Cummins/Tula dDSF (diesel Dynamic Skip Fire)
I have been watching this study for a while along with the Cummins ETREE project that replaced an ISB 6.7L with an ISB 4.5L hooked up to a 130kW generator pushing a 175kW motor that netted over 60% be...
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Groover wrote:ShinerBock wrote:Groover wrote:
If the 4.5l engine is expected to do the work of a 6.7l it will be interesting to read what they did to ensure long life.
The 4.5L is pushing a 175kW(234 mechanical horsepower) electric motor in a hybrid setup so it is not primarily the diesel engine that is doing the work. Very similar to a diesel-electric train setup.
But all of the power still originates with the diesel engine unless there is a plug in battery pack that I am missing.
Yes, there is a battery. It is in the technical drawings in the link that I posted.
