Homemade WRX
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Hi all,
Checking in from North Carolina. I've always been a gearhead and professionally got deep into design work, specifically engine design. With a background as a mechanical engineer, I'll say I'm good bit allergic to electronics and haven't touched anything EE related since college. Let's just say it's rusty.
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So I'm working on a "homemade" MGU-H. For those that don't follow Formula 1, this is essentially a turbocharger with a brushless motor directly coupled to the turbine shaft. This is used as a hybrid component in-which they use the 'H' as both an anti-lag device, or even electric supercharger, and can then flip that current flow direction by using the exhaust back-pressure to generate electricity.
I've been working on keeping costs low and trying to source mostly COTS components which naturally brought me into RC brushless motors and ESCs. This is how I found Alex's YouTube while looking up reviews of the MGM kits . I figured why reinvent that portion of the wheel if someone else has been busy at it. With that said, I hope to share updates as I move forward. I will certainly have a few questions along the way. Having "regenerative braking" is an issue I have not solved yet...eek!
Thanks for the add,
Micah
Checking in from North Carolina. I've always been a gearhead and professionally got deep into design work, specifically engine design. With a background as a mechanical engineer, I'll say I'm good bit allergic to electronics and haven't touched anything EE related since college. Let's just say it's rusty.
.
So I'm working on a "homemade" MGU-H. For those that don't follow Formula 1, this is essentially a turbocharger with a brushless motor directly coupled to the turbine shaft. This is used as a hybrid component in-which they use the 'H' as both an anti-lag device, or even electric supercharger, and can then flip that current flow direction by using the exhaust back-pressure to generate electricity.
I've been working on keeping costs low and trying to source mostly COTS components which naturally brought me into RC brushless motors and ESCs. This is how I found Alex's YouTube while looking up reviews of the MGM kits . I figured why reinvent that portion of the wheel if someone else has been busy at it. With that said, I hope to share updates as I move forward. I will certainly have a few questions along the way. Having "regenerative braking" is an issue I have not solved yet...eek!
Thanks for the add,
Micah
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