From this year, Formula E has changed its brand of “shoes” and uses Hankook, and Electric Motor News tries to understand the secrets hidden inside the round black carcasses.
In the photos, which we were able to take thanks to the kindness of the Hankook managers, we see the sensors that are applied to the rims and which allow us to know the various parameters of the tire’s work in real time, from pressure to ambient temperature, tread temperature and humidity.
In photos 2, 3 and 4, the two “holes” with “blue” outlines detect the tire pressure and the ambient temperature and humidity, while the lens framed in black is infrared and allows you to detect the surface temperature of the tire divided into five different sessions between the inside and outside of the tread, very important for understanding certain dynamics of suspension operation and indirectly of the powertrain.
In photos 5 and 6 you can see the side that is connected to the rim and the sensor detects the temperature of the rim.
In photos 7 and 8 you see the side sensors, with the Hankook and Texense brands, a Hankook partner company that designs and produces excellent high-tech sensors for the automotive, aerospace and sports industries; while in photos 9 and 10 we see the readers who use the technicians of the Korean tire company and who allow you to see up to 8 or 10 meters away, the inflation pressure of the tires and other details; thus being able to check the tire situation of the various Formula E teams in real time, even from a distance.
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