unit. You would need an inverter. Some inverters will run off DC, like
some Baldor VFD 3 phase drives. A 100 Amp Azure drive would do it, but
Solectria used to sell DC motors for this rated for 150V. Two PM
motors wired in series might do it. I think they were Baldor units. So
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> Date: Fri, 3 Jul 2009 20:30:19 -0700
> From: Bill Ferguson <
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> Subject: [EVDL] How to do air conditioning? or 300VDC motor?
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> EV experts,
>
> Has anyone put air conditioning in their EV conversion? If so, how
> did you do it or how would you do it?
>
> It seems the easiest way would be to add a small electric motor to
> power the existing air conditioner compressor, but I'm having trouble
> finding one that would work. I need a high quality, professional
> looking/performing solution, because we plan to sell the car.
>
> Does anyone know where I could buy a small electric motor that will
> run off 300V DC? It could be either brushless or with brushes, one
> hp. RPM could be 2,000 to 8000 rpm. I don't know if anyone makes a
> motor like this.
>
> I'm with a small group that is making our first electric car. We have
> a 2001 Honda Civic, have removed the gas motor and will be putting in
> an AC motor, controller, lithium-ion batteries and other electronics.
>
> We need a DC motor to run the air conditioner. Our battery pack is 96
> cells at 3.2 V each, so our battery pack will be 308 V. We have to
> have high voltage, in order to provide enough power to the AC motor.
> We can't run it off 12V, because it would take too much current from
> our DC/DC converter.
>
> Does anyone know a company or a brand that sells a small, electric,
> off-the-shelf, DC motor, along with the controller, that is powered
> by 300V DC? I found one company, Anaheim Automation, but they don't
> have a controller/driver for 300VDC.
>
> I see one or 2 companies sell a complete AC compressor, such as Cool
> Blue, but it's AC, so their plan to buy both the compressor and and
> inverter makes it more expensive and more complicated.
>
> Any ideas on a good solution would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you,
> Bill Ferguson
> eeVee Motors
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