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frater_secessus [dual alternators]
electrical:12v:alternator_details [2024/03/29 19:48]
frater_secessus [external regulation]
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   * temperature monitoring so maximal current can be extracted without overheating   * temperature monitoring so maximal current can be extracted without overheating
   * RPM-based output limits   * RPM-based output limits
 +  * slowly ramping up current to avoid belt slippage/damage
 +  * shutoff when commanded by BMS
 +  * CANBUS and other communication
   * etc   * etc
  
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 Information is limited, but GM factory dual alt setups appear to run the way one would expect in the first place, with load shared between them: Information is limited, but GM factory dual alt setups appear to run the way one would expect in the first place, with load shared between them:
  
-> The two alternators are controlled over a common circuit from the ECM so they cannot be controlled independently. The ECM cannot shut one down and let the other one run. It is both or neither. +> The two alternators are controlled over a common circuit from the ECM so they cannot be controlled independently. The ECM cannot shut one down and let the other one run. It is both or neither.((https://www.duramaxforum.com/threads/dual-alternator.934098/post-11906770)) 
-((https://www.duramaxforum.com/threads/dual-alternator.934098/post-11906770))+ 
 +[[https://www.duramaxforum.com/threads/dual-alternator.934098/post-11906642|This upfitters guide excerpt]] contains additional information.
 ==== DUVAC ==== ==== DUVAC ====
  
electrical/12v/alternator_details.txt · Last modified: 2024/03/29 19:48 by frater_secessus