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Advanced drive train components for electric vehicles

Understanding e-Bike Propulsion Systems: The Controller Robert Lankin September 23, 2010. Advanced drive train components for electric vehicles. Agenda. What’s a controller? Servicing a controller Selling a controller. What’s a controller?. Electronic module Between battery and motor

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Advanced drive train components for electric vehicles

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  1. Understanding e-Bike Propulsion Systems: The Controller Robert Lankin September 23, 2010 Advanced drive train components for electric vehicles

  2. Agenda • What’s a controller? • Servicing a controller • Selling a controller

  3. What’s a controller? • Electronic module • Between battery and motor • Regulates motor speed • Prevents excessive currents and overheating

  4. Controller complexity • Simplest: on/off switch for DC motor • Variable speed DC motor + twist throttle • Brushless motor with hall sensors • Brushless motor without hall sensors • Pedelec torque sensor • Smart communication with battery • Smart communication with display • Built in diagnostics and programming Increasing Complexity

  5. Simple DC System M1

  6. More Complex System

  7. More Complex System Throttle Brake Switch BMS Controller More Features More Complex to Troubleshoot Bottom Bracket Sensor M1 Display

  8. Agenda • What’s a controller? • Servicing a controller • Selling a controller

  9. Servicing a controller • e-bike doesn’t go at all • e-bike doesn’t go as far or fast as it used to • e-bike acts or sounds strange

  10. Servicing a controller • e-bike doesn’t go at all • Check power to controller (battery, fuse, switch, wiring) • Burnt smell? • Check controller LED for error codes (read manual!) • Check throttle and brake signals at controller • Check motor hall signals (wet?) • Spin hub motor backwards, check for AC voltages – zero voltage means failed wiring somewhere • e-bike doesn’t go as far or fast as it used to • e-bike acts or sounds strange

  11. Servicing a controller • e-bike doesn’t go at all • e-bike doesn’t go as far or fast as it used to • Weak battery or defective charger • Low tire pressure • Mechanical friction (bearings, alignment, brakes) • Intermittent operation may be overheating due to loads, friction, or defective temperature sensor • e-bike acts or sounds strange

  12. Servicing a controller • e-bike doesn’t go at all • e-bike doesn’t go as far or fast as it used to • e-bike acts or sounds strange • Pulsations or dead zones may be bad hall sensor, wet hall sensor, or hall sensor wiring problem • Erratic forward motion may be faulty or lose connectors • Conversion kits may have mechanical fatigue in axle, spokes, rear sprocket

  13. Agenda • What’s a controller? • Servicing a controller • Selling a controller

  14. Selling a controller • Power rating (250W vs. 500W vs. 750W) • Hill climbing, acceleration, head wind, loads • Compare bikes, compare routes • Voltage rating (24V vs. 36V vs. 48V) • Higher voltage typically with higher power • Throttle vs. pedelec • Inexperienced vs. experienced riders • Feel: smooth and intuitive vs. hesitations • Ride and compare different systems

  15. Selling a controller • Features • Sensorless – fewer service issues, but may need a running start • Regenerative braking – improved range, perhaps improved braking feel • Reliability, durability, weather resistance • Integrated diagnostics

  16. LEVA Thanks our 2010 Interbike Sponsors!

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