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Electrical Upgrades on my 08 Altima Hybrid, possible?
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<blockquote data-quote="WJHybrid" data-source="post: 7912296" data-attributes="member: 645546"><p>Well, from as much as I can gather from the manual and research, the vehicle has a traction motor that also serves as a generator of electricity when the engine is on. It recharges the hybrid battery, and the hybrid battery also gets recharged from regenerative braking. Engine doesn't create DC at all, it sends power to the Hybrid battery bank, and then the DC-DC Converter takes power from the bank, and sends it to the 12v. Here is a quote from the manual regarding the voltage of the Hybrid battery -</p><p></p><p>"The Hybrid System uses high voltage up to 650 V."</p><p></p><p>Not sure as to the validity of it, but I was told by one person at a reputable online audio place that my Hybrid system has a much larger potential for power, due to the amount of power it naturally stores. I suppose it would make sense though, because the 12v system does recharge itself by receiving power from the DC Converter, which gets its power from the Hybrid system.</p><p></p><p>The electricity bank idea is extremely doable, as I would be looking for a solution that would allow me to run my system at full tilt for like 20 minutes max. Rest of the time, it'd be listened to far below that power consumption. I agree about not wanting to go below 13V, higher I can keep the voltage, the better for everything.</p><p></p><p>No worries about the Hybrid seeing any overheat or destruct, as it has built in temp monitoring. If it reaches a certain temperature, it will shut the entire system down to protect itself.</p><p></p><p>I only bought this car because I got a major deal on it, picked up the hybrid version of the altima for 1k less than what the non-hybrid was going for. However, I am kind of regretting it now, as with a regular old engine vehicle, upgrading the electrical is straight forward.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WJHybrid, post: 7912296, member: 645546"] Well, from as much as I can gather from the manual and research, the vehicle has a traction motor that also serves as a generator of electricity when the engine is on. It recharges the hybrid battery, and the hybrid battery also gets recharged from regenerative braking. Engine doesn't create DC at all, it sends power to the Hybrid battery bank, and then the DC-DC Converter takes power from the bank, and sends it to the 12v. Here is a quote from the manual regarding the voltage of the Hybrid battery - "The Hybrid System uses high voltage up to 650 V." Not sure as to the validity of it, but I was told by one person at a reputable online audio place that my Hybrid system has a much larger potential for power, due to the amount of power it naturally stores. I suppose it would make sense though, because the 12v system does recharge itself by receiving power from the DC Converter, which gets its power from the Hybrid system. The electricity bank idea is extremely doable, as I would be looking for a solution that would allow me to run my system at full tilt for like 20 minutes max. Rest of the time, it'd be listened to far below that power consumption. I agree about not wanting to go below 13V, higher I can keep the voltage, the better for everything. No worries about the Hybrid seeing any overheat or destruct, as it has built in temp monitoring. If it reaches a certain temperature, it will shut the entire system down to protect itself. I only bought this car because I got a major deal on it, picked up the hybrid version of the altima for 1k less than what the non-hybrid was going for. However, I am kind of regretting it now, as with a regular old engine vehicle, upgrading the electrical is straight forward. [/QUOTE]
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