I'm just an Electrical Engineer, my Father was an electrician, his Father was a Motor Mechanic.
(Who could be better qualified for this job?)
My brief is to change the fuel we use in our engines, that's all.
Therefore:
Beast of Burden engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out, its' limbs move (add two wheels = one horse power).
Steam engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out, its' limbs move the wheels directly.
Internal Combustion engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out very fast, better power to weight ratio, cutting edge transmission systems.
"Now change the fuel powering the engine", not "now redesign the bio-mechanics of the Horse"!
And yes:
A crankshaft fed by electric motors is basically just a straight bar with a cog somewhere along its' length. The advantage of which is; it is feasible to shift the location of the electric motors to different positions along the length of the crank every time you pull the clutch in, which means you can effectively emulate the handling characteristics of a 'Flat (inline) 4' and a 'V4' ICE powered Motorbike, on the same lap!
To a bike racer, this is Utopia.
We try thinking of our battery bank in terms of a (large animal) '4 stomach energy storage/breakdown system'. Four different chemical compositions of battery, utilizing our variations in voltage and temperature across the battery bank.
We use motion of front wheel(s)/air flow/kinetic energy for charging on the move.
I'm just an Electrical Engineer, my Father was an electrician, his Father was a Motor Mechanic.
(Who could be better qualified for this job?)
My brief is to change the fuel we use in our engines, that's all.
Therefore:
Beast of Burden engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out, its' limbs move (add two wheels = one horse power).
Steam engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out, its' limbs move the wheels directly.
Internal Combustion engine - You feed it, it breaths in and out very fast, better power to weight ratio, cutting edge transmission systems.
"Now change the fuel powering the engine", not "now redesign the bio-mechanics of the Horse"!
And yes:
A crankshaft fed by electric motors is basically just a straight bar with a cog somewhere along its' length. The advantage of which is; it is feasible to shift the location of the electric motors to different positions along the length of the crank every time you pull the clutch in, which means you can effectively emulate the handling characteristics of a 'Flat (inline) 4' and a 'V4' ICE powered Motorbike, on the same lap!
To a bike racer, this is Utopia.
We try thinking of our battery bank in terms of a (large animal) '4 stomach energy storage/breakdown system'. Four different chemical compositions of battery, utilizing our variations in voltage and temperature across the battery bank.
We use motion of front wheel(s)/air flow/kinetic energy for charging on the move.
