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This is sort of what Edison Motors[1] is doing. They have built what is essentially a diesel electric locomotive in truck form, where they have a CAT diesel gen
by zrail 3y ago
This is sort of what Edison Motors[1] is doing. They have built what is essentially a diesel electric locomotive in truck form, where they have a CAT diesel generator charging two battery sets which then power two electric axles in the rear, two traction motors per axle. The generator runs at a constant efficient speed (when needed) and has no mechanical connection to anything other than the alternator.
[1]: https://www.edisonmotors.ca https://www.edisonmotors.ca
- jacquesm 3y agoI once came across an ancient genset based on the original Willy's jeep engine, it was an interesting little device, the cam rockers were very sharp because it only had to run at a very narrow band of RPMs and this made the valve timing very tight. It's neat how given a chance to optimize instead of just sticking the standard camshaft in there the engineers immediately went for the efficiency gains.
- aidenn0 3y agoDoes it really use a dynamo? I would have expected an alternator with an electronic rectifier instead.
- zrail 3y agoOh yes you're probably correct. Their website doesn't say and I was, until now, not familiar with the difference.