
Lithionics ION-GEN 51V 6,500W Alternator
With recent developments in efficient lithium-powered house power in motive applications, there is an ever increasing need to support the power levels of high-power consumables. Such consumable examples are 120V AC Inverter-Chargers and Air Conditioning units. One way of reducing the overall system cost is to employ high-power fast charging from the vehicle’s main engine, which allows a smaller lithium house battery to be more effective as well as supplementing high-power devices. Traditional high output 12V alternators are only capable of around 250A or 3,000W output since they derate heavily with the high currents involved, which are further made worse by engine bay temperatures. Additionally, the cable size to support such high amperages have additional losses, critical installation processes, high cost and weight. The solution is to increase the voltage by a factor of four to 48V, which reduces heat generating currents by four-fold. Voltage = Current x Resistance. Therefore, 4x vo