I have a 5 hp 24 volt motor out of an airplane. What would it take to run
an AC with that? I think that the answer is ultimately going to be that
such multi-layer systems are too inefficient, but I had to ask since the
electric motor running a compressor gets me past the issue of how to mount
the compressor in an inline 4 drivetrain as the Vanagon diesel has.

Jim

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 6:17 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> No hurry. Let me know what you find out.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 6:14 PM, <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Maybe the information is in here:
>>
>> Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview - OpenSIUC - Southern ...
>> opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1023&context=auto...
>> by E Talley - 2011
>> Apr 1, 2011 � Talley, Eugene, "Hybrid Air Conditioning Systems Overview"
>> (2011). Presentations. ... Belt Driven A/C Systems ... �new� Prius is the
>> 2004 MY.
>>
>> I tried to find it, but didn't have the patience.  There is a photograph
>> of the condenser label, but I could not read it.  I looked at my Prius
>> (2005 model) but the condenser is under the car and I did not crawl under
>> there to look.  Pretty tight fit.  I have to put it on blocks to change the
>> oil.  Next time, I'll look, but that will be a while.
>>
>> mcneely
>>
>> ---- Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> > I was looking through the Hayne's manual this evening for a parts
>> > replacement for my wife's 2003 Prius. I noticed when flipping through
>> the
>> > manual that the 2004-on Prius have electrical AC compressors. Can anyone
>> > comment on what kind of current it would take to run an AC compressor on
>> > electricity? One of the big problems with diesel vanagon AC, besides the
>> > power issue, is the mounting and location of the compressor and a way to
>> > reliably drive it with a belt. An electrical solution would obviate
>> that.
>> >
>> > Any comments?
>> >
>> > Jim
>>
>> --
>> David McNeely
>>
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