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Old 12-21-2008, 11:57 PM   #810 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by bennelson View Post
All modern hybrid cars use AC motors.
So that requires the use of a DC/AC convertor, right? All electronics I've ever fixed use DC current... so I'm kind of wondering how it would be more efficient to have DC batteries converting to AC voltage... is there a lossless convertor out there somewhere? Or is it more like a rotating contact switch that alternates the current...

I guess I'll google it and hope I can find a diagram somewhere....
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