| Year | 2020 |
| Date | 20-Nov |
| Volume | 225 |
| Issue | 4,652 |
| Page | 702 |
| Category | Electrical |
| Part | 2 |
| Title | Petrol Engine and Alternator Sets - How to make them work well and why they often don't |
| Author | Jon Freeman |
| Notes | Explains how to make petrol engines and electrical alternators work efficiently together. The torque characteristics mismatch problem, Honda GX35 torque and power curves, engine and alternator torque, experiment reveals alternator regulator is just a switch, how alternator regulation works, a new 'Smart Regulator' is what we need, Lucas regulator, using alternators at other voltages, anti-stalling strategy, to measure engine speed |