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Old 08-06-15, 11:17 AM   #3
NeilTheCop
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That's why I would gear it up with the belt drive to about 2500 RPM. And pulse width modulation would allow the load on the alternator to be ramped up and down rather than abruptly switched on and off. The fancy electronics would be nothing more than an Arduino switching a power mosfet or IGBT.
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