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Title: Alternator idea. Post by: 87gbody on December 13, 2012, 09:40:31 PM If an alternator makes AC current, which is then rectified to DC, then regulated to ~12v nominal...Could an alternator be made with dual rectifiers and regulators? One for 12v one for 24v,36v,etc.
Title: Re: Alternator idea. Post by: Hydros on December 14, 2012, 04:45:00 PM Damn 87G, glad to see your ideas, This is another good thought.
I think we need friendly rebuild shop to help with this one. Title: Re: Alternator idea. Post by: 87gbody on December 14, 2012, 07:07:50 PM Did some additional research. Looks like some military trucks came like this, with 12v and 24v terminals. I think it could be accomplished, especially with an external regulated alt.
One thing to keep in mind, with a higher voltage you are going to get a lot less amperage.(but same power, i.e. watts). I think to keep the rest of the car OK the high voltage side would need to be limited on amperage. I'm thinking about 2-4amps per 12v battery. Not sure how this would be accomplished. I think a resistor would normally be used, but because the resistance of the batteries varies with charge IDK if it would work correctly. I'm going to look into this when I have some more time. For future reference, here is a site with tons of alternator parts: http://www.aspwholesale.com/index.php |