Thread: Energy Recovery Systems (ERS) in LMP1
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Old 14 Jan 2014, 13:42 (Ref:3353847)   #3
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Originally Posted by MyNameIsNigel View Post
As regards ERS-K, it was mentioned in a recent RCE article (source to be added) that a lap at Le Mans involves approximately 60sec of braking and that the equivalent of 11 MJ/lap could (in theory ?) be harvested with a double ERS-K (on the front and rear axles) developing a combined power of 450 kW.
In http://tentenths.com/forum/showthread.php?p=3033923 knighty reported 34 seconds of braking per lap.

60 sec * 450 kW = 27 MJ
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