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).