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RobertSmalls · 02-26-2010, 09:18 AM

@TheEnemy: engine friction is already taken into account in BSFC. You only need to add electrical loads.

Keep in mind, most alternators are about 50% efficient, so 200W of electrical loads adds 400W to the parasitic loads field.

02-26-2010, 09:18 AM	#13 (permalink)
RobertSmalls Left Lane Ecodriver Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Buffalo, NY, USA Posts: 2,257 Prius C - '12 Toyota Prius C Thanks: 79 Thanked 287 Times in 200 Posts	@TheEnemy: engine friction is already taken into account in BSFC. You only need to add electrical loads. Keep in mind, most alternators are about 50% efficient, so 200W of electrical loads adds 400W to the parasitic loads field.