2007-08-08 16:03:55 · 3 answers · asked by jusnow 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
An automotive alternator is capable of roughly 70-100 amps output current. That works out to about 850 - 1400 watts.
Could you install a higher power alternator on the car? There may be room to bolt one into place where the air conditioning compressor mounts. Use it to keep a large deep cycle battery charged and then you could power a large inverter for AC output. 5kW would be a challenge.
If you are interested in recycling the engine only, bolt it to the end of a generator. Most automotive engines are well in excess of 50hp. Each hp can develop about 500 watts of energy, so the 50hp engine is easily capable of 25kW output with the proper generator bolted on. The engine speed would need to be governed to either 1800 or 3600 rpm depending on the type of generator being used.
2007-08-12 04:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by Warren914 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Install a power take off and have it turn a generator. Not an easy task. I'm not so sure that you could have an inverter handle that much power.
2007-08-08 23:36:48 · answer #2 · answered by Fordman 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basically, you don't.
Automotive alternators put out 200-300 Watt.s max.
I suppose you could hook it up to a 5 KW. generator, but that's a major project.
2007-08-08 23:23:00 · answer #3 · answered by Irv S 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋