Hi,
Im going to build a rather large RC car using a specific 2 stroke engine i have, the purpose of the project is to make a vehicle using this engine but also implement various features you might see in actual automobiles, its unavoidable in case anyone wanted to say i should just do 100% electric.
Anyway, when i say hybrid, i mean that at times it may get electronic assistance, or, just operate entirely with the electric motor. an example might be, and bearing in mind certain aspects of the design are still rather fluid and open to change, the ability to reverse may be entirely electric, depending on wether or not i can implement more than 2 gears (reverse would be prioritized after having a high/low).
While having two lithium batteries in the car, one for controlling the on board electronics (1S battery on boost converter) and the other just a big bank for motors is doable, id rather everything just operate with one.
What i want is for the battery to be charged ( can manage to make a circuit that will manage safe charging), and balanced which should be doable with one of these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Aih...ery-Protection-Circuit-Board/32831693152.html , but i dont think its deisgned to be charged and discharged at the same time (im not fussed about balancing, there will be plenty of time for it to balance.
the problem i have, which a second battery is for in the first place, is i have no idea if i can make a power supply that runs off an alternator, that is responsive and reliable enough to always maintain power like how a real car can.
Id like some suggestions (besides implementing a lead acid battery instead of the li-ion 4s pack i plan to use) on how to manage the power. I dont need to fast charge but the battery will be installed permanently, so everything needs to be internal and only charged by the car.
Ideally id like to make a lithium equivalent to a lead acid battery, in that it simply has a postive and negative line and can charge and discharge though it, like a lead acid would. so, it has a charge manager, balancer, and a constant power switcher which will allow instantaneous changing from charging to discharging, for use such as when the charging source is not especially stable.
Most likely ill be constructing my own alternator so i have no idea how well i can manage the power. given the microocntrollers used, a cut in power could make the car partially unresponsive for 10-20 seconds.
Also, i have other reasons to learn how to make a power supply like this, offering constant power supply where the charging current may be suddenly turned off without warning, like in a laptop.
Im going to build a rather large RC car using a specific 2 stroke engine i have, the purpose of the project is to make a vehicle using this engine but also implement various features you might see in actual automobiles, its unavoidable in case anyone wanted to say i should just do 100% electric.
Anyway, when i say hybrid, i mean that at times it may get electronic assistance, or, just operate entirely with the electric motor. an example might be, and bearing in mind certain aspects of the design are still rather fluid and open to change, the ability to reverse may be entirely electric, depending on wether or not i can implement more than 2 gears (reverse would be prioritized after having a high/low).
While having two lithium batteries in the car, one for controlling the on board electronics (1S battery on boost converter) and the other just a big bank for motors is doable, id rather everything just operate with one.
What i want is for the battery to be charged ( can manage to make a circuit that will manage safe charging), and balanced which should be doable with one of these https://www.aliexpress.com/item/Aih...ery-Protection-Circuit-Board/32831693152.html , but i dont think its deisgned to be charged and discharged at the same time (im not fussed about balancing, there will be plenty of time for it to balance.
the problem i have, which a second battery is for in the first place, is i have no idea if i can make a power supply that runs off an alternator, that is responsive and reliable enough to always maintain power like how a real car can.
Id like some suggestions (besides implementing a lead acid battery instead of the li-ion 4s pack i plan to use) on how to manage the power. I dont need to fast charge but the battery will be installed permanently, so everything needs to be internal and only charged by the car.
Ideally id like to make a lithium equivalent to a lead acid battery, in that it simply has a postive and negative line and can charge and discharge though it, like a lead acid would. so, it has a charge manager, balancer, and a constant power switcher which will allow instantaneous changing from charging to discharging, for use such as when the charging source is not especially stable.
Most likely ill be constructing my own alternator so i have no idea how well i can manage the power. given the microocntrollers used, a cut in power could make the car partially unresponsive for 10-20 seconds.
Also, i have other reasons to learn how to make a power supply like this, offering constant power supply where the charging current may be suddenly turned off without warning, like in a laptop.
