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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 11:47 PM
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Posted By avanti
Well, your comments above are essentially an...

Well, your comments above are essentially an examination of the merits of a traditional genset vs an underhood engine-driven alternator or generator. The has been discussed a lot here, and it hinges...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 02:37 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
Interesting. I guess I had just assumed that the...

Interesting. I guess I had just assumed that the two temperature sensors worked the same way. So, you don't think that the alternator sensor is a thermistor? (It has been too long for me to...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 01:53 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
Is there any advantage to reducing the power of...

Is there any advantage to reducing the power of the alternator assuming one has the Balmar configured with temperature sensors both on the alternator and the battery?
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 02:57 AM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
It appears that the battery charger is built into...

It appears that the battery charger is built into the the one and only unit (labeled "ECU" in the diagram). Yes, solar would be conventional.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 01:17 AM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
That is my understanding.

That is my understanding.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-02-2018, 12:42 AM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
OK, I am going to try one last time. It is not my...

OK, I am going to try one last time. It is not my goal to badger you, but I see this as an important innovation, and I do not want to leave the record in a misleading state. They are NOT a kind of...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-01-2018, 08:48 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
No, it is not a "regular alternator", nor is...

No, it is not a "regular alternator", nor is there a rectifier involved as far as I can see. Note that triple arrows that appear in several places in the diagram. Yes, one box is labeled "DC power...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-01-2018, 07:59 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
That is exactly the problem that this device DOES...

That is exactly the problem that this device DOES fix. As I understand it, there are two genuine innovations here:

1) The use of permanent magnets in a very specific configuration rather than...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-01-2018, 07:29 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
This is a little hard to talk about, since there...

This is a little hard to talk about, since there are not standard names for what is going on in this system.

Basically, what we have here is a purpose-built inverter-like device that is capable...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 06-01-2018, 06:44 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
HEY! You guys are hijacking my thread. I'm...

HEY! You guys are hijacking my thread. I'm shocked. SHOCKED! ;)

The premise of my original post is that MEPS and others have systems which go directly from unregulated 3-phase output from these...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-31-2018, 03:42 PM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
Yes, that is the approach I took as well....

Yes, that is the approach I took as well. Literally everything in our rig is native 12VDC, except for the obvious high-current items.

But, the key phrase is "for the time-being". I brought this...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 05-26-2018, 12:36 AM
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Views: 8,037
Posted By avanti
Axial Flux generators

Just before they folded, Great West Vans was starting to offer rigs with underhood generators built by Mobile Electric Power Solutions (https://www.meps.com). These are based on a technology called...
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