Is it practical to use Integrel while idling the engines. In other words, if I am sitting at anchor and need to top up my leisure batteries can I simply turn on the engine the Integrel is connected to and get a fast charge whilst stationary?.
Yes, absolutely! However if you use the engine(s) sufficiently getting in and out of a marina, or off a mooring ball, setting the sails, cruising under power if there is no wind etc, then you rarely need to run the engine(s) at idle to re-charge the batteries.
Integrel will not add any load to the engine until the engine is warmed up. It will stop immediately if there is a sudden increase or decrease in RPM and pause until RPM is stable.
Integrel is designed to deliver very high output at low RPM
This prevents:
- Overloading the engine while cold
- Running the engine at low RPM without load ie Power generation mode only
- Compromising propulsion when needed
Running the engines at idle around 700 RPM will generate 2-3 kW, and at 1700 RPM, around 7.5kW.