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Randal Umpierre 8-6-13   Literature Review 5 A flywheel variator energy storage system by C.M. Jefferson and M. Ackerman This article is about implementing a kinetic energy recovery system (KERS) on hybrid railcars for direct driving power.  The driving system … Continue reading →

Randal Umpierre 8-5-13 Literature Review 4 Comparison of fuel economies of high efficiency diesel and hydrogen engines powering a compact car with a flywheel based kinetic energy recovery systems by Alberto Boretti               This article is about the fuel … Continue reading →

Randal, Could you update the header of this page? Putting a picture of other people’s work looks like you are just copying it and your project looks not original. Regards, MRN

Randal, Could you update what you have done this week (7/28-8/3)? Regards, MRN

Randal Umpierre 7-25-13   Literature Review 3 Introduction of a new Energy Recovery System – Optimized for the combination with renewable energy by Kay Paulsen, and Frank Hensel This article is about introducing a new energy recovery system into existing … Continue reading →

To do list-7-23-13 + Summarize the second paper that you read last Thursday-complete + Finish reading  a third paper that you decided to read-complete + Follow the schedule you created-complete + Update what you have done today to the openlab page-complete

Randal Umpierre 7-23-13   Literature Review 2 A review of energy storage systems in microgrids with wind turbines by Abdorreza Rabiee, Hossein Khorramdel, and Jamshid Aghael This article is about the different types of energy storage systems that can be … Continue reading →

+ Summarize the second paper that you read last Thursday + Finish reading  a third paper that you decided to read  + Follow the schedule you created  + Update what you have done today to the openlab page

 To do list for 7-18-13 + Summarize the first paper that you read yesterday – Complete + Finish reading  a second paper that you decided to read – Complete + Follow the schedule you created – Complete + Update what you … Continue reading →

+ Make a schedule for the rest of summer. Eg when you want to finish cad modeling etc. + Start developing a design of the bike. + Finish reading one paper that you picked up.