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Discussion in 'Prius PHEV Plug-In Modifications' started by 2007blueprius, Nov 22, 2013.

  1. Opmeyer

    Opmeyer New Member

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    201.6V @ 55 A x 3 secs = 33264 Farad.

    I made an on board HHO (2 parts Hyrdogen and 1 part oxygen from water) generator once and calculated that with a 10% Potassium Hydroxide solution, I was able to generate the gas at an efficiency of 62%. In theory (if stored at low pressure ) the hydrogen gas could be a good DIY energy storage solution which could then be mixed into an LPG fuel conversion intake manifold.

    62% of 11Kw is about 6.5KW

    My experiment was using a cell by take action com dot au (no spaces) + you have to find this link at the wayback machine internet archive.
    I produced 1 litre of gas at atmospheric pressure from 165Watts of power. see youtube com/watch?v=72qSpNvEC1w.

    6.5KW would produce the gas at a rate of: 40L per min Of course the ICE is only about 25% efficient. So the usable energy boost best going to be 1.6kW after combustion which is close to the 1.3KW standard battery size anyway so it may be easier just to stick to upgrading the battery storage.

    Any thoughts?
     
  2. mrbigh

    mrbigh Prius Absolutum Dominium

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    I think you need something like this....

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