Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:21:19 -0700
Reply-To: Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From: Scott Ohana <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Organization: Cosmic Reminders
Subject: Re: Prius question with vanagon content
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not too hard to google such things ...
it would have to be a fair amount ...3.4 KW sounds like a lot of watts
to me. Convert that to amps ...
You'll find it's a lot likely, I'd think anyway.
*How much current does the A/C compressor draw?*
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The 12,000 btu A/C in our MH draws about 1KW, ~10 Amps but it doesn't
have a reheat/remix mode/cycle as does most modern day automatic climate
control systems. So 3.4KW is likely correct for the Prius, but given the
addition cabin volume and greenhouse glass of the new HH 6.1KW might be
correct for it and the RX.
They could both probably be reduced to the 1KW range via running in
recirculate, MAX COOL mode (bypasses the reheat/remix cycle), and then
using the blower speed to manually adjust the cabin temperature to your
comfort level. Purchasing and installing a coolant shutoff valve
<http://www.greenhybrid.com/discuss/#> to stop the flow of HOT coolant
to the heater core would also help.
On 6/13/2013 4:14 PM, Dave Mcneely 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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