Title :
Design considerations in an efficient electric motorcycle
Author :
Mohamed-Nour, H.L. ; Quigley, J.W. ; Das, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., California State Univ., Long Beach, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper presents the design procedure and experimental evaluation of an economical electric motorcycle. A commercial motorcycle, powered by an internal combustion engine (ICE), has been converted to run an on a DC electric motor fed by sealed Pb-acid batteries. A theoretical model has been developed and applied for predicting the motorcycle performance. After conversion the motorcycle was thoroughly tested on surface streets as well as on highways. The performance results obtained from these road tests have been compared with those predicted based on the theoretical model and a strong correlation was found. Other energy conversion schemes may be used to convert existing ICE based transportation systems to battery based transportation systems that will meet zero emission standards
Keywords :
DC motor drives; electric propulsion; electric vehicles; lead; secondary cells; DC electric motor fed; Pb; battery based transportation; electric motorcycle; highways; internal combustion engine; motorcycle performance prediction; sealed Pb-acid batteries; surface streets; theoretical model; zero emission standards; Batteries; Economic forecasting; Electric motors; Ice; Internal combustion engines; Motorcycles; Power generation economics; Predictive models; Testing; Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1997., Twelfth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3631-3
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1997.574118
