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| Ev Archive for June 2001 |
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| 1927 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:52:33 2001 |
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Re: diesel loco
But, the losses in the various stages of energy conversion would make direct drive from the engine a more feasible
option, at least for the initial push. Why waste so much energy?
Prasad
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----- Original Message -----
From: <Jim.Walls@sce.com>
To: <ev@listproc.sjsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2001 9:24 PM
Subject: Re: rubbish/perpetual motion
Prasad said:
> What about the engine power rating. It's output power has to be
> greater than that required at the wheels. But, a diesel electric
> is a series hybrid. And all series hybrids are not worth running
> without a batt pack to provide that extra power during start and
> acceleration.
Don't think of a diesel locomotive as a series hybrid, think of it as an
electric transmission. All electricity produced by the diesel engine
driven generator is immediatly used by the traction motors.
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