Fuel economy
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11-10-2007, 09:46
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Fuel economy
Pete,
Thank you for the history and your thoughts. This might be an interesting problem for an engineering school. I'm not smart enough to figure this out but it would be to find a cost effective way to do it. Combine this with solar and wind capturing technology and the net gain could be significant. Perhaps i will send the Idea off to MIT they might be looking for something to do. ![]() Bill Garamella 1983 FC 35 -- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Pete Masterson > > For many decades, railroads with electric locomotives have done this > with "dynamic braking" on down hill grades. One transcontinental > carrier, the CMSTP&P, had sections across the Rocky mountains that > recovered a substantial amount of the energy used going up hill by > the generating output of the locomotives going down hill. However, > the particular carrier, absorbed years ago in mergers, was not > particularly successful and their electrified system was dismantled > due to the aging and dated technology used. I believe that > substantial portions of their track (that paralleled competing lines > that they were merged with) has been pulled up. > > Converting the power generated by the magnetic retarder into > batteries would be an interesting engineering challenge. The amount > of current made can be quite significant for short periods of time -- > handling it might prove difficult (expensive). Again, looking at > diesel-electric locomotives, most of them convert their dynamic > braking power into heat using massive "toaster grids." There have > been some experimental systems that capture the power into (massive) > battery banks making truly hybrid locomotives ... but this isn't a > mainstream technology yet. > > Pete Masterson > '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 > aeonix1@... > On the road at Lockhart Texas > > > > On Nov 9, 2007, at 5:16 PM, willwander08 wrote: > > > Interesting article regarding the potential for hybrid Class 8. > > > > I am new to the world of Wanderlodge and RVs in general. We just > > purchased a 1983 FC > > 35. > > > > Our Bird is equipped with the four position magnetic transmission > > retarder. A couple days > > ago I was wondering if there would be a way to refit it an direct > > some to that energy to a > > battery bank. I am no engineer. I wonder if anybody else looked > > into this? > |
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