Comments on: The Chevy Volt Generator Will Run at One of Several Fixed RPMs http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/ Real-time news, information, and discussion about the Chevrolet Volt. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 14:24:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Buy Solar Panels http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/#comment-185342 Buy Solar Panels Mon, 29 Mar 2010 11:58:20 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1233#comment-185342 I was looking for Australian solar related articles this was helpful I was looking for Australian solar related articles this was helpful

]]> By: Ray http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/#comment-83403 Ray Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:26:04 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1233#comment-83403 This site and the volt are the same. Twenty Six Media forgot the unsubscribe button and GM forgot the charging port. This site and the volt are the same. Twenty Six Media forgot the unsubscribe button and GM forgot the charging port.

]]> By: JackC http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/#comment-78337 JackC Mon, 10 Nov 2008 20:07:39 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1233#comment-78337 We have inexpensive ($600/kw) Lithium-Ion battery pack available. It fits into plugin conversion kits. Here is the listing on ebay. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200271706894 It would bring cost of the conversion kits to $3500 AutomationTech Inc We have inexpensive ($600/kw) Lithium-Ion battery pack available. It fits into plugin conversion kits. Here is the listing on ebay.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=200271706894

It would bring cost of the conversion kits to $3500

AutomationTech Inc

]]> By: William Dryden http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/#comment-70218 William Dryden Wed, 24 Sep 2008 03:33:06 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1233#comment-70218 Everybody needs to stop thinking HP and start thinking kW. It takes 20 kW to maintain 60 MPH on level ground regardless of weight. The last spec I saw for the generator was 53kW peak. That is enough to maintain 60 MPH up a 6.8% grade with a 3500 lb. vehicle until you run out of gas. You will not be able to catch the idiot running 100 MPH so don't even think about it. 60 MPH is still a respectable highway speed. On the down side of that 6.8% grade, the ICE shuts off and you better hope the regen braking works to save wear on the brake pads. At the bottom you could find 50 –60% charge on the batteries depending on the length of the grade. Everybody needs to stop thinking HP and start thinking kW. It takes 20 kW to maintain 60 MPH on level ground regardless of weight. The last spec I saw for the generator was 53kW peak. That is enough to maintain 60 MPH up a 6.8% grade with a 3500 lb. vehicle until you run out of gas. You will not be able to catch the idiot running 100 MPH so don’t even think about it. 60 MPH is still a respectable highway speed.

On the down side of that 6.8% grade, the ICE shuts off and you better hope the regen braking works to save wear on the brake pads. At the bottom you could find 50 –60% charge on the batteries depending on the length of the grade.

]]> By: CharlieP http://gm-volt.com/2008/08/26/the-chevy-volt-generator-will-run-at-one-of-several-fixed-rpms/#comment-64561 CharlieP Sun, 07 Sep 2008 19:04:42 +0000 http://gm-volt.com/?p=1233#comment-64561 In reply to #192 I think the major consideration for the IC engine is that it must have enough power to maintain the car at maximum sustained operating speed for long periods of time without help from the battery. If we assume the max sustained design speed is 80 mph, then the engine must have enough power to maintain the car at that speed for hours. 1/2 liter is not going to do that. Long grades add another variable to the engine specs. It might be good if the driver had the ability to control the charging of the battery based on what he knows about the road ahead. If he knows there is a long grade ahead, he could make sure the battery was charged before the grade. But then, with GPS mapping, maybe the car could "know" about the grade and "plan" charging accordingly. In reply to #192

I think the major consideration for the IC engine is that it must have enough power to maintain the car at maximum sustained operating speed for long periods of time without help from the battery. If we assume the max sustained design speed is 80 mph, then the engine must have enough power to maintain the car at that speed for hours. 1/2 liter is not going to do that. Long grades add another variable to the engine specs. It might be good if the driver had the ability to control the charging of the battery based on what he knows about the road ahead. If he knows there is a long grade ahead, he could make sure the battery was charged before the grade. But then, with GPS mapping, maybe the car could “know” about the grade and “plan” charging accordingly.

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