Skytran Solar
|
| 146.67 |
ft /sec at 100 mph |
| 73.3 |
ft in 1/2 sec interval between vehicles |
| 5,280 |
ft/mile |
| 72 |
vehicles/mi if separated by 1/2 second |
| 10 |
kw @ 100 mph |
| 720 |
kw needed in a mile stretch |
| 5,280 |
|
| 136 |
watts / lineal ft per lane at peak sun |
|
|
| 10 |
hrs of peak operation equivalent |
| 5 |
hrs of peak sun equivalent |
| 2 |
solar factor |
|
|
| 273 |
watts / lineal ft per lane w/ solar factor |
| 5,280 |
|
| 1,440,000 |
watts/mile |
| $6.00 |
/watt |
| 16 |
watts / sq ft, SunPower panels |
|
|
| $8,640,000 |
/mi for 144,000 passengers / day |
| 16.6 |
ft wide |
|
|
| $4,320,000 |
/mi for 72,000 passengers / day |
| 8.3 |
ft wide |
| Ridership Capacity
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Skytran: Two people go by "here" every half second, 2 half seconds in a second, 60 seconds/min, 60 min/hr = 14,400 passengers per hour.
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Heavy Rail Benchmark: "The reasonable maximum for light rail in U.S. cities, implying four-car trains every three minutes during peak periods, is about 8,000 pass/hr, implying about 60,000 pass/weekday." Baltimore~12,000 and Washington DC~41,000 pass-mi/rt-mi. [Ridership Analysis for L.A. Metro, see pg 10]
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Highway Benchmark: Assuming a generous 1.2 average occupancy per vehicle for mixed-flow lanes gives a carrying capacity of 2400 persons per lane. [Source]
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