Jaguar looked at a similar system for their concept hypercar C-X75. Turbines make a lot of sense. Maybe they could look at a household version to provide backup electricity for off-grid solar/wind. Use some of that exhaust heat as well.
I really wish this technology would become widely available. I would love to use this to build a hybrid rally car, since you can do so much with direction control when you have four independent electric motors.
this is way better than pure electric cars and even if batteries are lightweight (nano material...), you still need to produce (store) lot of electricity, infrastructure for charging + even the fast charging takes at least 5min
Andrew Lohmann They were using the turboshaft to drive the wheels. Using the shaft to drive a generator to charge batteries and drive a motor is easier and more efficient.
It will be interesting to see what fuel they feed to this thing. Normal gasoline is something of a waste; you might as well use raw, low octane naphtha. Jet fuel is also 'too good' as you don't need the low Freeze Point. It probably makes most sense to run it on naphtha/diesel mix if they can manage to NOx emissions.
Hmm... at the end this turbine burns fuel and the maintenance program will be tight so what is the real advantage; why companies hold on add complexity to something quite simple as energy storage / discharge with nearly 90% of efficiency.
Israel Alvarado This system is not like an aircraft gas turbine, the components do not have to be inline or use an axial flow compressor. The compressor and turbines are centrifugal like a turbocharger so simple and inexpensive. They are also multifuelers and can burn cheap clean fuels.
Israel Alvarado This system is not like an aircraft gas turbine, the components do not have to be inline or use an axial flow compressor. The compressor and turbines are centrifugal like a turbocharger so simple and inexpensive. They are also multifuelers and can burn cheap clean fuels.
This could make World automotive history! Despite many claims companies are yet to produce an economic production automotive gas turbine- good luck!
Jaguar looked at a similar system for their concept hypercar C-X75. Turbines make a lot of sense.
Maybe they could look at a household version to provide backup electricity for off-grid solar/wind. Use some of that exhaust heat as well.
I really wish this technology would become widely available. I would love to use this to build a hybrid rally car, since you can do so much with direction control when you have four independent electric motors.
It's a shame that they don't show more detail of the system components.
they can't do this work
this is way better than pure electric cars and even if batteries are lightweight (nano material...), you still need to produce (store) lot of electricity, infrastructure for charging + even the fast charging takes at least 5min
Why not divert some of the electricity produced in range-extending mode to the electric motor (dynamically as needed)?
What is the MPG? Rover in UK and later one of the US companies both developed Turbine engines but they were not efficient.
Andrew Lohmann They were using the turboshaft to drive the wheels. Using the shaft to drive a generator to charge batteries and drive a motor is easier and more efficient.
It will be interesting to see what fuel they feed to this thing. Normal gasoline is something of a waste; you might as well use raw, low octane naphtha. Jet fuel is also 'too good' as you don't need the low Freeze Point. It probably makes most sense to run it on naphtha/diesel mix if they can manage to NOx emissions.
Well to be used in road cars it has to be something you can easily fill up on, so my guess would be diesel for the highest energy per unit cost.
what weight is your 15 kw unit?
50 kg (or 111 Ibs)
Go Trabi Go
Stirling Engines might be viable as well... and quiet
Stirling engines are not too good at transient response, something that Philips/Ricardo found out years ago
Its 2018. Where are you now? Do you even exist?
www.delta-motorsport.com/
Thanks, any news about microturbine range extender solution or you abandoned it?
Probably nothing more than just marketing, or is this range extender going to be produced? I think it is abandoned.
Hmm... at the end this turbine burns fuel and the maintenance program will be tight so what is the real advantage; why companies hold on add complexity to something quite simple as energy storage / discharge with nearly 90% of efficiency.
Israel Alvarado This system is not like an aircraft gas turbine, the components do not have to be inline or use an axial flow compressor. The compressor and turbines are centrifugal like a turbocharger so simple and inexpensive. They are also multifuelers and can burn cheap clean fuels.
Israel Alvarado This system is not like an aircraft gas turbine, the components do not have to be inline or use an axial flow compressor. The compressor and turbines are centrifugal like a turbocharger so simple and inexpensive. They are also multifuelers and can burn cheap clean fuels.
@@john9972 they never will be efficient with that power range