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Old 02-27-2011, 07:57 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Alternating battery banks for increased range.

While this would be easiest to test in a HV hybrid, the EVs would benefit more.

Here's the concept:
Lead batteries benifit from resting between discharge cycles. The studies I have found show diminishing returs past 15 min.

If you had 2 banks of batteries and alternated them every 5 or 10 min, would it increase the range due to the packs recovering ?

Any body with an Insight or Prius with a spare battery pack that would be willing to test this ?

A parrallel set of batteries in an EV would be the best, but most people don't setup that way.

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