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E POD for a 30 footer
New technology to replace the gas and diesel inboard engines.
Check out the Re-E-Power electric engine. In use on the Queen Elizabeth II and many tugs in the world. |
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John W. Bienko wrote:
New technology to replace the gas and diesel inboard engines. Check out the Re-E-Power electric engine. In use on the Queen Elizabeth II and many tugs in the world. OK, I checked out http://www.re-e-power.com/ is there any other more detailed info short of bugging them on the phone? It may be attractive to put in a 24V battery bank & power system on a 30 footer, provided you can get a good charge regulator for 120VAC, solar, and wind charge sources. You can run various loads at 24V much more efficiently, and have a step-down for littler stuff such as lighting. It would be most efficient if they could match their propulsion unit to a controllable-pitch prop too; but that may be a little complex for many sailors to figure out. There are a steerable ducted props which are electrically driven on tugs, IIRC they are high voltage 3-phase AC and not anything likely to be workable on a small to medium size sailboat. The 'efficient hydrodynamic design' the Re-E-Power web site talks about is a little primitive to my eye, but it does look pretty easy to install. Fresh Breezes- Doug King |
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