i am thinking of melting it down and making bullets

 

Resourceful....

 

i would like it if someone could look over this circuit i drew up. i am trying to come up with a fail safe way to charge each ultra cap with the alternator. i think this method will charge each cap individuality so as to not over charge them and keep them balanced.

i am planing to tap directly off of the winding of the alternator for 3 phase power. i would keep the DC regulator in tact so as to stop the charging once the bank is fully charged

i am using SCRs instead of diodes as diodes will always be "on" in one direction and this would present a short. SCRs on the other hand can be turned on & off separately so as to avoid this short

i am relatively savvy with electronics but have no formal education in it. before i purchase a bunch of SCRs i would like to feel more confident that this circuit will work

if you are knowledgeable in electronics could you please look this over for me and let me know your thoughts

Thanks
Jason

 

well i dont think that circuit would work. looks like it would back feed though the caps into the coils

here is another one i drew up. if i separate the windings on the alternator indo 3 separate sets then it looks like i could just use diodes. the setup becomes much simpler

Capacitor 1+ charges on the positive cycle while capacitor 1- charges on the negative cycle. same for capacitors 2+, 2-, 3+ & 3-

take a look and let me know what you think

 

hay, Deezel Stink3r you seem pretty knowledgeable about electronics. think you could check out the schematic for me? tell me what you think.

thanks Jason

 

He is very knowledgeable. But he is working in Africa right now so his Internet time is limited. He will eventually see this and respond.

 

ok, thanks

thought he was around as he seems active in the WMO thread

well, i am going to open up my alternator and check out the winding. hoping there are two sets of three phase windings (paralleled)

if there is then i can split them all up and use a bridge rectomfrier on each set to independently charge the caps. that way they will all be at the exact voltage. this will help compensate over time when the values start to drift

if there is only one 3 phase set of windings then i will wire it like my last schematic

 

I only know enough to be dangerous...

 

Am quite ignorant about subject, so humor/educate me a bit.

How long will same/similar setup crank a motor before loss of charge?

IF charge runs out prior to start from some mechanical malfunction, or low fuel condition, how would one recharge the setup for the next re-crank?

Thanks for your indulgence...

 

your right, it doesn't have the same capacity as a set of batteries. it will be flat after about 20 seconds of cranking. it does turn over real fast for the first 5 seconds or so.

this is not a set up for engines with problems or hard starting situations. if your truck starts up in the first few seconds then this will work fine for it

as for charging, any DC voltage source will charge it. my battery charger works just fine. if i need to i put it on the "cranking" setting and pump in as much current as possible into it. it charges as fast as you can supply it with power. normal batteries will over heat and get damaged with the high charging current

otherwise it works similar to lead acid batteries, just don't exceed the max working voltage