Showing papers on "Efficient energy use published in 1971"
Patent•
19 Mar 1971
TL;DR: In this article, an inertial flywheel system for vehicles including an automatic transmission which has clutch means for introducing energy to the flywheel from an engine or from a coasting or decelerating vehicle, and a system of control is incorporated in the brake pedal and accelerator.
Abstract: An inertial flywheel system for vehicles including an automatic transmission which has clutch means for introducing energy to the flywheel from an engine or from a coasting or decelerating vehicle, and clutch means for transferring the stored energy to the vehicle on demand. A system of control is incorporated in the brake pedal and accelerator. The control system operates the clutches in a manner which allows stored energy to be utilized to supplement the power plant of the vehicle and allows the kinetic energy normally lost in braking to be transferred instead to the flywheel. The control system and transmission function together to insure efficient energy transfer, regulate the relation between flywheel speed and vehicle speed, modify performance of the system in response to grades, and transfer the braking function to the normal vehicle brake system when required.
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