Say I want to swap an ICE an put in place an electric motor. Is there a formula out there to calculate the equivalent??
2007-12-13 12:51:38 · 5 answers · asked by gbr_pr 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering
Great info everyone, but, let's say I have a 1 HP ICE @ 3600RPM. Is HP the same in Electric Motors as in ICEs?? So, I would simply buy a 1HP/3600RPM Electric Motor and that would be it???
2007-12-14 13:25:47 · update #1
The equivalent is in horsepower.
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Horse power is horsepower is 550lb/sec, doesn't matter if the source is electric or ICE. Of course to realize it, the gearing must be proper in terms of the load and the RPM. Yes, at low speed most electric motors have relatively more torque than ICE, but that wasn't the question. Basically torque is how much force a source can apply, but horsepower is how fast it can apply it.
To simply answer your additional-details question, yes.
2007-12-13 12:56:50 · answer #1 · answered by Gary H 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Power from an internal combustion engine is measured, hence the term BHP (Brake Horsepower) that is used to show it was measured by how much braking force the motor could provide.
If the engine you have doesn't give you the value, I would suggest getting the details off something similar and use it as an estimate the use a motor of the same or bigger HP.
2007-12-14 02:19:50 · answer #2 · answered by Poor one 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Think about the size first. An electric motor with the equivalent HP of an internal combustion engine is about 4.5 times. The positive thing is that you'd have a much higher efficiency.
2007-12-13 13:03:51 · answer #3 · answered by Eddie W 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Watts to horsepower is nice, but practically, electric motors must be replaced with gas engines that are considerably larger - a half horsepower electric motor has much more starting torque and other features than a half horsepower ICE and is normally replaced with a one or one and a half horsepower gas motor. Because of the limitations of very small gasoline engines and of very large electric motors, there is only a limited range where replacement is possible - usually on lawn mowers, small golf cart type vehicles, some power tools, and air compressors. Look in industrial catalogs of items offered both ways to see what is done in similar situations.
2007-12-13 13:03:19 · answer #4 · answered by Mike1942f 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
By definition, an engine OR motor is a machine designed to convert energy into useful mechanical motion.
2016-03-15 23:22:24 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use 746 watts equal 1 hp to equate the swap.
2007-12-13 12:56:43 · answer #6 · answered by hawksup2 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋