Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Re: [Electric Boats] Running an electric motor connected to the old Gasoline engine?

 


That method has always been my plan for electric on my Triton, electric motor between the engine and the shaft, with a clutch at both ends of the motor.

Seems like it would allow driving through the motor, and if the right kind,it would operate as a generator too.

Figure it would give me the range of an ICE, and all the advantages of electric. with a good backup for either.

I often range too far to rely on electricity alone, and can't see running an ICE powered generator simply to run an electric motor to increase range when I could also use the ICE to power the boat directly.

Ken.

--- In electricboats@yahoogroups.com, James Sizemore <james@...> wrote:
>
> Try this instead
>
> http://www.bellmann.nu/files/Aquapella%20hybride%20Eng%202008x.pdf
>
>
> On Nov 2, 2009, at 3:24 PM, nd4speed_66 wrote:
>
> > Greetings,
> >
> > Im new to this whole electric engine scene, but was curious if its
> > possible to use an electrict engine to spin my old gas engine?
> >
> > I have a Vire 6 BVr, http://www.vire6.info/, which has a front
> > mounted crank pully system with a combo start/alternator. The
> > alternator died years ago, so its esentially just a starter. What I
> > was interested in doing is replacing this starter with a Mars
> > Brushless electric motor. This would allow me to use it to start the
> > gas engine or leave the ingination off and drive the boat via DC
> > power alone.
> >
> > Im assuming I would need to beef up the belt and pully as its
> > currently a V groove. But would it be too inefficient to spin the
> > single piston engine and transmission to drive the boat compared to
> > having just the electric motor spinning the prop?
> >
> > Thanks for your response!
> >
> > Happy Motoring
> >
> >
>

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