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In my application the cells would only run a motor to pump up hydraulic pressure. There is no need to monitor or control the power level since there is no necessity to control vehicle speed. The motor would be switched on and off by pressure level switches in the accumulator.
Charging would be strictly when the vehicle was sitting still from the 220 outlet in my garage.
How far the pack was discharged would determine when the Diesel engine took over. I would not use it to recharge the pack.
Similar to the Volt.
Right now I plan on using only the 9 HP Diesel, but if a battery pack was within a reasonable price range that plan could change, even to pure electric propulsion, but in either case there would be no electrical regeneration at this point. It would be purely hydraulic.
The useable capacity of a 10 KWH pack would be useful information. At $4.4k it looks interesting, but I may build the pure Diesel version first, then an electric option later.
regards
Mech
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