Diesel Electric Conversions - Are Systems Available

[fcfc]

Originally Posted by CDK

This topic should be deep frozen until someone has developed a cheap fuel cell to convert diesel to electricity with over 80% efficiency.

No.


Diesel electric does not store any electric energy. You just replace gearbox + some mechanical linkage with alternators and electric engine. + control electronic. It can also ease multi engine coupling. (several propulsion engine drive the same shaft : several gensets that power the same electric engine)

Hybrid does need to store electric energy somewhere.

[CDK]

Originally Posted by fcfc

No.


Diesel electric does not store any electric energy. You just replace gearbox + some mechanical linkage with alternators and electric engine. + control electronic. It can also ease multi engine coupling. (several propulsion engine drive the same shaft : several gensets that power the same electric engine)

Hybrid does need to store electric energy somewhere.

Thanks for explaining that to me.

Originally Posted by CDK

Thanks for explaining that to me.

And me too!

[kistinie]

Are system available ?

Apex, you LOVE VETUS isn't ?

Just click to see the answer

And watch video at Paris Nautic 2009

[powerabout]

http://marinelink.com/News/Article/N...nd/333309.aspx

must be reasons for doing this and its not for the ice

I might get a ride on a new DSV that was just launched in Singapore that is also a diesel electric and I'll find out the reasons why they built this way.

[Barron]

I guess I missed all that............