New generators for small car: Compact, robust and affordable

In its compact dimensions and its low-cost design, the generator is especially suitable for low-priced small cars. Photo: Bosch / Auto-Reporter.NET
2010-08-04 | A tough, compact and highly economical generator has now with the Bosch family Generator New Baseline (NBL) product range. It is designed for cars with relatively few electric consumers and is therefore particularly suitable for low-priced small cars. The generators can be in the international production network of Bosch directly produced in the country of each automaker. Mid-2010 will begin mass production in Changsha, China for Geely, First Automotive Works (FAW) and Volkswagen. In Brazil and India, the production has been running since 2008 and 2009.
 
The very robust, compact and inexpensive design of the generators, they do for the Chinese market "excellent," said Tirso Boada, regional president at Bosch Starter Motors and Generators in China. The three available sizes of the generator cover the power range of 1.0 to 1.8 kilograms watts. At 6,000 revolutions per minute, this corresponds to a current 70-125 amps. The efficiency of up to 66 percent (VDA) helps to keep the consumption and CO2 emissions of the vehicle low. The compact design, the generators are especially suitable for installation in cramped engine compartments.
 
Because such simple integrated and cost generators are in demand among car manufacturers, Bosch is planning the production in South Africa and Europe.