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Old 07-08-2011, 07:43 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Another interesting paper showing typical losses for each part of the alternator as well as potential savings of improving alternator efficiency.

http://www.delcoremy.com/Documents/H...ite-Paper.aspx

In it they say that the two leading losses of efficiency of an alternator are the Ohmic loss of the wire and the diode voltage drop.
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