| Everybody has a Generator | | | | pump motor and fridge compressor starting up at the |
| You have a vehicle power electric system, a motor | | | | same time. This will overload and damage your |
| with a generator for use in an emergency power | | | | alternator when your vehicle is connected. Another is |
| outage situation. Almost everyone has a generator | | | | choosing exactly what loads you want working with |
| right in their driveway! All you need is a small | | | | the system, you can't run everything at the same time. |
| alternative power system and you can power almost | | | | You can use a simple control circuit with relays to |
| anything you want even while you're away. I will show | | | | prioritize or time many loads in a power outage when |
| you how with this CSA approvable system to safely | | | | you have little power. In addition to control circuit |
| harness the power from your vehicle to sustain critical | | | | designs for load management, I will show you how to |
| loads such as sump pumps or a fridge and a whole lot | | | | protect your alternator from a power electric system |
| more. Just plug your car into your home or business | | | | overload. |
| when you need to and you're ready to go. | | | | Some Advantages to having such a System |
| 20,000 Watts or more from your Car or Truck | | | | -Your vehicle can run for days on end, it has a large |
| Did you know that you can get 20,000 Watts or more | | | | gas tank. Filling a small gas tank on a generator over |
| of power from a series of high powered alternators in | | | | and over again including adding oil can be a pain. |
| your vehicle? With todays technology in alternator | | | | -System works automatically when you're not at |
| construction there are high powered units that can | | | | home. |
| produce up to 4,000 Watts of power. That's equal to | | | | -There are literally millions of generators on the road. |
| what a small gas powered generator can produce | | | | -System can be upgraded with solar, wind and |
| and the nice thing about using an alternator for power | | | | generator hydro; you can make your own electricity |
| instead, is that you don't have to lug it around or put | | | | and store it. |
| gas and change oil every 8 hours. | | | | Some Disadvantages are |
| How it Works | | | | -Less continuous power than a Portable Generator, |
| This system uses your current, secondary; even | | | | depends on what alternator your system has. |
| multiple installed alternators in your vehicle to send DC | | | | -System cost can vary depending on your power |
| power via quick connect battery cables to a | | | | requirements, mainly how much you want to run at the |
| weatherproof fused DC service entrance. From the | | | | same time. |
| DC service entrance that looks much like your | | | | -Not as efficient, some loss but still very good, 90 +%. |
| standard household meter box without the meter, the | | | | Conclusion |
| DC power is harnessed by a battery bank. The power | | | | Overall the advantages out way the disadvantages |
| is then converted to usable AC power via a DC to | | | | merely based on the fact that you have access to |
| AC inverter power electric system. There's always | | | | dependable emergency power on demand quickly and |
| standby power in the battery bank as the batteries | | | | safely from any vehicle. Add alternative power |
| are being charged in normal hydro utility mode. This | | | | products like solar panels and a wind generator to this |
| system can be a manual or fully automated one. | | | | system to create and store your own electricity. You |
| Problems that Occur and the Cure | | | | can even build your own alternative power products |
| The problems one might encounter with a system like | | | | and save a ton of money. |
| this are large loads on the inverter such as a sump | | | | |