You are absolutely correct, but using the motor to heat the coolant is not very efficient. This circulation tank heater reduces the strain on the inverter that heats up the motor. The inverter uses 7kW of power vs this system running at 1.5kW.
At the moment I manually plug the heater into an outlet. Once the car is on and charging, it will start heating the coolant. The temperature is regulated by the heater itself.
you should insulate the the coolant addons with glass wool so it maintains even more heat into coolant by jacket being warm
That's great advice. Thanks!
I'd love to help you and Jordan put some finesse on this!
Non-heat pumps Model 3 (2018-2020) already generate heat onto the coolant loop system using the electric motor.
You are absolutely correct, but using the motor to heat the coolant is not very efficient. This circulation tank heater reduces the strain on the inverter that heats up the motor. The inverter uses 7kW of power vs this system running at 1.5kW.
How do you control the heater? Just on/off switch or made some custom controller for it?
At the moment I manually plug the heater into an outlet. Once the car is on and charging, it will start heating the coolant. The temperature is regulated by the heater itself.