Research Article
Traction and Charging Systems for an Electric Motorcycle
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-97027-7_10, author={Jorge Carvalho and Tiago J. C. Sousa and Delfim Pedrosa}, title={Traction and Charging Systems for an Electric Motorcycle}, proceedings={Sustainable Energy for Smart Cities. Third EAI International Conference, SESC 2021, Virtual Event, November 24--26, 2021, Proceedings}, proceedings_a={SESC}, year={2022}, month={3}, keywords={Battery charging Electric motorcycles Brushed DC motor Regenerative braking Torque control}, doi={10.1007/978-3-030-97027-7_10} }- Jorge Carvalho
Tiago J. C. Sousa
Delfim Pedrosa
Year: 2022
Traction and Charging Systems for an Electric Motorcycle
SESC
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97027-7_10
Abstract
Low energy consumption vehicles such as Electric Motorcycles (EMs) are a very viable solution to reduce energy consumption in the transportation sector. Due to their low power and weight, EMs have high energy efficiency and are optimized for urban transit. In this context, it becomes necessary to develop systems prototypes for any type of Electric Vehicles (EVs). Therefore, the focus of this paper is the implementation of traction and charging systems for an EM. The traction system is composed by a DC motor and a power converter that operates the motor. The power converter control allows the motor to operate in different modes. Besides, the traction system’s input is a hand accelerator/brake that can control the motor speed/torque. The charging system acts as an interface between the power grid and the motorcycle system. With this, the first stage of the charger is AC-DC rectification that, besides regulating the DC-link voltage, should also act as a Power Factor Corrector (PFC) and consume a sinusoidal current from the power grid. The charger should also ensure the battery’s safety and offer the possibility of regulating the charging rate. This paper details the development of traction and charging systems from the presentation of topologies to the computational simulations, and respective experimental tests and validation.
