VSP News: Kolman's Korner, Episode 55 - C.E. Niehoff and Vehicle Power Management

May 27, 2014
C.E. Niehoff's James Becker discusses the challenges of electric power on today's heavy duty vehicles.

In this installment, Fleet Maintenance editor David A. Kolman visits with James Becker, vice president of technology at C.E.Niehoff & Co. – a company that designs and manufactures heavy duty brushless alternators – about the challenges of electric power on today’s vehicles.

Included in their discussion: the additional electrical loads being place on vehicles, the need for extra power, increases in voltage drop and battery charging. 

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