Now THIS is VERY smart ["free" power....]

[Ext User(mf1@project1221.com)]

Well done UK:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4535408.stm

[Ext User(John Henderson)]

mf1@project1221.com wrote:

> Well done UK:
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4535408.stm

I remember this same idea being proposed in the local press by a
bloke from South Australia when I lived there over 20 years
ago.

Free power? No chance.

The power gets robbed from the vehicle's forward momentum. So
it's powered by extra petrol or Diesel burnt by passing
vehicles. On any normal streach of road, it's an extra tax!

In a "braking zone" where vehicles are trying to wipe off speed
down-hill or due to a speed limit reduction, the idea has
merit. Otherwise not.

John

[Ext User(matt vk3zmw)]

John Henderson wrote:
> mf1@project1221.com wrote:
>
>
>>Well done UK:
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4535408.stm
>
>
> I remember this same idea being proposed in the local press by a
> bloke from South Australia when I lived there over 20 years
> ago.
>
> Free power? No chance.
>
> The power gets robbed from the vehicle's forward momentum. So
> it's powered by extra petrol or Diesel burnt by passing
> vehicles. On any normal streach of road, it's an extra tax!
>
> In a "braking zone" where vehicles are trying to wipe off speed
> down-hill or due to a speed limit reduction, the idea has
> merit. Otherwise not.
>
> John

Apart from which, the total energy gained is Work and measured in kJ.
The use of kW is rightly a measurement of Power, or how quicky the
energy is converted. (just my pet hate)

[Ext User(matt vk3zmw)]

John Henderson wrote:
> mf1@project1221.com wrote:
>
>
>>Well done UK:
>>
>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4535408.stm
>
>
> I remember this same idea being proposed in the local press by a
> bloke from South Australia when I lived there over 20 years
> ago.
>
> Free power? No chance.
>
> The power gets robbed from the vehicle's forward momentum. So
> it's powered by extra petrol or Diesel burnt by passing
> vehicles. On any normal streach of road, it's an extra tax!
>
> In a "braking zone" where vehicles are trying to wipe off speed
> down-hill or due to a speed limit reduction, the idea has
> merit. Otherwise not.
>
> John

Pobaby invented by the people who do this:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4539862.stm

[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On Mon, 19 Dec 2005 12:10:23 GMT, matt vk3zmw wrote:

> John Henderson wrote:
>> mf1@project1221.com wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Well done UK:
>>>
>>>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4535408.stm
>>
>>
>> I remember this same idea being proposed in the local press by a
>> bloke from South Australia when I lived there over 20 years
>> ago.
>>
>> Free power? No chance.
>>
>> The power gets robbed from the vehicle's forward momentum. So
>> it's powered by extra petrol or Diesel burnt by passing
>> vehicles. On any normal streach of road, it's an extra tax!
>>
>> In a "braking zone" where vehicles are trying to wipe off speed
>> down-hill or due to a speed limit reduction, the idea has
>> merit. Otherwise not.
>>
>> John
>
> Pobaby invented by the people who do this:
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/somerset/4539862.stm

from that link...
"We were surprised to find that the most resonant discussions among
the children did not centre around toys and games, but on sports
celebrities, pop stars and TV shows."

Shit and disaster ahead.

--
Toby.
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur

[Ext User(athol)]

John Henderson <jhenRemoveThis@talk21.com> wrote:

> In a "braking zone" where vehicles are trying to wipe off speed
> down-hill or due to a speed limit reduction, the idea has
> merit. Otherwise not.

Except that if the vehicles are using regenerative braking (eg prius),
it's still robbing power from the vehicle.

--
Athol
<http://cust.idl.com.au/athol> Linux Registered User # 254000
The state of infrastructure in New South Wales is a disgrace.
I'm a Libran Engineer. I don't argue, I discuss.

[Ext User(Toby Ponsenby)]

On 21 Dec 2005 00:39:29 GMT, athol wrote:

> Except that if the vehicles are using regenerative braking (eg prius),
> it's still robbing power from the vehicle.

Robbing?

Shit, the inventor can expect GovCo to award contracts and orders for
the things well into the next century.
--
Toby.
quidquid latine dictum
sit, altum viditur

[Ext User(John Henderson)]

Toby Ponsenby wrote:

> Shit, the inventor can expect GovCo to award contracts and
> orders for the things well into the next century.

I wouldn't be so sure.

John