Re: [electricboats] Anyone with ME1616 experience? planning to run one at 48VDC, what is the actual kW available? 6kW continuous?

Thanks everyone!

 

Dan, those charts from the curtis dyno are fantastic. Thanks! I can see how they align with your systems rpms.

Do you have links to the site with that data? Is it from Curtis direct? i just want to save it for more reference.

 

You are running Sevcon for controller though right?

 

And yes i concur, bigger props, going slower = more efficient. That's why the human powered boats guys use 4ft diameter props right? NOW I would love to get into that and take a dive or surface piercing efficiency, but i just have to hold back and tell myself that its time to get the boat moving and go catch a sunset and a fish or two first.

 

It seems like for the ME1616s according to the Curtis charts the sweet spot is around 1200-2200rpms. Granted i don't know where the Sevcon puts them but thats probably close...? right?

 

So, for this project i guess first i have to tear things apart and figure out what the saildrive reduction is, if any.

and yes actually i did mock up putting a secondary hydraulic pump tee'd into the system. Then running it with a ME1616. That really could work with a few hoses and check valves. It may be the simplest. Good idea.

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