<div dir="ltr">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? <div>
<br></div><div>Josh<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 3:55 PM, Brian Lasseter <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:blasseter.cmpe01@gtalumni.org">blasseter.cmpe01@gtalumni.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div class="Ih2E3d">On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 1:25 PM, John Flores-McLaughlin<br>
<<a href="mailto:johnfm101@gmail.com">johnfm101@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Hi all,<br>
> I'm new to the group after purchasing a 1986 toyota mr2 conversion. I<br>
> have a question about adding a gas-electric generator with my charger<br>
> while driving. Would this cause a current overload to my batts? here<br>
> are my specs.<br>
><br>
> 72 V system with 8 volt Energizer golf cart batteries, 7245 Alltrax<br>
> Programmable Controller (<a href="http://www.alltraxinc.com" target="_blank">www.alltraxinc.com</a>) and the D&D Motor ES-15A<br>
> (<a href="http://www.ddmotorsystems.com" target="_blank">www.ddmotorsystems.com</a>). The charger is onboard 72 volt - 20 amps<br>
> smart charger made by Quickcharger (<a href="http://www.quickcharge.com" target="_blank">www.quickcharge.com</a>)<br>
<br>
<br>
</div>20A at 72V is only 1.44kw... and that little power is unlikely to help<br>
you in cruising down the highway. How many amps does your car draw<br>
when you are cruising at something like 50mph?<br>
<br>
<br>
The tricky parts though are making sure your generator is large<br>
enough, clean enough to be legal on US roads, and that it generates a<br>
nice sine wave for the charger. I would direct you to the following<br>
reading. Manzanita Micro <a href="http://www.manzanitamicro.com/" target="_blank">http://www.manzanitamicro.com/</a> has some<br>
specific notes on using Generators with his PFC chargers:<br>
<a href="http://www.manzanitamicro.com/Appnote1R3.doc" target="_blank">http://www.manzanitamicro.com/Appnote1R3.doc</a><br>
<br>
Also, there are some general notes on why using a generator is mostly<br>
impractical (and very polluting) in the Electric Car Conversion<br>
wiki-book: <a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_conversion_chapter:_technologies#Range_Extenders" target="_blank">http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Electric_vehicle_conversion_chapter:_technologies#Range_Extenders</a><br>
<br>
And some number crunching on the Seattle EVA chapter Wiki...<br>
<a href="http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/Generator_Emissions" target="_blank">http://www.seattleeva.org/wiki/Generator_Emissions</a><br>
<br>
There is also some good reading in the AustinEV archives...<br>
<a href="http://www.google.com/search?q=generator+-HHO+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinev.org%2Fpipermail%2Fausev%2F" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/search?q=generator+-HHO+site%3Ahttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.austinev.org%2Fpipermail%2Fausev%2F</a><br>
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TTFN,<br>
Brian "Lasso" Lasseter<br>
<br>
"No Sane man will dance." -Cicero (106-43 B.C.)<br>
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