Tuesday, January 25, 2011

RE: [Electric Boats] Re: Power Relationship

 

What if your power is from a nuclear plant? Calvert Cliffs MD… :o)

 

Steve in Solomons MD

 


From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Byrd
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 1:12 PM
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Re: Power Relationship

 



Pat:

  You are correct, but many of those additional losses are also true of the fuel used by the power plant.  Digging the coal, processing it, transporting it, etc.

Dick

 

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On Jan 25, 2011, at 11:15 AM, greenpjs04 wrote:



 

Hi Dick,
You make some valid points, but if you are going to take into account all the electrical losses along the way to your battery charger, you should also include all the losses gasoline has on the way to your fuel tank. For example, the energy used transporting the crude oil, the energy used refining, the energy used transporting the refined gasoline (or diesel), etc, etc.

Pat

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