Once the flywheel was manually brought up to operating speed, if a 1 HP, 12V, 80 amp DC motor could keep the flywheel running fast enough to spin a 300 amp alternator in order to charge the 12V battery supplying power to the motor, wouldn't the system run indefinitely?
So, once the wheel is in motion, the motor needs only to overcome the effects of friction, air resistance and whatever constant load is placed upon the flywheel? So if the flywheel is driving a generator supplying enough power for the motor, the system should run indefinitely?
I am considering using a flywheel to power a machine for an indefinite period of time. I intend to bring the flywheel up to operating speed by manual means. Once the flywheel is rotating at operating speed, a motor will be used to keep the flywheel rotating. In order to maintain the operating...