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Magneti Marelli and Flybrid Systems Collaborate on Flywheel Capacitor for KERS

Green Car Congress

The new product is targeted to be a high-power electrical storage system for hybrid racing cars capable of deep depths of discharge with no performance degradation and a long service life. The energy is stored into the Flywheel Capacitor by speeding up the flywheel. Jon Hilton, Flybrid Systems Managing Partner.

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Partners aim to boost KERS

Green Cars News

The aim of the product is to produce a high power electrical storage system for hybrid racing cars that can achieve deep levels of discharge without degrading its performance. It will be named the Flywheel Capacitor and will consist of a high speed carbon fibre flywheel connected to a high-speed electric motor generator.