1 2 3 - Torqeedo

Torqeedo Cruise
Highly efficient and powerful – Torqeedo presents the
The most powerful 24 V outboard on the market
With the thrust force of a 6 HP combustion engine, the
Torqeedo Cruise is the emission-free alternative for sailing and
motor boats with displacement of up to three tons.
Equipped with the latest torque technology, an optimized drive
train and an optimized propeller, the Torqeedo Cruise is not only
the most efficient but also the most powerful 24-volt outboard
available on the market.
The Cruise gets its energy either from lead batteries that have
been connected in series (normally two 12 V batteries) or from
the Torqeedo Power, lithium-based batteries.
When using lead batteries within the power range of the Cruise,
the efficiency of a drive is important for two reasons. On the
one hand, an efficient drive converts the used energy better
into propulsive force. A high efficiency of the drive additionally
ensures that more battery capacity is available for consumption:
The more efficient a drive is, the more it prevents the effectively
available battery capacity from being reduced due to
unnecessarily high power intake (compare here the Background
Knowledge on Calculating the Range of Electric Motors on Page
24 as well as the chapter on Battery Technology, on Pages 8/9).
Due to the extraordinary efficiency of the Cruise, it wastes
comparably little energy but its input power of 2,000 Watt is
challenging to the lead battery supply. To compensate for the
high-current characteristics and the loss of capacity of lead
batteries concomitant to this, it is recommendable that you
purchase lead batteries with comparably „good“ high-current
characteristics as well as high rated capacities (ideally 4,800 Wh,
i.e. two times 12 V / 200 Ah or higher rated capacities; compare
Background Knowledge on Calculating the Range of Electric
Motors on Page 24).
Cable set for Cruise 2.0
The cable set for the Cruise 2.0, available as an
optional extra, allows for a simple and safe
connection of the motor. The cable set is comprised
of high-current resistant connection cable
with 35mm 2 cross-sectional area, highcurrent
plugs, a main switch, a fuse, battery
connections and a battery connection cable for
serial connection of two 12 V batteries.
The cable set allows the motor to be connected
to batteries up to 3 m away from it. A 2 m cable
extension is available for larger distances.
Background information on the voltage indicator:
The Torqeedo Cruise 2.0 is designed to work with a nominal voltage of 24 volts in the form of two connected-in-series 12-volt
batteries. When using new lead-gel batteries, the actual measured voltage depicted in the voltage indicator should range
between 27 volts in a loaded state and 20 volts in an almost empty state.
The voltage range between full and empty batteries, however, depends greatly on the batteries used. For this reason, the use
of the voltage indicator as an indicator of the charge state of the connected batteries requires some getting used to, and is
imprecise. If the batteries are not to be included in a more complicated measuring system, however, the voltage indicator
remains the best indicator for calculating the remaining residual capacity of the batteries; hence, it is integrated in the Cruise
models.
Catalogue 2007
27