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Originally Posted by KSagal
One smart design feature of the segway is that mostly, the machine only supplies the power. The battery itself does the control of charge/discharge rates...
This may mean that a newer batter with this new technology may actually be able to be deployed, without a needed change to the segway, and that may reduce cost, and make them more available. Of course, maybe not.
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The limitation on that point would be that the current comes from the base, and new batteries wouldn't change that. So if the new algorithms involve a higher peak current, the current bases wouldn't be able to supply that, and you'd not get that portion of the benefit.
I have no idea what impact this might or might not have on current Segway charge times -- not enough data. Other than somewhere from "No change" to "50% reduction in charge time".
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Obviously, we can't have infinite voltage, or the universe would tear itself to shreds, and we wouldn't be discussing Segways.
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