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Originally Posted by kingbuxton
Hey, I know what a Dynamo does, I am not as thick as I look 
I am not Mechanically inclined though, so is it like a clutch, they press the button and the Dynamo grabs the wheel and spins it? Or is it getting the extra power to the wheels in some other way?
Suspect I am as thick as I look  |
Pretty much spot on, although I 'm not sure there is actually a clutch. It would be simpler to have a permanent connection to the other end of the crankshaft to the gearbox. You could then use the control unit to either switch between generating mode and power delivery mode. In between braking and acceleration phases it is possible that by controlling the field strengths in the Motor Generator Unit (MGU) you have have almost zero drag whilst reducing the complexity and weight by eliminating the clutch.
Hope this helps...........