alt.energy.renewable

"contraversie" wrote in message
news:8afd07f9-99d3-43aa-8b69-fe12f9196845@...
>On Feb 15, 8:50 pm, "Bob F" wrote:

>> Any device intending to get power from the wind of motion will produce more
>> drag
>> on the vehicle than the power produced. Probably the only real source of
>> usable
>> energy of this sort is to capture braking energy.


> I did not mean to say add more drag but to use the drag that is
>already there for something beside just to slow one down.
>Let put it this way about the drag only activate the damn and turbine
>under certain times like when the go(gas) pedal is released.

This would be less efficient than merely using a generator of some sort
connected to the drive train to brake the vehicle and charge batteries. The wind
thing just throws more inefficiencies into the system.

>And yes using the breaking energy is a good idea. Instead of just
>wasted heat put that energy to use too.

>We both have good ideas but will they use them.