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Take a 3000F capacitor at 2.7V - | |||
E=1/2 3000 *7.3= 11kJ. If released over 1 second - with is 11kW! | |||
If released over 30 seconds for passing a car - gives you 370Watts. That's not bad. | |||
Revision as of 02:55, 23 January 2018
E=1/2 CV^2
Take a 3000F capacitor at 2.7V -
E=1/2 3000 *7.3= 11kJ. If released over 1 second - with is 11kW!
If released over 30 seconds for passing a car - gives you 370Watts. That's not bad.