Automotive and Aviation Composite Skin and Battery Bodies

Several companies in the automotive sector are talking about using the body of a car as the batteries for hybrid automobiles. Volvo seems to be leading the charge or at least is one of the companies which has been promoting the concept in Public Relations pieces. Indeed, I suppose the military is all over this sort of research and development, perhaps in their aerospace "black-projects" and we just haven't heard about this.

Years ago, the concept came to mind and I was trying to reason just how this might work. I had conceived a graphene/carbon nanotube composite covered with a non-conductive material outer and inner skin as part of the composite strategy. This would keep the material from shocking occupants or anything it touched. Since carbon nanotubes and graphene conduct electricity, and if copper was put inside the nano-tubes, or some other such material, these sheets could become not only part of the car's structure but also its battery.

Why bother you ask? Well, several reasons.

Space: batteries take up a lot of space in modern-day hybrid cars. That space could be used for luggage and storage, or the cars could be made smaller, or have additional pop-up seats in case extra passengers were to be taken.

Weight: batteries weigh a lot, even ion lithium batteries or nickel hydride batteries weigh quite a bit. By reducing the weight, you could also reduce the size of the motor for the car. Remember also that carbon Nanotubes for this could be part of the structure of the car and eliminate many large frame pieces which are generally made out of steel, reducing the weight even further. And remember carbon Nanotubes are 50 times stronger than steel, and they don't rust.

Efficiency: it has been estimated that batteries made from carbon nanotube structures, and carbon foam would be more efficient than the insides of the current ion lithium batteries.

Cost: since the skin of the car would be the battery for the car, and the superstructure as well, this would lower the cost of the car. Currently many hybrids such as the Toyota Prius have batteries which cost between 7,500 and 10,000 dollars. And often they need to be re-replaced every eight years.

Indeed, there are a lot of reasons why graphene and carbon nanotube composites are a better choice for car batteries. Please consider all this and think on it. If you are an engineer, scientist, or an expert on hybrid Automobiles, please shoot me an e-mail at your earliest possible convenience.

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What Is the Function of a Battery System in Exotic Hybrid Cars?

Hybrid exotic vehicles are the result of car makers becoming conscious of the truth that consumers are getting more and far more environmentally conscious nowadays. Reports about the dangers of carbon emissions and also the exacerbation of climate change have given rise to a renewed curiosity about the manufacture of a more fuel efficient exotic auto.

The term 'hybrid' really should clue a layman in on what the deal is about with this type of cars. A hybrid is a joining together of two alike and yet various things to form a new item that has equal amounts of every original item's traits and benefits. In the matter of a hybrid exotic automobile, this refers to its energy source. Hybrid exotic vehicles draw its power from two different sources-from a gasoline engine and an electric engine.

The gasoline engine is plainly powered by gasoline fuel, while the electric engine hinges on the power of rechargeable batteries in order to function efficiently. At low exotic car speed, the hybrid depends on the electric engine set up on rechargeable batteries to maintain it moving. Whereas, when accelerated speed is needed, the gasoline engine kick sets out to do its job.

This is fundamentally how it works: when you set about the exotic automobile, the gasoline engine naturally comes to life, but if you keep it idle for a particular time, the gasoline engine will automatically turn off to let the electric engine keep your car active.

If you ultimately make up your mind on where you would like to visit and you actually drive the automobile at a certain speed, the electric engine in turn will crumple to gasoline engine for a smoother drive.

Exotic cars with this sort of dual-engine system will economize on a fortune for fuel, especially when they're regularly stock in visitors. Envision being in position to turn off the gasoline engine on your exotic vehicle without winding up stalling

the traffic as soon as your lane moves on ahead. The electric engine will help keep your automobile in sync with the slow moving traffic without wasting a drop of fuel from the gasoline engine.

There are in reality two main types of hybrid engine systems that are available for exotic cars nowadays:

•Parallel Hybrid. In this sort, the electric engine and the gasoline engine are both coupled to the car's gearbox or transmission. This enables each and every engine to work or shut off alternately by themselves based on the signals they get from the gearbox.

•Series Hybrid. The gasoline system is coupled to the generator liable for charging the battery of the hybrid auto. This suggests that the gasoline engine can aid in boosting up the electric engine for an instant pick up.

Hybrid exotic vehicles depend heavily on the rechargeable batteries in the electric engine. The batteries act as containers for the storage of energy, as would a fuel tank stores some energy source from its gasoline engine. When the automobile is moving, power is then summoned from the batteries as a way to power the car's motor. The car's motor then will send any excess energy back to the batteries which successively will recharge them. This cycle carries on so long as the car keeps moving.

This implies that while the hybrid exotic cars are running, their batteries are constantly becoming recharged to provide more energy to move the motor car and get recharged too in the process. It's a sort of symbiotic cycle that is sure to maintain your hybrid car busy.

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