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Directed to the electronic wiz types.
This is not a development issue but an educational
issue as I would like to understand the
issues associated with developing a starter alternator.
Personally I believe a combined starter,
alternator, flywheel, damper, timing wheel and pick up would be a great
advantage (we live to dream).
Some systems use the combined starter alternator
attached to the gear box shaft just, between the motor and the gearbox fluid
damper.
I believe from talking to Bill Jepson that getting
sufficient power from the current winding used is problematic but that
there had been major improvements in this field. Also reading a little on the
Internet ( if I understand it correctly) an alternator is AC ( alternating
current) and a generator is DC. As Batteries are DC and starters are DC, we
would need to use a DC generator winding in the starter generator (someone tell
if I'm wrong here).
Of course nothing is as simple as this, so I'm keen
to understand the issues associated - from anyone out there in the electronics
world!?
George (down under).
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