Tesla's new patent reveals a system that employs fans and retractable skirts to achieve significant downforce for improved car grip. This technology is a modern interpretation of vintage racing techniques, designed especially for the Tesla Roadster, which aims to become the ultimate driver's car. Unlike conventional aerodynamics, which generate downforce primarily at higher speeds, this fan system can provide downforce at any speed, including when stationary. Coupled with side skirts, it effectively maintains a low-pressure zone beneath the vehicle, offering enhanced control during acceleration, braking, and cornering.
Tesla is working on a system that uses fans to suck the car to the ground, generating tons of grip, improving acceleration, braking, and cornering.
This new Tesla patent puts a spin on old race-car tech, using a fan system to create incredible levels of downforce regardless of vehicle speed.
With typical aerodynamic devices, downforce increases with the square of speed, but Tesla's system allows downforce creation even when the vehicle isn't moving.
The Tesla system also uses side skirts to help seal off the underside of the car, maintaining a low-pressure area for massive increases in downforce.
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