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PRESS RELEASES Globe Circling Adventurer Fischer Panda’s AGT DC Generator Helps Power The Zero-Carbon Car>>> Fischer Panda Generators U.S. Reports Vigorous OEM Growth in 2007>>> Fischer Panda Generators U.S. to Equip Fischer Panda Generators U.S. to Equip Fischer Panda U.S. Adds Two Certified Dealers>>> Gas Versus Diesel Generators: Airing the Facts>>> Fischer Panda Sets The Standard Enjoy a quiet evening aboard with the Jeff Till Named Dealer and Marine Sales Representative For Fischer Panda Generators U.S.>>> Custom-Built Marine Generators Available Fischer Panda Generates Interest with Smart Panel Keeps Close Track of Fischer Panda Generator's Performance>>> |
Fischer Panda’s AGT DC Generator Helps Power The Zero-Carbon Carbon Car Oakland Park, FL – Capable of monitoring and automatically charging onboard batteries at peak operating efficiency, Fischer Panda Generators’ innovative AGT DC Diesel Power System is a proven AC alternative to boat owners the world over. Today, a modified Panda AGT DC generator is helping to power The Zero-Carbon Car, a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (Mazda Miata) that uses both zero-carbon electricity and liquid fuels. The vehicle, developed by William Kemp, a VP for an energy sector corporation, uses less than 50% of the energy used by a typical vehicle and provides more than adequate performance for city or highway driving. Known worldwide for designing and manufacturing the smallest, lightest, quietest and most efficient generators in the world, Fischer Panda's AGT DC Power System electric plant was an “easy choice” for Kemp and his team, as the Panda system offered the ability to generate direct current which could be used to charge the vehicle’s battery bank and/or drive the traction motor directly. An extremely compact DC generator—actually 40% smaller and lighter than a comparable AC generator—the AGT also runs more efficiently and quietly, translating to a 90% fuel savings and producing a decibel rating in the low 50s at seven meters. “I assumed that the company could upgrade one of their standard 49-volt systems to the higher 120-volt potential that was required by the design of the Zero-Carbon Car,” wrote Kemp in his 2007 book, The Zero-Carbon Car, Building the Car the Auto Industry Can’t Get Right. “Having a direct current output would provide two immediate benefits for the system design. First, the generator windings and controls would be optimized to output direct current, avoiding the energy losses that would be incurred if a standard alternating current generator had to be modified. Secondly, the speed of the engine would not have to remain fixed as is necessary with alternating current generators.” Kemp contacted Paulo Oliveria, chief engineer at Fisher Panda U.S., to discuss his requirements. Oliveria began working on the electrical and thermal design modifications (typically a marine Panda uses raw seawater for cooling), and coordinated technical drawings to help fit the 238-pound generator into the trunk of the Miata. "In cases where the demand for AC current is relatively low, the AGT is an interesting and more economical method of supplying electric current through the use of a battery bank and an inverter to transform the current from DC to 120 volts AC," said Chad Godwin, Marine Sales Manager for Fischer Panda U.S., headquartered in Oakland Park, Florida. According to Kemp’s book, one half of a series of a plug-in hybrid vehicle power system comprises the electric motor, controller, and battery bank; the other half is the electrical generating source. The vehicle designer, according to Kemp, had numerous power plant options to choose from, including gasoline spark-ignition, diesel, or even a hydrogen fuel cell unit. If the vehicle was to operate in a true well-to-wheels zero-carbon cycle, the hardware would stay the same but the fuel needed to change to sustainable and renewable sources. The diesel engine, according to Kemp, offered a number of advantages, including high thermal efficiency and small size for a given level of electrical power generation. A further advantage was the ability to use zero-carbon bio-diesel as the fuel source. When it comes to batteries, nothing, according to Godwin, has really changed during the past decades. “Either you draw 12 or 24 volts from the battery and are restricted by battery bank size or you install an AC generator, which is constantly in operation in order to maintain voltage,” he said. “The generator must be designed such that occasional performance peaks are covered, and inverters are installed to supply alternating current from the batteries.” In addition to providing a power source solution for Kemp’s innovative Zero-Carbon Car, Godwin said Fischer Panda is also working with several marine applications, including a project with Catman Cats of Urbanna, Virginia, which is currently working on a twin AGT PM6/24 Volt DC generator power package on a custom catamaran. Fischer Panda Generators has played a pioneering role in the design and Fischer Panda U.S., which began operations in 1995, is located at 4345 NE 12 Terrace in Oakland Park, Florida. For more information, please call 954-462-2800 or access the company's web site at www.fischerpanda.com. |
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