Some folks are using HV systems.
Notwithstanding that, the driving reason why most use low voltage setups is:
· Availability of reasonably low cost 6-8kw, 48v or less parts thanks to the golf cart industry
· The fact that for many of us, 8kw of power is plenty
· That weight in cabling and power lost and cost in cabling is not an issue
-Myles Twete
From: electricboats@yahoogroups.com [mailto:electricboats@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kirk McLoren
Sent: Sunday, March 04, 2012 11:32 AM
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Electric Boats] Why no high voltage?
probably law or insurance
Nemo dat quod non habet
From: marcdrachten <mevanderkuur@gmail.com>
To: electricboats@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, March 4, 2012 10:56 AM
Subject: [Electric Boats] Why no high voltage?
All current electric drive systems are based on low DC voltage systems. Why no high voltage systems, 110 or 220 volts? Currents can be much lower resulting in smaller wiring. Any ideas on this?
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