Energy Recovery Systems, or ERSThe Energy Recovery System has been designed to harvest energy and charge the car's onboard battery for deployment when the... There's more... for short, consist of Motor Generator Units that harness waste heat energy (from the turbocharger) and waste kinetic energy (from the braking system). This energy is then stored and subsequently used to propel the car. An F1
F1 is the pinnacle of open wheel, single seater car racing and arguably the highest level of any motorsport globally.... There's more... car has two ERS: MGU-KThe MGU-K (Kinetic) harvests energy from the decelerating wheels back to the energy store for later use. The power created... There's more... (which stands for Motor Generator Unit – Kinetic) and MGU-H
The MGU-H (Heat) uses excess exhaust gases from the engine to feed power to the energy store, which is then... There's more... (which stands for Motor Generator Unit – Heat). These systems are complemented by an Energy Store (ES) and control electronicsThe Control Electronics, or ECU (Electronic Control Unit), is a high-tech unit that controls the electrical systems on all F1... There's more.... ERS is capable of providing 120kw of power (approximately 160bhp) for approximately 33 seconds per lap
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