Silly question - powering with a 120V AC motor?
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This is probably a really silly question, but....
Is it possible to find a 120V AC motor that can be speed controlled (and maybe even reversed??) for at least a proof of concept on a boat?
For those of us that prefer electric motors to gas or diesel engines, but are challenged by the investment of a huge battery bank, wouldn't it be cool if we could run an AC motor off an inverter from whatever battery bank we have handy, and use a generator to supplement - or just run off the generator entirely at first?
We've discussed the efficiency gain of running off a higher voltage / lower current. I'm guessing that there just isn't a suitable way to control and/or reverse an AC motor??
John
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