Electric Motor Torque
The cluster centers on debates about torque, power efficiency, RPM limitations, and angular momentum losses in electric motors and flywheels used for propulsion in drones, multicopters, vehicles, and helicopters.
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it sounds like they're using it for generating electricity, so power/torque problems go away (I would think)
i don't know a lot about the physics of it, but won't this run into power loss issues because of the constant changes in angular momentum of the main spinning gears?
Just because a motor can sit on your desk and turn at 7k rpm doesn't mean it can pull a flying chair off the ground
Would that change when using an electric motor?
I guess the motors are lossy and some of it gets converted to heat if they speed the wheels up and down
Not if the motor is part of the wheel.
The tractor wheel, the race bicycle wheel or the 50000RPM flywheel?
Motor that turns wheels is way stronger than human. Try to turn steering wheel with engine turned off.
Much higher frequency, not RPM! (there is no flywheel to go around...)
A motor-generator is a better solution. Preferably with a big flywheel.