Functions as follows:
Small motor draws energy from battery to turn large wheel clockwise, to turn drive sprocket clockwise to climb chain, taking the whole assembly with it. Three things now happen:
1) The energy the small motor draws out can be defined as 1N. 3 minutes to climb chain. Energy expended going up (EE/up=1N)
2) As the assembly is climbing the chain, it's weight is hanging/pulling down on the chain to turn the transmission/generator
to charge a full charge into the battery as the small motor is drawing energy out. Energy charged into battery during the 3
minutes = .33N. Energy generated going up (EG/up=.33N)
3) When the assembly arrives at the top the small motor shuts off and the weight of the assembly pulls the chain down to the bottom. This takes 10 times longer to descend than to ascend. 3 minutes to ascend= .33N , 30 minutes to descend= 3.3N. Energy Generated going down (EG/down=3.3N)
EE/up < (EG/up + EG/down) = FE ,or, 1N < (.33N + 3.3N) = 2.63N FE
Quote from: Russ Lee on October 12, 2015, 11:38:48 AM
Functions as follows:
Small motor draws energy from battery to turn large wheel clockwise, to turn drive sprocket clockwise to climb chain, taking the whole assembly with it. Three things now happen:
1) The energy the small motor draws out can be defined as 1N. 3 minutes to climb chain. Energy expended going up (EE/up=1N)
2) As the assembly is climbing the chain, it's weight is hanging/pulling down on the chain to turn the transmission/generator
to charge a full charge into the battery as the small motor is drawing energy out. Energy charged into battery during the 3
minutes = .33N. Energy generated going up (EG/up=.33N)
3) When the assembly arrives at the top the small motor shuts off and the weight of the assembly pulls the chain down to the bottom. This takes 10 times longer to descend than to ascend. 3 minutes to ascend= .33N , 30 minutes to descend= 3.3N. Energy Generated going down (EG/down=3.3N)
EE/up < (EG/up + EG/down) = FE ,or, 1N < (.33N + 3.3N) = 2.63N FE
Comments appreciated.