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Hey Robert, just some questions on your IMA inhibit switch. Have you used the SGII to monitor whether the engine is in open or closed loop when accelerating or climbing hills? I'm wondering if the high loads due to not having assist available would cause the computer to go into open loop and possibly offset any gains from using less regen. From watching engine load on my car it seems like the IMA will try to use assist to keep engine load around 85-90% on hills, I assume that is because this is a BFSC sweet spot for the engine. Also, I would think higher revs would be needed to meet power demand on hills or accel, could this also offset the gains somewhat?
And as for keeping the battery charged, do you just allow regen as needed or are you grid charging?
I still plan to put a switch on my car, as soon as I settle on a place to mount it. Just to clarify, this would connect to the safety switch at the bottom of pedal travel, correct?
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