Chief Delphi - CIM generator

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Originally Posted by Cirrussport

its for a medium sized off road robot with 3 wheels on either side. The wheels are all completely independant suspension. Each wheel is connected to eachother by a chain and the drill motors are direct driven to the drive axles at one wheel each. It is almost all custom aluminum construction. And fairly light in weight(considering size/engine motor combination)
It is differential driven by 2 victor 883s (may upgrade if needed)

Thanks about it

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craig

looking away from the generator setup, could other methods be used to reduce energy wastage and complexity due to conversion?
How about 2 clutches (to control power to left and right sides of wheels) and auto-tensioned chains to link the drives to the wheels. Even better if you can find CVT to adjust rpm/torque going to each side.
Then your alternator could be smaller to provide power (and charge a backup 12v batt) for the electronics. The 'alternator' could also be used to re-start the engine if you require it.