1 HOUR HOVER TIME FROM QUAD

[holtneil]

HI so it is possible for a 1 hour hover time take a look

 

[GJH105775]

Impressive, could it be possible to mount a solar panel to help with run time and maybe get even longer?

 

[holtneil]

Hi good question , i think the panel would have to be very big to help that way

 

[GJH105775]

I was wondering if that would be the case, like adding too big of a battery. Mabe if they got more efficient.

 

[holtneil]

What about a mini wind turbine , so as the quad flies it charges the battery , Here a question for you can a brushless motor be converted to charge a battery ?

 

[GJH105775]

What about a mini wind turbine , so as the quad flies it charges the battery , Here a question for you can a brush-less motor be converted to charge a battery ?

Yes, a brush-less motor can be made to produce electricity just as a brushed motor would, though it will be less efficient than a mini generator if you could find such a thing. Though the hardest part is to make sure it polarizes every time before you can start producing electricity. For example a many battery powered drills don't have permanent magnets, and you need to apply a small amount of electricity before you can produce electricity by turning the chuck, where a AC drill (with a cord) has permanent magnets and you can turn the chuck and produce DC volts without first applying any electricity.


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Though I wounder whether the drag produced by this would not consume more power than it would produce? Anyone have input on that?

 

[holtneil]

Well my friend , i think you need to work on it ,and then when you having it working, sell the design and be rich $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[GJH105775]

I still believe that the solar world be a better option. Or even thermal, there are small thin plates that look kind of like a CPU. When one side is warm and the other is relatively cooler it produces electricity. Put them by parts that heat up or are in the sun and you get back a little energy. Though your 1 hour hover is still impressive.

 

[holtneil]

Thats my mate in the USA does some really great thing with quads , how about this

 

[GJH105775]

^ Thai was one of the videos that first got me really interested in quads. It is really amazing, there is a company that does things like this for behind the scenes work on movies (swarms).

 

[Ken l]

The amount of energy collected from any of these ideas would be a small fraction of the power needed to keep the quad aloft. While quads are great fun they are energy hogs compared to just about any other way to get into the air except traveling at really high speeds. All the more impressive for that flight.

 

[holtneil]

Yes true we was just having a think , one day i am sure they will make some thing that will fly for as long as you like , salt water RC cars are just coming on the market i dont think they are fast , everything is moving fast if you look back 20 years we didnt have the RC parts we have today