On 20 Dec 2015 at 13:14, Charles Galpin via EV wrote: > For the group - what's the feasibility of running this on a 76V lithium ion > pack?
Pretty much zero, I'm sorry to say. > The specs on his controller say 96V minimum or can you actually go > lower? Curtis controllers include a feature that limits current when the battery is getting low (meant for lead batteries). This is to protect the battery. A 96-144v controller will cut way back on the drive current limit (to about 50 amps, IIRC) when its input voltage falls below the point where a 96v battery would reasonably be considered flat. I've never measured that voltage, but I'd guess it's about 84v (1.75vpc). Note, that doesn't mean you can use it with an 84v battery. The specs mean what they say. It's for 96 to 144 volt systems. I would even suggest staying 6 or 12 volts above the minimum. David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
