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Originally Posted by rmay635703
Military turbines top out at 56% eff, single RPM dc generators top out at about 95% eff, dc charge controllers top out at 98% eff depending on load, battery charging tops out at 80% eff with power to the wheels not having this loss.
So lets see, EVEN IF we charge the battery instead of directly driving the electric motor you end up with a minimum 28.8% EFF charging batteries and a max EFF of 52.1% driving the electric motor.
Why don't I take the motor loss in account? Because all of the ICE BS never does either, ICES also run 0%-35% real world EFF depending on load
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What? So you are going with %56 engine efficiency now? and %95 for generator efficiency, and %98 efficiency for the controller? And no mention of motor efficiency? Can you put your hands in your head?
Are you also assuming that you have to have a series electric hybrid to use a turbine? Turbines have been powering wheels for a long time, i.e. the hydrokinetic transmission in an M1 tank.
How does any of this apply to a "modder" anyway? You going to put a turbine on your citicar?