Why would you even want to do this? Let's not get into the problems that feeding power randomly into the system would create.Troll said:Yes, the traction motor is a 3 phase AC motor. Therefore, when it is acting at a generator, it provides 3 phase at a frequency determined by it's RPM.Aaron Cake said:So the regen brakes and downshifted transmission already provides 3 phase AC at the proper frequency? I was thinking that the power generated by these devices would get converted/inverted/perverted* later on 'down the line'.
My source of electricity will generate a variable 200-400 watts/6-28 amps or more of electrical energy while driving. I don't know if this approaches what is needed to charge up the IMA battery quickly. This also normally wouldn't mean anything for the Insight... unless you had MIMA installed and configured to use more electricity to power the engine than the stock configuration.
And that's about the point where I stop listening.Troll said:I've always been intrigued by the 'Holy Grail' of energy production... that which produces enough energy to feed itself. While I know that its a fools errand... I know wasted energy can still be potentially harnessed (preferably at a higher rate of efficiency than the primary).
But why?I'm toying with the possibility of mounting a small Wind Turbine on the car (location to be determined.. somewhere in the back for several reasons including visibility,drag and aerodynamics). The size would range anywhere between 6" and 4'. Regardless of the feasibility, benefit, etc., the challenge of inputting the electricity remains one of the first challenges. This is operating on the principle (hope) that the drag and weight added to the system will be less than the energy generated by this addition and that the energy can be used.
