Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

User avatar
petefj40
Ms Daisy
Posts: 4218
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 12:00 pm
Location: The Mainland

Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

Postby petefj40 » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:45 am

This idea is pretty cool I recon.
Good old kiwi ingenuity aye! 8)

http://www.3news.co.nz/Judder-bars-Turn ... s=facebook

User avatar
Nivapulledout
Hard Yaka
Posts: 316
Joined: Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:53 pm
Location: High seas or Te Awamutu

Re: Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

Postby Nivapulledout » Fri Jul 16, 2010 7:54 am

yep bloody good Idea, well done lads.

User avatar
tallsam66
Hard Yaka
Posts: 1851
Joined: Sat Jul 01, 2006 12:00 pm
Location: Christchurch

Re: Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

Postby tallsam66 » Fri Jul 16, 2010 5:50 pm

indeed a great idea.
But the vehicles driving over it are providing the power.So all thats really happening is a transfer of power from the engine to the wheels to the tubes to the water to the power generator.The car will use more fuel to crush the tube & climb out of the hole they are fitted in.The fuel consumption iof the vehicels will go up ever so slightly.
In the world of power generation you never actually "create" energy you just change the form in which its in.

User avatar
petefj40
Ms Daisy
Posts: 4218
Joined: Mon May 01, 2006 12:00 pm
Location: The Mainland

Re: Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

Postby petefj40 » Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:04 pm

tallsam66 wrote:indeed a great idea.
But the vehicles driving over it are providing the power.So all thats really happening is a transfer of power from the engine to the wheels to the tubes to the water to the power generator.The car will use more fuel to crush the tube & climb out of the hole they are fitted in.The fuel consumption iof the vehicels will go up ever so slightly.
In the world of power generation you never actually "create" energy you just change the form in which its in.


I think they've already thought of your point. And it is a good point you're making.
You'll hear the inventor say that the energy is lost, "when braking". Why not use that energy to create energy.
Think about it.
I still think this idea is a winner. Lets see what happens. :wink:

User avatar
Heath
Hard Yaka
Posts: 3297
Joined: Thu Dec 12, 2002 12:00 pm
Location: Rolleston, Chch

Re: Judder bars: Turning cars into energy generators

Postby Heath » Fri Jul 16, 2010 6:46 pm

Another example of simple ideas being belittled in our own country by the "intellegencia" who usually have an interest in the current thinking or status quo (no, not the band :P ). :?

EG.
A power station that was fed the refuse from a local district was designed years ago in NZ but no-one wanted it and the greenies poo pooed the idea as unsound. Basically rubbish traveled a short distance, was burned and exhaust gasses scrubbed by the gasses given off as the rubbish was dried which all produded power. the resulting leftovers were then sifted with the reusable stuff removed and the tiny amount of inert ash etc placed in landfill. The designer took it off shore and has built about 19 of them now, mainly in Aussie, but some in USA - California (yes thats right the clean air capitol of the world). It seems his ideas did work and now we cant benefit from them as we cant afford them. :?

How many of these little gems are washed off shore because we dont think it will work? We kiwi's think too small when it comes to big ideas, or maybe its the naysayers and tall poppy hunters that cut us all back down to size. :cry:

Who's funding the martin jet pack now? Bet it isnt a kiwi company opening their wallet. :roll:

Return to “Videos - Non 4wd Related”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 15 guests