirns kam mir das auch bekannt vor. Aber im Forum fand ich es nicht.

Jedenfalls finde ich die Idee so umwerfend wie genial. Wenn man tatsächlich aus einem Ding mit der Grösse eines Hockeypucks kurzfristig 80PS herausholen kann - also mal eben einen Corollamotor anwerfen - ist das so oder so ein Vorteil. Und ich denke da nicht mal an die Umwelt.

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Oli

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