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| TK:
Interesting... https://www.businessinsider.com/edumper-121-ton-electric-dump-truck-2019-8 |
| Mr. Scram:
That’s actually quite neat. I guess it won’t work for pit mining but when conditions are right it makes sense and saves a buck too. The best way of getting companies aboard is saving them money. |
| LeoTech:
--- Quote ---This massive 121-ton electric dump truck never uses more energy than it generates on its own — here's how that works --- End quote --- Uhmmm, did I miss something in my physics class? Ohh, wait, as it turns out - not surprisingly - it only generates more energy than it uses SOMETIMES. Okay, to be fair, after reading the article they do have a valid point, but it will only work if the unloading point is further down than the mine. Now I am curious to know, how did they manage to convert the potential energy into electric energy via the brakes. A lot of heat? And Seebeck converters? Leo |
| tautech:
--- Quote from: LeoTech on August 28, 2019, 07:05:03 am --- Now I am curious to know, how did they manage to convert the potential energy into electric energy via the brakes. A lot of heat? And Seebeck converters? Leo --- End quote --- It's called regenerative braking.....it turns the drive motor into a generator. |
| aheid:
Using rocks as battery, neat! But yeah, money talks, hence why electric cars are such a hit in Norway. |
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