Delta Motorsport launches gas turbine range extender
Delta Motorsport has used Cenex’s Low Carbon Vehicle Event at Millbrook to launch a new gas turbine range extender system.
Developed with support from Innovate UK, the Micro Turbine Range Extender – dubbed MiTRE – was unveiled at the show by the UK’s climate change and industry minister, Nick Hurd.
Capable of running on petrol, kerosene or diesel, the micro turbine spins at up to 120,000rpm, driving a 17kW generator.
“Range extenders are something we’ve been looking at since about 2010 when we first began developing our own electric vehicle, the E4,” Liam Crabb, Delta Motorsport operations manager told The Engineer. “Through Innovate UK and our technical partners we’ve now been able to push the project forward.”
The plan is to supply the range extender as a complete system, including the generator and the power electronics. With all the ancillaries (minus fuel) it is said to weight approximately 45kg – considerably less than having an extra adult passenger onboard. Delta Motorsport plans to take the design through to production, although that’s unlikely to happen in-house.
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