Yes, it would. I'm just answering the question if dragging regenning EV behind will recharge the batteries. So it will, but it's not the optimal method to do it. Advantage is - you don't need a charger (at least for basic charging profile).
Even easier is to feed inverter with 3 phase AC from the motor side, engage regen, fool it into thinking that motor is running, and you get 100 kW charger... Victor Seth Murray wrote: > > would it not be more efficient to charge directly without going through > that extra energy conversion (engine -> road -> motor -> controller -> > batts, instead of engine -> generator -> charger -> batts)? > > On Thursday, October 10, 2002, at 04:44 PM, Victor Tikhonov wrote: > > > Lock Hughes wrote: > > > >> Jeeeees... you make me wonder... could the EV > >> electrics be "flipped" to charge the batts while the > >> EV is being towed? (!!!)... or would it be > >> easier/better just to wire the EV directly to the > >> motor home to recharge on the highway? > >> > >> Lock > > > > Jeeeeees, very easy if an EV has regen. Just turn it on, > > stick on the third gear, engage regen, and in 30 min > > of towing your EV is full (regen current reach driving current > > levels, hundreds of amps). > > > > The only problem I see (besides there are too few regen capable EVs) > > is the tranny doesn't take towing very well for long > > time, much less loaded with regen tranny... > > > > Victor > > > > > > > > > > -- > QUESTION INTERNAL COMBUSTION > > My electric truck page, with lots of photos and a 25 page conversion > journal. Check it out! > http://users.wpi.edu/~sethm/ (no more popups!) > > My EV Album page > http://www.austinev.org/evalbum/387.html
