rtbarton Posted June 20, 2007 Share Posted June 20, 2007 My factory briefly looked into a CHP plant but with the rise in gas cost it was not viable to do.An idea to run the motors. Instead of using a DC motor use a 400v induction motor at each wheel. To increase speed just change the frequency via an inverter. This could be run direct of a generator and would not require a battery or any form of DC in it. Personally I think stepper motors would be better as you can get greater torque and control over individual wheels for traction control and so on. Also steppers with permanent magnets in them would give good regenerative braking. A battery or flywheel could be used to store braking energy for later use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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