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Originally Posted by freebeard
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Hey freebeard - No, I have never heard of that stuff but it looks pretty cool. It would seem that it would be most applicable in a heat/fire sensitive area like a firewall. We have a light gauge steel firewall behind our carbon fiber firewall.
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Originally Posted by seifrob
May I ask you about your engine choice? Although 5 kW of electric power is surely helpful, I assume it will be used mainly to power onboard appliances - and the drivetrain looks quite conventional to me (but than, i am not an expert). Does it mean you have - at least for now - abandoned the idea of hybrid truck - or am I missing baterry rack holders somewhere in the frame??
(just curious, I am still convinced that in the long run hybrid is more hassle than benefit - at least in the trucking industry)
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We have a brand new
prototype 2017 Cummins Arcadia 15L ISX ICE that was installed just this week. As a matter of fact, the rolling chassis just got back to my shop from having the new engine installed at the local Cummins distributor yesterday afternoon. The prototype ISX is 400 hp and 1850 ft. lbs. of torque. The tractor drivetrain is quite conventional, including an 18 speed Eaton Automated (not automatic) Manual Transmission, or AMT.
Yes, the solar farm just charges a 48 volt battery bank mounted on the tractor. That bank will power our dual 48 volt all-electric A/C compressors and all cab power loads.
This is indeed a hybrid vehicle. The trailer is hybridized and has a 300 hp Remy electric traction motor, that has no operational relationship to the trailer solar farm. So we will have 700 total hp, and about 2450 total ft. lbs. of torque. I cannot elaborate on the details of the hybrid trailer at this time other than to say it is an E-assist. It assists when climbing inclines and it uses regenerative charging while descending the grades.