Appendix A

Technical Specification of BLDC

SPECIFICATION
Core Data
Position Rear Hub Motor
Wheel Diameter (Inch) 26
Construction Gear Drive
Rated Voltage (DCV) 36/48
n0 (Rpm) 325:245
Rated Power 350
nT (Rpm) 290: 205
Max Torque 45 N.m
Efficiency % ≥ 80
Color Silver
Weight (kg) 3.3
Noise Grade < 55
Operating Temperature -20 – 45 °C

Mounting Parameters
Brake Type Disk Brake
Cabling Route Through Shaft, Right
Spoke Specification 36H * 12G
Technical Specification of Li-ions Battery

SPECIFICATION
Core Data
Position Mounted in the center of bicycle Frame
Cell technology Li-ions Cell
Battery voltage (DCV) 36
No of cells used in battery 40
Per cells voltage (DCV) 3.7
Per cell mAh 2200
Cells combination Series & Parallel
No of cells in series 10
No of cells in parallel 4 rows (40 cells)
Efficiency % ≥ 80
Weight (kg) NA

Protection Parameters
Circuit Battery Management System (BMS)
No of cells point 10 S
Protection Over voltage and over current

Appendix B
Boost Convertor Calculations

The DC – DC boost circuit specification is as follows: Out power (P o) = 50W Input voltage Vin =
6V Output voltage Vout = 12V Operating frequency F = 25 kHz The output current (I ) equation
is given in 7 [1].

I o=Po /V o 0.1

50
I o= =4.17 Amp 0.2
12

V¿
D=1− 0.3
V out

6
D=1− 0.4
12
D=0.5∨50 % 0.5

The relationship between the input power (Pin), output power (Pout) and power – transfer
efficiency is given in

P out
η=
P¿

Or 0.6

I out V out
η=
I¿V ¿

The maximum input current is also the maximum current through the inductor, it is denotes as
(can be obtained from 6)

I out V out
I L .max =
ηV¿
0.7
4.17 ×12
I L .max =
0.92× 6
The inductor sizes are chosen such that change in inductor is no more than 10% of the average
current,

∆ I L =0.1 × I L.max 0.8

The ripple change in the inductor current would require an inductor size of;

3 ×0.50
L=
25000 ×0.3 ×125 0.9
L=1.6 μH

Now calculated the capacitor value;

4.17× 0.50
C=
25000× 0.01× 12 0.10
C=695 μF

A 695µF capacitor and 1.6µH inductor was selected. The DC – DC boost convertor circuit was
simulated in MATLAB Simulink, based on the calculated parameters. These parameters i.e. Duty
cycle, inductor, capacitor, DC input voltage source were inputted in their various block and a
MOSFET switch was selected. The Simulink model is shown in figure 5.3.