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Originally Posted by Ken Fry
The hybridizing allows for near doubling of fuel efficiency, despite the generator and motor losses (in my case each is 90% efficient).
rid.
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Just to be perfectly clear, have you actually purchased these 90 percent motors and generators yet?
Have you fitted them to a vehicle yet?
lets say we are cruising down the road, and the batteries get low.
So we fire up your 32 percent efficient IC. Lets say your cruise speed doesn't need all the generator can produce, so we try to recharge the batteries.
What efficiency do your batteries recharge at?
There will be a range where your 32 percent efficient IC will have excess power over cruising, and yet your batteries won't accept the excess amps the generator will accept.
In this case, the generator will not operate at peak efficiency, or the generator will start cycling on and off.
A lot.
By the way, where do we purchase one of these 32 percent efficient IC engines? Sounds pretty neat.