Title :
In-Wheel Permanent-Magnet Brushless DC Motor Drive for an Electric Bicycle
Author :
Chan, T. F. ; Yan, L. T. ; Fang, S. Y.
Author_Institution :
Hong Kong Polytechnic University; Tsinghua University; South China University of Technology
fDate :
5/1/2002 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of an axial-field permanent-magnet (PM) brushless dc motor drive for use on an electric bicycle. Details of the motor and the electronic converter are given. Performance analysis using the finite element method is briefly discussed. A prototype motor was constructed for verifying the actual performance. Good correlation between the theoretical and experimental results has been obtained. Test results confirmed the feasibility of the proposed motor design.
Keywords :
Automatic generation control; Bicycles; Brushless DC motors; Control systems; DC motors; Finite element methods; Induction machines; Reactive power control; Wind farms; Wind turbines; Axial-field motor; electric bicycle; finite element analysis; permanent-magnet brushless dc motor;
Journal_Title :
Power Engineering Review, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MPER.2002.4312195
