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To: Triffin who wrote (2972)	4/25/2006 7:45:53 PM
From: deeno	Respond to of 16955

per the above post. I'll find my electric cost if you can help me out with the amp equations.

To: Triffin who wrote (2972)	4/25/2006 9:09:18 PM
From: Id_Jit	Respond to of 16955

any Idea what the cost of electicty would be for the plug in option? ((Amps X volts X hours plugged in)/1000) X your cost per Kwh. Yup, that’s correct, given 100% efficiency of the total process. Often, many times, efficiencies are not factored into the equations. Power is lost in the battery charger. Power is lost in the battery charging process. Power is lost in the battery discharge process (not counting the power delivered to the load [motor]). Power is lost through the electric motor controller. Power is also lost through mundane stuff such as wiring. Then there’s the efficiency of the electric motor… Proof to this supposition? Heat developed in the charger, batteries [both during charging and discharging], electric motor controller, all the connecting wires, and the motor. Heat is energy lost. Id