michaeljayclark
New Member
I have 52 maxwell 3000 farad 2.7 volt ultracapacitors.
my project is to wire them in series to get 140 vdc.
the electric vehicle is a 1994 chevy s-10 that has already been converted to electric. It is a DC system similar to a golf cart.
the motor is a 9 inch 72 volt DC motor. The controller is rated to work with 144 volt system and is rated at 500 amps. the transmission is the existing manual transmission.
the truck weights 4300 pounds. It has 24 6 volt batteries wired in series to give 144 vdc.
My project is to unhook the batteries, and hook up the capacitor pack. I want to see how far the truck travels just on the capacitors. Since I am not an electrical engineer, i want to know if the capacitors can be drawn down to the point the truck stops.
will this damage the capacitors?
this is just one step in my project but a very im portant one, I do not want to blow up 2000 in capacitors right out the gate
my project is to wire them in series to get 140 vdc.
the electric vehicle is a 1994 chevy s-10 that has already been converted to electric. It is a DC system similar to a golf cart.
the motor is a 9 inch 72 volt DC motor. The controller is rated to work with 144 volt system and is rated at 500 amps. the transmission is the existing manual transmission.
the truck weights 4300 pounds. It has 24 6 volt batteries wired in series to give 144 vdc.
My project is to unhook the batteries, and hook up the capacitor pack. I want to see how far the truck travels just on the capacitors. Since I am not an electrical engineer, i want to know if the capacitors can be drawn down to the point the truck stops.
will this damage the capacitors?
this is just one step in my project but a very im portant one, I do not want to blow up 2000 in capacitors right out the gate
Last edited: