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Old 06-06-2024, 07:54 AM   #15 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
The house power is AC or DC?
220V 50Hz AC same as the UK IIRC.

I know where you're going with this:

A battery does not care what frequency is being rectified to charge it, so one can use a more economical new style genset where the rpms are set according to load and any 50/60Hz AC is from an inverter.
(which you need anyway to drive your motor at varying rpm's)

That works but kinda scuppers the whole:
Tune cam, intake and exhaust length and timing for a fixed rpm thing.

I'm still leaning toward the fixed rpm genset (simple), where it's sized to produce just enough power to cruise at say 120 km/h, plus a bit extra as regen is not 100% efficient.
But many ???s still.
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