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Could you couple one of those engines to a generator, and use that to power the electric motors? You'd need a battery or supercapacitor to handle change in thro
by twic 7y ago
Could you couple one of those engines to a generator, and use that to power the electric motors? You'd need a battery or supercapacitor to handle change in throttle demand that outpaces generator response too.
- jsjohnst 7y agoWeight is the limiting factor. Try to find a generator that can output up to 400amps at 25V (what my big drone draws) and yet weighs less than five pounds including fuel. I think that’s a more impossible goal than increasing power density in batteries is.
- danmaz74 7y ago400 ampere??
- yardie 7y agoThermal to mechanical to electrical to mechanical. That’s a lot of energy conversions and with each conversion you lose a lot of efficiencies.
- scotty79 7y agohttps://youtu.be/7zMPodObo-Y https://youtu.be/7zMPodObo-Y This guy tries to make gasoline powered generator for large drone.