Hey Chris, My apologies. I should have been more specific in my power statement. I was just trying to intimate that the Zivan probably wouldn't be the best...
Mike Harvey
mike@...
Dec 1, 2007 6:52 pm
1787
Hi. I just joined the group in anticipation of possibly buying a Prius. (My previous Toyotajust died, and I need a car to get to work).One important reason...
pachai1@...
Dec 4, 2007 2:54 am
1788
... Seth, Please see: http://hybrids-plus.com/ht/faq.html#toc42 D'de -- Davide Andrea VP Engineering Hybrids Plus hybrids-plus.com 303-444-0569 (W) ...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
Dec 4, 2007 4:34 am
1789
I recently completed my Prius 18-battery conversion using info from calcars. I haven't seen this in any discussion topics, so I don't know where to send my...
eaa-phev@...
Dec 5, 2007 8:29 pm
1790
That doesn't sound normal. I've driven for 16 miles straight in EV mode like you described and gone up bigger hills that require 90+ amps to maintain speed...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 5, 2007 9:35 pm
1791
... Please go to a Toyota dealer and ask them to read to you the INF code for that DTC. There are 5 different possible INF codes for DTC P0A90: 240 242 251 509...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
Dec 5, 2007 9:46 pm
1792
Sounds like a good interim solution might be a lookup table for voltage limits based on battery temperature. This would automatically slide the end points...
Rob&Amy Smith
asmith29@...
Dec 6, 2007 8:02 am
1793
I'm about 400 miles into my first PHEV tank and wanted to report some of my interesting (at least to me as a newbie) observations so far. Already, I have seen...
Darren
darren@...
Dec 6, 2007 8:12 am
1794
... Actually, the best the CAN control board can do will be to control paralleling the batteries so that the real SOC is low enough that CCL is above 50A, and...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
Dec 6, 2007 9:17 am
1795
Darren, My best advice to you is to do some grill blocking on the Prius. You use black pipe insulation and block off some of the grill. If it is done right...
Philippi, James
james.philippi@...
Dec 6, 2007 2:03 pm
1796
... That will vary based on the temperature. What I've done is used a modified version of Atilla Vass's logging program and logged the actual CAN traffic...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 3:50 pm
1797
... I think the cutoff for where its useful is probably around 15F based on what I saw this morning. At 35 amps, SOC spoofing can still be useful (since thats...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 3:54 pm
1798
... I think that blocking the grill will help even more with a PHEV than a regular hybrid actually since PHEVs are more prone to having the ICE cool off. A...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 4:13 pm
1799
Is this idea too crazy: you could spoof the battery temperature while in EV mode, and then return the temperature to it's true reading once you drop out of EV...
Daniel Sherwood
daniel_sherwood@...
Dec 6, 2007 4:15 pm
1800
The only way to do that would be to modify the thermistors in the OEM battery since it does not rely on the CAN data, it calculates it based on its own data....
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 4:40 pm
1801
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Simon Thacker
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 4:42 pm
1802
I appreciate the responses I have received for my Q on P0A90. Q2) Is there an EV indicator, or even a ECU pin that changes states from low to hi? There are...
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 6:38 pm
1803
... On the CAN bus. See this spredsheet: http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Prius_PHEV_TechInfo#All_CAN_messages D'de -- Davide Andrea VP Engineering Hybrids Plus ...
Davide Andrea
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 6:52 pm
1804
Thanks for the responses I have received from all of you. From your collective input I tend to lean towards the following: Without specific proof (an actual...
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 8:14 pm
1805
Thats something that people have run into before, and fortunately there is a simple solution. All the current from the battery (either battery) just needs to...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 8:26 pm
1806
Sorry, I have no software that can open the file. (.sch extension) I write my schematics using paper, pencil, and lots of eraser. I'll have to see what you...
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 8:49 pm
1807
... Its in ExpressSCH format (www.expresspcb.com). We probably should have them in a PDF or something, but I just haven't had time to do that. Actually, you...
Chris Ewert
chris@...
Dec 6, 2007 9:16 pm
1808
By chance, is this the same schematic? (below) http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Prius_PHEV_Schematics (I can open this) This shows the external battery being...
eaa-phev@...
Dec 6, 2007 9:19 pm
1809
Yes, I believe that this is the same schematic. http://www.eaa-phev.org/wiki/Prius_PHEV_Schematics The first ASCII Art schematics is the correct method. The...
Ryan Fulcher
eaa-phev@...
Dec 7, 2007 12:30 am
1810
Hi Dean, If you haven't already figured out the Hall Effect Sensor problem, have a look at the following urls and let me know if they are helpful. It's part...
Darren
darren@...
Dec 7, 2007 3:56 am
1811
Hi Everyone, First, thanks to everyone for your thoughtful responses. As usual this has spurned additional questions. ... I'd love to get something like this...
Darren
darren@...
Dec 7, 2007 9:12 am
1812
Darren wrote: Re: [eaa-phev] More PHEV Experience <snip> Also, how are people warming the OEM battery? Any references? Robb Protheroe has found nice heating...
Ron Gremban at CalCars
rgremban@...
Dec 7, 2007 9:45 am
1813
Where is the best place to tap into the 14V accessory battery for the PHEV conversion power? I'm going to use Chris's Temporary/Backup Control Board v1.01....
James R. Parish
JRP@...
Dec 7, 2007 1:57 pm
1814
I had seen the heater strips before and assumed they were for the PHEV batteries. I was thinking some duct heating would be used for the OEM battery....
Darren
darren@...
Dec 7, 2007 5:27 pm
1815
... <SNIP> ... There is lots of info on both of these topics available on priuschat.com. A number of people are running block heaters even in places like...
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