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Originally Posted by TexasCotton
Actually echo troll has made something much along the lines I was considering. I am not sure how well his Lifepo4 powerizer /maxwell ultracap hybrid set up application is going However he is clearly going in the direction I was considering. I am going the lead acid battery with caps/ultracaps
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Have you made any progress Texas? Do you know how many Ah the LiFePo battery or how many farads the capacitors are on Eco Troll's setup?
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Originally Posted by echo-francis
I will describe my setup:
I have a lifepo4 20ah battery. I choose 20ah because with my p&g I draw about 3ah (all accessories off no DRL) that give me about 6 hour range. but if I do not use p&g I can go about 2 hour if I p&g with lights on my range is about 1 hour. add blower or other accessories and bye bye range 
the other part of my setup is my ultracapacitor. the primary function of my ultracapacitor is to help my battery to start my car because it can do it alone.
the secondary function is when I have long trip I remove my lifepo4 and put my alt belt back on and drive with the ultracapacitor only. I did my ultracapacitor is 16v because my lifepo4 charger and my alt charge at around 14v and 5 ultracapacitor would have been too tight
if your allways using your alt a ultracapacitor is a good idea because its lightweight and waste less energy to be charged but can be drain in one day not using your car. you can add a small solar panel to fix that. |
What farad capacity are your capacitors? Did you find a cheap source for them?