<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:13px"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6854" dir="ltr">I suspect that would be something that would find it's way to production cars at some point, although think that turbo lag (at least in terms of what's</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6855" dir="ltr">acceptable for road cars) is really a thing of the past. I recall that my '82 Volvo GLT Turbo sedan (MG content: used the same electric O/D as the MGB!)</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6858" dir="ltr">had a pretty decent amount of lag, although the rush when the turbo kicked in was a lot of fun!</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6887" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6908" dir="ltr">Didn't a limited-edition Mustang actually have a supercharger and a turbo, the point of the S/C being to reduce the lag time on the boosted power? Might</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6909" dir="ltr">be wrong about that.<br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6875" dir="ltr"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6910" dir="ltr">Dan D</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6911" dir="ltr">'76B, '65B</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6912" dir="ltr">Central NJ USA</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6915" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6914" style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif; font-size: 16px;"> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6913" dir="ltr"> <hr size="1"> <font id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6916" face="Arial" size="2"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Rick Lindsay via Mgs <mgs@autox.team.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> "mgs@autox.team.net List" <mgs@autox.team.net> <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 5, 2015 7:46 AM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> [Mgs] Too quiet so OT, F1 related<br> </font> </div> <div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6920" class="y_msg_container"><br><div id="yiv7773721308"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6919">
<div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6918"><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6917">Hello friends,</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6921"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6922">Any of you studied the MGU-H part of Formula One's ERS? It has one really novel bit. I'll get to that, but first, an ERS overview...</div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6923"><br></div><div id="yui_3_16_0_1_1425559447512_6924">MGU-K (Motor Generator Unit - Kinetic) is just a generator/motor on the petrol engine crank that utilizes otherwise wasted kinetic energy, say, under braking - or even adding to braking since in generator mode, the MGU-K absorbs kinetic energy. (Given clandestine electronics, could this not be a form of power assisted brakes or even ABS?) Under acceleration, the unit functions as an electric motor adding power to the petrol engine's output.</div><div><br></div><div>MGU-H (Motor Generator Unit - Heat) is also a generator/motor bit but on the turbocharger. I can see why they call this a Heat device but I think that's really a misnomer since it too is using kinetic energy, just from the turbo shaft rather than the crank. Anyway, the MGU-H generates electricity from otherwise wasted turbo speed. Said another way; When the turbine is attempting to spin faster than the compressor needs, say, when the driver lifts. As such, its a mechanical waste gate - just without wasting the kinetic energy as excess pressure.</div><div><br></div><div>The clever bit that caused me to write this excessively boring post is that the MGU-H also acts as a motor to spin up the compressor before the turbine comes into full play. Therefore the MGU-H helps negate turbo lag! That's pretty cool! If '80s era 911s had that, their back ends wouldn't pass their front ends quite as often!</div><div><br></div><div>Okay, back to your regularly scheduled program, already in progress.</div><div><br></div><div>-rick</div></div><div><br></div><div id="yiv7773721308composer_signature"><div style="font-size:85%;color:#575757;">Happy Connecting. Sent from my Sprint Samsung Galaxy S® 5</div></div></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br><br><a ymailto="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net" href="mailto:Mgs@autox.team.net">Mgs@autox.team.net</a><br>Donate: <a href="http://www.team.net/donate.html" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/donate.html</a><br>Suggested annual donation $12.75<br>Archive: <a href="http://www.team.net/archive" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/archive</a><br>Forums: <a href="http://www.team.net/forums" target="_blank">http://www.team.net/forums</a><br>Unsubscribe: <a href="http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/d_dibiase@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://autox.team.net/mailman/options/mgs/d_dibiase@yahoo.com</a><br><br><br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html>