[ausev] adding an electric generator

[John Penry at TransTexasTrucks]

You may want to get a copy of "The Zero-Carbon Car".  It is 544 pages, and describes in detail how to setup a generator to recharge batteries as you drive.  I got my copy at Tower.com for $25 including shipping.

The author converted a Mazda Miata, and placed a 3 cylinder diesel running veggie biodiesel in it.

Some great information.

John in Seguin

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Josh Handel 
  To: AustinEV News Announcements and General Discussion 
  Sent: Thursday, September 11, 2008 4:05 PM
  Subject: Re: [ausev] adding an electric generator


  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

    "No Sane man will dance." -Cicero (106-43 B.C.)

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