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dcb · 06-16-2009, 08:37 AM

Also those losses for the engine apply to the genset as well, so don't think it is an automatic win. An engine in a parallel setup can be maintained within %90 of peak efficiency when backed by a battery pack and motor, and actually has a peak efficiency far greater than the serial version.

Methinks you have not carefully examined the losses in the serial setup.

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