Thread: 48V Vehicles
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Old 12-08-2008, 12:57 AM   #8 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Formula413 View Post
Aftermarket audio amplifiers for cars typically have inverters with step up transformers which feed rectifiers to create higher DC voltages for more power.

Good point about simply stepping the 42/48V back down to 12V to run low power accessories for backwards compatibility, seems like an obvious thing to do now that I think about it.
Except they're not doing it with 48v; they're doing it with even higher voltages. For example, the Prius uses 200v for the main electrical system.
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