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).