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Can anyone do the math and tell me how big that resistor would need to be? I’ve always wondered how many watts are being dissipated by my brake pads and rotors
by JohnJamesRambo 6y ago
Can anyone do the math and tell me how big that resistor would need to be? I’ve always wondered how many watts are being dissipated by my brake pads and rotors when I stop.
- saagarjha 6y agoAssuming your Tesla is around 2000 kg and traveling at 30 meters/s, it's got about 900,000 J of kinetic energy. Stopping in 10s is some serious power that you'd need to throw off.
- fulafel 6y agoAll of yhe 90 kW doesn't need to be radiated in real time though as it's ok for the brake elements to heat up.