polygonum wrote:
On 07/02/2013 06:27, harry wrote:
On Feb 6, 9:30 pm, polygonum wrote:
Trouble is, the vehicle is specced at 49 kW so 20kVA is a bit low...


That is the max power. But most of the time you use a tenth of that.
The traction battery is only 15Kwh.

However, assuming that max. power is used, for example, when
accelerating or going uphill, having less than half the power available
would reduce performance very significantly. (Even ignoring the fact you
are now towing a lump.)

If you're just using the generator to keep the battery charged, the
battery would take up the slack, but 49kW isn't a great dela of power to
get what would be a total of a ton and a half up a steep hill.

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John.