[ausev] Best device for a AC/DC generator

[Thomas Burbridge]

Greetings,

It's a good theory...

I have a simular thought with removing a v6 ICE box
and adding a 300cc motorcycle engine as the secondary
drive with an electrical motor as the primary.

I know my thought requires a lot of technical hurdles,
and I hope that I will have enough cash to put theory
to practice.

I do remember a gent in San Diego a few years back who
removed a pinto engine and replaced it with a giant
300 lb flywheel driven by an electrical & moped motor.

But that was 25 years ago...

I'd like to see your theory in action....or at least a
prototype.

Cheers

--- evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org wrote:

> It is a good question.  Here is the theory:  I am
> looking at some awd  
> mini vans and wanting to do a form of simple hybrid
> conversion.  I  
> would like to install a motor to power the rear
> wheels and leave the  
> gas motor to power the front although I would like
> (this is one of the  
> difficult parts) if cruising at highway speeds when
> the engine has  
> surplus power, to use the drive shaft to turn the
> motor in the rear  
> and generate electricity to recharge the batteries. 
> By doing this I  
> would only be adding the additional weight of the
> motor and batteries  
> to the car and not the additional weight of a
> generator.  That is the  
> theory.
> 
> Another benefit of doing things this way is that the
> rear wheels of an  
> awd minivan have a drive shaft and u-joints to the
> rear axle.  It  
> looks like it will be much easier (read cheap) to
> install a motor  
> between the drive shaft and the rear axle - no
> massive adapter needed  
> as you would between the motor and transmission.
> 
> That is what is kicking around in the gray matter.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Quoting Thomas Burbridge <tthinc at yahoo.com>:
> 
> > Greetings,
> >
> > I have been reading this thread for a few days now
> and
> > I need to ask this question:
> >
> > What application are you using the generator for?
> >
> > It is my understanding that you should use the
> best
> > (device/tool/hardware) for the right job.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
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