jdege
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I have a boat that I've been thinking about converting to electric, for a number of reasons.
I've been considering ePropulsion's Pod Drives. These run at a nominal 48V, and have systems that integrate motor, controller, batteries, and AC charger. But that don't integrate solar chargers, or inverters or 12V converters for house loads.
I follow a few sailing channels on YouTube, one of which is Sailing Wisdom (The Rigging Doctor).
In a recent episode they were discussing issues they're having with their battery charging, and mentioned that they have separate banks for house and motor - 12V for the house and 48V for the motor. And that their solar panels charge the house bank, and that they can charge the motor bank from the house bank via the house bank inverter they generally rely upon the regen.
It's not something I had considered as an option. Clearly there'd be losses, charging the 48V bank through the inverter, but I can see usage patterns where that wouldn't matter much (if, for example, you were sailing a lot where regen could work, or sitting in a slip a lot, tied to shore power).
What do people think?
I've been considering ePropulsion's Pod Drives. These run at a nominal 48V, and have systems that integrate motor, controller, batteries, and AC charger. But that don't integrate solar chargers, or inverters or 12V converters for house loads.
I follow a few sailing channels on YouTube, one of which is Sailing Wisdom (The Rigging Doctor).
In a recent episode they were discussing issues they're having with their battery charging, and mentioned that they have separate banks for house and motor - 12V for the house and 48V for the motor. And that their solar panels charge the house bank, and that they can charge the motor bank from the house bank via the house bank inverter they generally rely upon the regen.
It's not something I had considered as an option. Clearly there'd be losses, charging the 48V bank through the inverter, but I can see usage patterns where that wouldn't matter much (if, for example, you were sailing a lot where regen could work, or sitting in a slip a lot, tied to shore power).
What do people think?
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