If the voltage could be matched to 72V then the output should be able to applied to the battery bank's output (final - and + of the series). Wiring several 12V chargers in series isn't viable. (I assume that's what you're talking about)
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 5:09 PM, john fisher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > that all sounds good, at least to me. Alternators can't be very > inefficient these days, as the OEMs are working pretty > hard at weight and power drain. They do run at 2x or 3x crankspeed. And > they are rugged and cheap. > > what about balancing the charge across the batteries, can you just dump > into them? You can't do that ( for long) with > your regular charger they say. What would that hookup look like? > > Andrew wrote: > > > > > > I do have a idea of how to assemble a smart setup. I'd install a small > gas > > engine to turn a high output alt with the regulator bypassed. To > control > > voltage, I'd use a microcontroller (basic stamp) to monitor the voltage > > output of the "genset" and control the engine RPM with a small RC servo. > > Depending on the code size. I could possibly setup the microcontroller > to > > monitor the onboard battery levels and engage/disengage the genset as > > needed. (With an electric start engine. I've seen several on ebay.) > > > > I've got the bike, I've got a few alternators I could play with. I've > even > > got a test lawnmower engine I could develop the control module with. > > > >
