Propulsion for INDININI involves the saildrive, electric motor, motor controller, battery management system (BMS), batteries, 110/220v charger, solar charge controller and solar panels.
- Saildrive – ZF sd12 https://www.zf.com/products/en/marine/products_64503.html
- Motor – Netgain Hyper9 https://www.go-ev.com/motors-warp.html#HyPer_9_IS
- Controller – SME X1 included with motor
- BMS – Dilithium Design https://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/bms-controller.html
- Batteries – 3p30s 200ah LifePo4 Prismatic cells. 57.6kWh
- 110/220v Charger – https://www.thunderstruck-ev.com/tsm2500-charger-only.html
- Solar charge controller – 96v Make sky blue https://makeskyblue.com/products/96v-45a-mppt-solar-charge-controller
- Solar Panels – 2000w Mono https://tommatech.de/
Saildrive – The design for INDININI from Marc Lombard called for a saildrive. After some research and availability options, we settled on the ZF SD12.
Motor – The Netgain Hyper9 motor uses a Synchronous Reluctance Internal Permanent Magnet (SRIPM) platform that delivers outstanding torque and efficiency, generating higher power per pound than any other motor in its class
Motor controller – Converts the DC current into AC for the motor. The X1 controller is known for its large number of options that control the motor. Things such as RPM limits, torque curves and how the throttle reacts are just a few.
BMS – The dilithium solution is comprised of a main bms control unit with the ability to add a second to increase the monitoring for more cells. It is powered by 12v and connects to the display unit and charger via can bus.
Batteries – there are a total of 90 x 200ah LifePo4 batteries that make up the storage for the motor. They are configured in 2p 30s.
90 batteries x 200ah x 3.2v = 57,200kwh
Charger – This is a CAN-enabled EV charger that can charge the batteries from 110/220v shore power.
Solar charge controller – INDININI has 2 96v Make Sky Blue solar charge controllers. They have been running while the boat has been sailing since mid 2021.
Solar panels – INDININI has a total of 2kw of solar panels. They are configured as follows…
2 x sets of 1000w. Each set consists of 5 panels. These 2 sets can be switched independently to charge the motor batteries or house batteries, or one for each.
When charging the 24v house battery, one or both can be directed for charging, and voltage will be ~120v. The Victron charge controllers are 150/45.
When charging the motor battery, the 2 sets can both be directed at the motor battery. The voltage ranging between 100 and 120 can charge the 96+ volts of the motor battery.
