[ausev] Series hybrid musings

[John Penry at TransTexasTrucks]

Lant,

if you will purchase the book, "The Zero Carbon Car", it will give you full 
details on how to make a series hybrid.
All kinds of data on gensets, power requirements, batteries, etc.  A well 
researched book.

The author converted a Mazda Miata to a series hybrid, but I believe the 
small truck would be easier to do.

John Penry
http://www.transtexastrucks.com
I decided to challenge the Automakers.
I will make a Plug in Series Hybrid Crew-Cab Pickup before Detroit does.
But if I lose this race, we all become winners.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lant Colburn" <lant at cdibb.com>
To: <AusEV at austinev.org>
Sent: Friday, March 20, 2009 5:52 PM
Subject: [ausev] Series hybrid musings


> List Members;
>
> I have been researching a good way to implement an electric/biodiesel
> series hybrid in a small pickup. It seems to me that a genset capable of
> providing 100amps continous at 120volts should be able to keep up with
> the power requirements to keep a small pickup truck traveling straight
> and level at constant highway speeds. Obviously a battery pack would
> still be required for acceleration, when much higher amperage is
> required. The problem I have run into is that good quality, high
> amperage DC gensets that are rare and expensive, while AC gensets of
> equivalent output and quality are relatively cheap.
>
> This may be a stupid question, but I am going to ask it anyway: Would it
> be possible to use a quality 120v AC 17kw genset powered by a diesel
> engine running biodiesel to supply power to an AC electric vehicle
> conversion? If so what could be used as a load manager to control DC
> power coming from the batteries to the inverter and the AC coming
> directly from the genset? Thanks in advance for any suggestions you can
> provide.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Lant Colburn
> Cleburne, TX
> lant at cdibb.com
>


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