THE ELECTRIC BICYCLE
PROJECT INGEUDING AN
INVESTIGATION OF HUMAN
CYCLING PERFORMANCE
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S. I. Brand, N. Ertugrul and W.L: Soong
University of Adelaide
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
PACU E Ce leMPAUIUE BEYINTRODUCTION
= BENEFITS OF ELECTRIC BICYCLES
— CLEAN
Sole) 500
— EFFICIENT
SOON ICNG
— REDUCED TRAFFIC CONGESTION
PROJECT SCOPE
= DETERMINE HUMAN POWER FROM
— Stationary Tests and Mobile Tests
= DESIGN AND BUILD CUSTOM HUB
= INVESTIGATE BATTERY OPTIONS
= DEVELOP CONTROL SYSTEMHOW MUCH ROWER?
A Horsepower = 746 Watts
How much is a “Human Power’?
CYCLING POWER DATA
m= ATHLETE TIME TRIALS (A.LS.)
m= STATIONARY DYNAMOMETER TESTS
= MOBILE CYCLING TESTSBICYCLE DYNAMOMETERMEASURED) PARAMETERS
= DYNAMOMETER
— WHEEL SPEED
— PEDALLING TORQUE
— OUTPUT CURRENT
— OUTPUT VOLTAGE
= MOBILE DATA LOGGING SYSTEM
— WHEEL SPEED
— PEDALLING TORQUE
— GEAR RATIODANIN FOG GING Syesieyis
a STATIONARY TESTING
— LABVIEW SOFTWARE
— DESKTOP COMPUTER
— DAQ CARD
= MOBILE TESTING
— VISUAL DESIGNER SOFTWARE
— DATA SAMPLING HARDWARE
— LAPTOP COMPUTERPower (W)
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
PEAK CYCLIST
PONY
Trained
Athlete
Average
Cyclist
20 40 60.
Time (s)
80
SUSTAINED)
CYCLING POWER
Healthy Human
duration of sustainable power
140:
hours
oo,
40 80 120. 160 200 240" 260
wattsMOBILE DATA RESULTSHORSE AND EIUIMAN POWER:
COMPARISON
s
@ Sustained @ Peak
2
2
5
5
4
535
g°5
5 25
z 2
a 15
1
5
0
Athlete
BICYCLE POWER REQUIREMENTS
m 450 WATTS PEAK
= 200 WATTS CONTINUOUSBATTERY ENERGY DENSINYMOTOR DEVEILORMENT
SS
MACHINING EOIN FRONT WHEELMOTOR EFFICIENGY,
‘AC Motor Losses
DC Motor Losses
1000 15002000,
Motor Speed (1pm)CONTROL SYSTEM
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POSITION
SENSERMICROCONTROLIER and
PROGRAMMING:
MICROCHIP PICI6E877
14 BIT CORE
BUS r4
33 INPUT/OUTPUT PINS
8 ANALOG INPUTS:
= MICROCHIP RESOURCES
— PIC MICROCONTROLLERS
— MPLAB SOFTWARE
— PRODUCT DATA SHEETS
— APPLICATION NOTES
m= C—COMPILER
= CHIP PROGRAMMERMOTOR WAVEFORMS
= 100% RWM 40% PWMCONCLUSIONS and FUTURE WORK
a DIRECT DRIVE HUB MOTOR:
— EFFICIENT (84%) AND LOW MAINTENANCE
BICYCLE POWER REQUIREMENTS
— 200 WATT CONTINUOUS, 450 WATT PEAK
m= BATTERY CAPACITY
— 160 WATT-HOUR
a USER INTERFACE
— LCD DISPLAY and KEYPAD)
— INPUT - CUSTOMISED RIDER SETTINGS
— OUTPUT - SPEED, DISTANCE AND BATTERY STATE,
= CUSTOM BUILT MOTOR
— RARE EARTH MAGNET ROTOR
— INCREASE EFFICIENCY
— REDUCED WIEGHT