Integrel 9kW ‘Alternator on Steroids’

[IanD]

1 hour ago, WotEver said:

Sure it is. It’s nothing new, just a more refined version. Saying ‘it’s a new idea’ is like saying that a Dreamliner is a new idea just because it’s bigger and more refined than the Kittyhawk.  Nope, it’s just a more elegant implementation of an old idea. 

You're right that there's nothing inherently new about having a diesel engine, an alternator and a battery bank. But their realisation of this compared to a normal 12V boat system is a bit like the Dreamliner compared to a DC3 -- you can fly in either, but one is a lot faster, more comfortable and more efficient than the other.

 

[the propgen also had some of the same bits but put together differently and with a lot of disadvantages -- more like a helicopter...]

 

As well as investing some proper development budget into the system to get it right, they should also get some brownie points for finally building in proper battery management and monitoring and lifetime optimisation, as well as robust fault protection -- everyone's been complaining for years about these problems (Smartgauges, current monitors, charge equalization, how to not kill batteries...) but there's not been much done about it.