tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post5935593088368872213..comments2024-02-16T02:11:01.578-05:00Comments on EEStor Ultracapacitors: Battery Revolution begins with Electric Cars?: Richard Weir Says Permittivity is Subset of Purity, Prototypes built/testedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger100125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-78950583566517829972008-08-05T11:56:00.000-04:002008-08-05T11:56:00.000-04:00I started a blog thread that I feel is necessasary...I started a blog thread that I feel is necessasary. I guarantee that your comments will not get censored or modified. Please TRY to be nice and remember the goal of it is only finding truths. I will still be follwoing this site for discussion topics but I dont like the idea of all the comment deletions going on, In my mind, the blog looses credibility. Thanks,<BR/>Aaron<BR/><BR/><BR/>http://aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-52064728037409969472008-08-03T03:07:00.000-04:002008-08-03T03:07:00.000-04:00Y_Po,Is the previous email a contradiction to your...Y_Po,<BR/><BR/>Is the previous email a contradiction to your own post or to mine? I was responding to your message, where you were discussing power versus energy, not the original post. Yes, that would be the correct response to the original, as Aaron has indicated himself.mjtimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555604112332246835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-58754756042736269422008-08-02T11:54:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:54:00.000-04:00I realize that. But I read (or misread) the post a...<I><BR/>I realize that. But I read (or misread) the post as indicating that this was an advancement comparable to EEStor's claims, which it is not. Taking off a couple kilograms of capacitors won't make or break the electric/hybrid car.<BR></I><BR>No, it was about the fact that Honda is not afraid to show their prodcuct. Secondly it is advancement because it does in fact make hybrids better. AndY_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-64665970754570410332008-08-02T11:52:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:52:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Y_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-53075007995823648182008-08-02T11:42:00.000-04:002008-08-02T11:42:00.000-04:00Y_Po,I realize that. But I read (or misread) the ...Y_Po,<BR/><BR/>I realize that. But I read (or misread) the post as indicating that this was an advancement comparable to EEStor's claims, which it is not. Taking off a couple kilograms of capacitors won't make or break the electric/hybrid car.mjtimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555604112332246835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-67977367740885422292008-08-02T02:00:00.000-04:002008-08-02T02:00:00.000-04:00aaron,I put your name by mistake, it was supposed ...aaron,<BR/>I put your name by mistake, it was supposed to be reply to mjtimber.Y_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-14202426084082198882008-08-01T13:06:00.000-04:002008-08-01T13:06:00.000-04:00Y_Po, I was just making the observation that when ...Y_Po, I was just making the observation that when others have prototypes, they usually show them.aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-72186065325145753342008-08-01T11:52:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:52:00.000-04:00Aaron,1750 W/kg (power) isn't that big a deal. If ...<I><BR/>Aaron,<BR/><BR/>1750 W/kg (power) isn't that big a deal. If they were advertising 1750 W-hours/kg (energy), that would be something.<BR/></I><BR/>It is not about W-hours (energy) it is about power. Hybrids need storage that can deliver and store energy at at high rate, this will make regenerative braking and acceleration much more efficient.<BR/>Batteries are not good at power.Y_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-74073512451077775162008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T11:10:00.000-04:00Aaron,1750 W/kg (power) isn't that big a deal. If...Aaron,<BR/><BR/>1750 W/kg (power) isn't that big a deal. If they were advertising 1750 W-hours/kg (energy), that would be something.mjtimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555604112332246835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-89977040301572044492008-08-01T10:49:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:49:00.000-04:00mjtimberWhy? Short answer they don't have the prot...mjtimber<BR/>Why? Short answer they don't have the prototype and i will add they never will.<BR/>Of course if you are believer there are a lot of conspiratological explanations to choose from.Y_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-89346782012594030162008-08-01T10:24:00.000-04:002008-08-01T10:24:00.000-04:00Why is honda not afraid to show off its prototypes...Why is honda not afraid to show off its prototypes? 1750 watts/kg!<BR/><BR/>http://world.honda.com/FuelCell/FCX/ultracapacitor/aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-23810280659005309252008-08-01T01:10:00.000-04:002008-08-01T01:10:00.000-04:00For me personally, this is a very disheartening po...For me personally, this is a very disheartening post. When Weir was being quite about the EESU, it seemed he was laying low. Why come out with this information now? It doesn't sound as though they are close to announcing anything. If you're going to give away this much, why not show off the prototypes? With all the questions about the material in question, he seems to be echoing what Steve mjtimberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12555604112332246835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-58089764778890504442008-07-31T17:55:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:55:00.000-04:00richterm you may be right. In fact I just recommen...richterm you may be right. In fact I just recommended to zawy that he contact Prof Randall with a bunch of his questions. Zawy is better qualified for such a discussion than I am.Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800215214582791177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-6069801055955031332008-07-31T17:16:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:16:00.000-04:00Remember there are still bounds within physics tha...<I><BR/>Remember there are still bounds within physics that are incredibly unlikely to be broken. For instance faster than light travel. I want to know whether this scheme is in that class of problem or not.<BR/></I><BR/>I would be reluctant to put them in the same class but only only because speed of light is not obvious and fundamental thing which is not derived from anything, whereas Y_Pohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05389538346685815112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-20197713679960983702008-07-31T17:15:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:15:00.000-04:00"I want to help somehow for the good of the countr..."I want to help somehow for the good of the country."<BR/><BR/>Aaron - that's how many of us feel. Even those of us who have invested in Eestor through Zenn. The impact on my country/the world is more important to me than any money I hope to make.<BR/><BR/>So I am a little disturbed by your attitude toward Eestor. You can fairly have the opinion that things look shadey. However, what if richtermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679048112023058264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-31865234004034028142008-07-31T17:08:00.000-04:002008-07-31T17:08:00.000-04:00marcus -I don't really know if you're going to fin...marcus -<BR/><BR/>I don't really know if you're going to find what you're looking for on a blog. Yes, there seems to be an interesting discussion between people with some decent knowledge of physics. But really, are the leading experts in the field hanging around here? As someone said, does y_po have a job? (Is this his job?)<BR/><BR/>Perhaps you should seek out Prof Randall and other expertsrichtermhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07679048112023058264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-49167947491474576332008-07-31T16:13:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:13:00.000-04:00This blog is suffering from a deficit of knowledge...This blog is suffering from a deficit of knowledgeable people. Yes, there is Y_Po but it would be much better if there were quit a few with at least his technical knowledge.<BR/><BR/>Its not only about the patents. Its whether it is theoretically impossible or not. As far as patents go though, they still reference the wipo patent in the press release so it should contain at least some relevant Marcushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800215214582791177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-62703871763576095882008-07-31T16:08:00.000-04:002008-07-31T16:08:00.000-04:00Mr. Anonymous, as in the moderator, Im not sure if...Mr. Anonymous, as in the moderator, Im not sure if turning on anonymous posting is a good idea becuase I have no intelligable way to tell who I am responding to. Seems less productive. - But I digress... <BR/><BR/>I agree that silicon and eesu are in the same ballpark but one seems more feasable than the other. One seems less like snake oil. Yi, where are you buddy, come out of hiding! I dont aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-40029898858013781392008-07-31T15:31:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:31:00.000-04:00"If the silicon nanowire battery is real, and the ..."If the silicon nanowire battery is real, and the science seems there to back it up, the capacity seems to be allot greater than this capacitor and therfore more worthy of out "<BR/><BR/>EESUs will provide power at 1/10th of lead acid so even if nanowire works, it's just in the same ballpark. It will still take a long time to charge a nanowire battery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-56097730814320906092008-07-31T15:28:00.000-04:002008-07-31T15:28:00.000-04:00Hey Aaron, go tell your buddy Yi Cui that he has a...Hey Aaron, go tell your buddy Yi Cui that he has a nice idea, but it's going to be a day late and a dollar short. Too bad, nice development that would have made him a millionaire if he came up with it 10 years ago. Every time he starts up his EESU powered car he can think about that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-17166128581653370702008-07-31T14:39:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:39:00.000-04:00Anonymous, I agree that this is a plausible strate...Anonymous, I agree that this is a plausible strategy for a business. Distraction is a powerful weapon. It would explain why no-one has come out of the woodwork, someone - anyone regarding the inner workings of such a revolutionary device as a capacitor. Only thing that bothers me is I have not heard anything about the silicon nanowire based battery in the last 6 months either. If the silicon aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-16840676074190955552008-07-31T14:32:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:32:00.000-04:00@ aaron[i]Has anyone heard anything lately about t...@ aaron<BR/><BR/>[i]Has anyone heard anything lately about the silicon nanowire battery?[/i]<BR/><BR/>Yes, this is TRUE science and not scam like eestor's cheat!<BR/><BR/>My idea is that Kleiner Perkins and Lockheed Martin are involved in developing lthium batteries and are trying to keep other investors from investing into competing products. So the came up with this huge scam which, wehn it wasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-9636140912849012662008-07-31T14:14:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:14:00.000-04:00What an interesting group of people. Cheers to all...What an interesting group of people. Cheers to all. I'm one of those hoping EESTOR comes through, but here's my take on Weir. He's a crafty speaker. Here are the words we long to hear that he very deliberately does not speak: "Yes, we have working prototypes that are near our advertised specifications, but we needed to get the purity right in order to meet our current specs #MeToo#ButISaidNohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788421595954495356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-68063530649293141102008-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:09:00.000-04:00hey y_po, if you want to write up a post summariz...hey y_po, if you want to write up a post summarizing your views, i will put it up as a post and let people comment on it. i would ask that you make a good attempt at breaking things down into laymen's terms if possible but obviously, that's not a strict requirement...it would at least help more people follow you.bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16179624631862732827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8489475285158529856.post-60281067400145287262008-07-31T14:08:00.000-04:002008-07-31T14:08:00.000-04:00Man alive people! Has anyone heard anything lately...Man alive people! Has anyone heard anything lately about the silicon nanowire battery? That sounds allot more promising than the product this dark arts/snake oil salesman is peddeling. 10x improvement in Lithuim battery is what Im talking about. I wish all of you wrapped up in this thing would branch out a little bit and focus your collective energies on that for just one week, you may be amazed.aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07220661297284461927noreply@blogger.com