Ingineer
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Capstone has a 60kW model (C60) that I believe costs about $70k. If you have a good use for the heat, then this wouldn't be that bad of an idea, especially with the current low cost of Natural Gas. In SoCal you can use it to run an Absorption Chiller unit for some massive cooling.
Or you could install a C30 (that same model I have on the trailer), cap the QC at 49kW and get the other 19kW from the grid.
If you base a QC solely off a genset, it helps efficiency quite a bit to skip the conversion to 60hz AC and go right from the alternator to DC into the car. This is what I'm doing on the trailer.
-Phil
Or you could install a C30 (that same model I have on the trailer), cap the QC at 49kW and get the other 19kW from the grid.
If you base a QC solely off a genset, it helps efficiency quite a bit to skip the conversion to 60hz AC and go right from the alternator to DC into the car. This is what I'm doing on the trailer.
-Phil