twiin640
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PV1 said:Yes I have. Attached is my spreadsheet of several temperature measurements taken to determine if charger/motor waste heat would be worth tapping into. One could set a delay start timer so that the charger pre-heats the coolant loop before driving if utilizing waste heat.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/88t0dknhzf1nqu1/Temperature%20Measurements.xlsx?dl=0
However, this is barely on topic, so this conversation should continue here:
http://myimiev.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=22&t=2479
(Search tool still isn't that great. It couldn't find that thread.)
Speaking of pre-heating, I recently bought 3 of those silicone heaters, the type that are installed on oil pans of trucks to keep the engine warm before use on cold mornings. I plan to install 2 of them on the plastic tank in the engine compartment to pre-heat the heating fluid before use. I'll wire them up to a switch and turn it on a little while before I drive the car. I tested them to see how hot they would get and while they got hot, it wasn't enough to melt the plastic tank. The tank will be covered by insulation to hold the heat in. I also plan to cover the fluid hoses with insulating foam to hold the heat in those as well.