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I am amazed that such a battery pack can be built. This is equivalent to 2000 horse power.
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In testing they were blowing 800 amp fuses.
The Brad Hadman-built, Mike Gerry-conceived dragster operates on a 1500-kilowatt array of lithium polymer (LiPo) batteries that produce an equivalent energy rating of more than 2000 horsepower.
WWII Fleet Submarines had battery banks that could supply 15,000 amps at 350 volts, about 7000 horsepower. Each of two battery banks was rated at about 4000 amp-hours.
I hope ol Big Daddy Don Garlitts can go 200mph. I didn't see how much the car weight's.
Still impressive. Looking forward to the ET in a quarter mile at 200mph.
...The battery has one heck of a drain on it. Curious as to how much battery life after the quarter mile run??
Ultracaps far outperform batteries for burst current applications such as short duration high speed EV racing.
The capacity of a SLA battery depends on the discharge current and temperature among other things. The Ah value is therefore a little misleading which in turn makes the Watt equally so without bringing other factors into the equation don't you think? Why change things? I'd find a a battery description of 12V 996Wh harder to understand than 12V 83Ah, at least it gives you an idea of what the battery is capable of?
Big Daddy is on a quarter mile track which makes it even harder.