[ausev] adding an electric generator

[Josh Handel]

Isn't this the direction the Volt and the Mazda Hybrid mule thats been
tooling around Tokyo are going? I'm not saying that they are practical for a
home conversion but if GM and Mazda both like the idea of all electric power
with ICE as a generator then there has to be something to that design
choose?
Josh

On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Brian Lasseter <
blasseter.cmpe01 at gtalumni.org> wrote:

> On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:25 PM, John Flores-McLaughlin
> <johnfm101 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > I'm new to the group after purchasing a 1986 toyota mr2 conversion. I
> > have a question about adding a gas-electric generator with my charger
> > while driving. Would this cause a current overload to my batts? here
> > are my specs.
> >
> > 72 V system with 8 volt Energizer golf cart batteries, 7245 Alltrax
> > Programmable Controller (www.alltraxinc.com) and the D&D Motor ES-15A
> > (www.ddmotorsystems.com). The charger is onboard 72 volt - 20 amps
> > smart charger made by Quickcharger (www.quickcharge.com)
>
>
> 20A at 72V is only 1.44kw... and that little power is unlikely to help
> you in cruising down the highway.  How many amps does your car draw
> when you are cruising at something like 50mph?
>
>
> The tricky parts though are making sure your generator is large
> enough, clean enough to be legal on US roads, and that it generates a
> nice sine wave for the charger.  I would direct you to the following
> reading. Manzanita Micro http://www.manzanitamicro.com/ has some
> specific notes on using Generators with his PFC chargers:
> http://www.manzanitamicro.com/Appnote1R3.doc
>
> Also, there are some general notes on why using a generator is mostly
> impractical (and very polluting) in the Electric Car Conversion
> wiki-book:
> http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_conversion_chapter:_technologies#Range_Extenders
>
> And some number crunching on the Seattle EVA chapter Wiki...
> http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/Generator_Emissions
>
> There is also some good reading in the AustinEV archives...
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=generator+-HHO+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinev.org%2Fpipermail%2Fausev%2F
>
> --
> TTFN,
> Brian "Lasso" Lasseter
>
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