Dual alternator as a generator
On the EarthRoamer site they say; "We order Ford F-550 turbocharged diesel Power Stroke trucks with the dual alternator option which provides a quiet, fuel efficient, factory installed 3.7 kWh genera...
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Wes Tausend wrote:
The 3.7 kWh claim seems a bit high. 3700watts/12volts = 308 amps, so such an output would require slightly over two 150 alternators run at maximum. What is the amp rating on the Ford alternators?
It's actually spot on. It's a normal Ford option called the Ambulance package. Nothing special. Each alternator is 160amps. They call it the ambulance package because it's standard on the ambulance chassis models.
They run a high end pure-sinewave inverter to run the medical equipment, as well as for redundancy.
Let's face it, it you're riding in the back of an ambulance and the alternator dies, there's a good chance you will too.
