...in the space of 1 hour if it's wheel was wired up to a generator, and it ran solidly for that time?
2007-12-28 06:24:06 · 16 answers · asked by slıɐuǝoʇ 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
See for yourself - Make Magazine made a generator from a mouse wheel - it's enough to light an LED light - 2-3 volts. Multiply that by time an you have your answer.
See link below
2007-12-28 13:35:58 · answer #1 · answered by errssguy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hamster Wheel Generate Electricity
2017-01-15 07:21:29 · answer #2 · answered by pao 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is a very good question of Physics! There are a bunch of unknowns so you would need to specify some of them to figure out the amount of electricity. You need the diameter of the wheel, how fast the hamster runs, how much current is generated per unit of time for that particular speed of the wheel.
Are you familiar with the different equations for the physics of electricity etc? Voltage=Current x Resistence, Power = Current x Voltage.
2007-12-28 07:21:58 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It would be called an animal engine or a treadwheel. As I recall, the maximum sustained power output of the average human is under 100 watts. Scale that to a hamster, and you'll get something under 1 watt. Then, you need to motivate the hamster.
2007-12-28 06:45:33 · answer #4 · answered by Frank N 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
depends on the generator, the hamster's weight and size and how fast it can continue to run. The more energy that will be generated by the generator, the harder it is to turn it, so you would have to test to find the optimal ratio of energy produced per rotation by the hamster with how fast the hamster can continue to run before tiring and stopping.
2007-12-28 06:32:53 · answer #5 · answered by theseeker4 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whilst little Hammy can go like a bat out of hell in his wheel, if you coupled it to a generator the friction and losses involved would result in a very knackered Hammy or very dim light.
2007-12-28 06:34:21 · answer #6 · answered by firebobby 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not that much but what about all the human hamsters on treadmills at all the gyms out there? (an untapped source of energy?)
2007-12-28 06:32:32 · answer #7 · answered by megalomaniac 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
weigh your hamster measure its speed then use;
work done = F x D
F is the force ie weigh of hamster converted to newtons & D is distance hamster travels in 1 hr.
work done is energy in joules
3600000J = 1 Kwh
2007-12-28 06:52:55 · answer #8 · answered by iainmackay85 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1Hp ( Hamster Power not Horse Power)
2007-12-28 11:36:16 · answer #9 · answered by MarkG 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Probably a lot less than that of a dynamo of the type that was fitted to the back wheel of a push bike,,,so it would be less than 1.5v,,
2007-12-28 06:33:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋