But it doesn’t help. If you are travelling forward under the force of the motor using the electricity, then using the wind from that forward motion to generate electricity with the turbine will produce less electricity than the extra energy needed to propel you forward when you have a turbine on the top creating air resistance. If you could use a motor to travel forward and use a wind turbine to capture energy from that motion in a way that produces more power than you put in, well that would be a source of infinite energy. It violates the law of conservation of energy.
The only thing I can think of is that it generates electricity when you are not moving. But considering the size of it, I can’t imagine it’s worth it to generate that tiny amount of electricity when stopped to then have that increased drag when moving causing you to use more power.
Dave@lemmy.nz 2 weeks ago
But it doesn’t help. If you are travelling forward under the force of the motor using the electricity, then using the wind from that forward motion to generate electricity with the turbine will produce less electricity than the extra energy needed to propel you forward when you have a turbine on the top creating air resistance. If you could use a motor to travel forward and use a wind turbine to capture energy from that motion in a way that produces more power than you put in, well that would be a source of infinite energy. It violates the law of conservation of energy.
The only thing I can think of is that it generates electricity when you are not moving. But considering the size of it, I can’t imagine it’s worth it to generate that tiny amount of electricity when stopped to then have that increased drag when moving causing you to use more power.