http://www.impactlab.com/2009/01/02/rormaxx-wind-powered-sports-car/ A laboratory of the future human experience Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.impactlab.com/2009/01/02/rormaxx-wind-powered-sports-car/comment-page-1/#comment-11183 RORMaxx - Wind Powered Sports Car « The KeelyNet Blog Thu, 08 Jan 2009 06:16:39 +0000 http://www.impactlab.com/2009/01/02/rormaxx-wind-powered-sports-car/#comment-11183 [...] Posted by keelynet on January 8, 2009 Much better idea than the big airplane propellers some designs use. “Rory Handel and Max Bricklin, both of Harvard-Westlake High School, are responsible for the wind driven concept and they have every intention of following through with the idea. Handel has a passion for motor racing and there is no doubting that his racing ambitions played a part in designing the RORMaxx. Powering the RORMaxx is a 285 horsepower AC electric motor. Power will be provided via Lithium-Phosphate batteries that can be charged through solar paneling mounted on the body of the vehicle. On a sunny day, the solar power could extend the overall range by 15%-30%. The body and frame of the RORMaxx will be kept as light as possible to keep the required level of power down. The F1 inspired shell is expected to be aluminum based with steel being used only when necessary. Light-weight Magnesium racing wheels with M composite tires will keep the RORMaxx on the tarmac without adding too much weight. Once the vehicle is moving, the forward motion will be used to route air into 4 ducts, each one housing a small turbine. The turbines will be connected to ultra-capacitors that will store the charge until it is needed. The capacitors will provide for quicker acceleration off the line and when coming out of turns.” - Source [...] [...] Posted by keelynet on January 8, 2009 Much better idea than the big airplane propellers some designs use. “Rory Handel and Max Bricklin, both of Harvard-Westlake High School, are responsible for the wind driven concept and they have every intention of following through with the idea. Handel has a passion for motor racing and there is no doubting that his racing ambitions played a part in designing the RORMaxx. Powering the RORMaxx is a 285 horsepower AC electric motor. Power will be provided via Lithium-Phosphate batteries that can be charged through solar paneling mounted on the body of the vehicle. On a sunny day, the solar power could extend the overall range by 15%-30%. The body and frame of the RORMaxx will be kept as light as possible to keep the required level of power down. The F1 inspired shell is expected to be aluminum based with steel being used only when necessary. Light-weight Magnesium racing wheels with M composite tires will keep the RORMaxx on the tarmac without adding too much weight. Once the vehicle is moving, the forward motion will be used to route air into 4 ducts, each one housing a small turbine. The turbines will be connected to ultra-capacitors that will store the charge until it is needed. The capacitors will provide for quicker acceleration off the line and when coming out of turns.” – Source [...]

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