DC Generator - The Smart Way to Go

[Shrew]

Originally Posted by Xedis

Really l don't t understand all this it seems like everybody's back in the 1900s on this stuff the way that I understand it today DC appliances uses 10 times less at the most than AC appliances so I don't understand why you're changing DC to AC and if you are using AC appliances you should be changing to DC appliances because you can save over 50% energy on DC so it's kind of backwards changing DC to AC when you should be changing AC to DC

Great first post!!!

You are quoting a post that was submitted [07-08-2011, 09:31] and criticizing its lack of relevance.

[Cheyne]

Like Matt said they are super expensive. We tinkered with the idea of converting our Lagoon 380 to electric propulsion when we repowered last year. DC 48v unit was close to $25k and it is just a Volvo D1-30 with a DC generator.

Cheyne

[mcarthur]

Originally Posted by Matt Johnson

Nope. The quotes I got were insane when I looked about a year ago ($25k for a 10kw unit). A few new brands were shown at METS, but all looked to be reaching for the high end market with no attempt of improvement on pricing.

Yep, A$30k for a 12kW locally made one (good quality, milspec). Which is around US$20k. Not installed, not shipped.