The Flybrid Kinetic Energy Recovery System (KERS) is a very small and light device that meets the FIA regulations for the 2009 season.

The key system features are:

• A flywheel made of steel and carbon fibre which rotates at over 60,000 RPM inside an evacuated chamber
• The flywheel casing features containment to avoid the escape of any debris in the unlikely event of a flywheel failure
• The flywheel is connected to the transmission of the car on the output side of the gearbox via several fixed ratios, a clutch and the CVT
• 60 kW power transmission in either storage or recovery
• 400 kJ of useable storage (after accounting for internal losses)
• A total system weight of 24 kg
• A total packaging volumeof 13 litres

The layout of the device is tailored exactly to meet the customer's requirement resulting in a truly bespoke solution that fits within the tight packaging constraints of a F1 car.

Formula One System Diagram