Title :
Design of a motor speed controller for a lightweight electric vehicle
Author :
Carroll, Ben ; Klug, Dennis ; Dimitrov, Lina ; Marmara, Stacy ; Montemayor, Rae ; Schaffer, A. ; Shaub, Paul ; Tse, Edmund ; Thompson, Mark
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Kettering Univ., UK
fDate :
6/21/1905 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The design of a DC motor speed controller for application in a lightweight electric vehicle is discussed. The focus is on the design of the power electronics stage and the microcontroller-based digital control system to provide safe and reliable operation
Keywords :
DC motors; DC-DC power convertors; angular velocity control; control system synthesis; digital control; electric vehicles; machine control; microcontrollers; DC motor speed controller; buck converter; lightweight electric vehicle; microcontroller-based digital control system; motor speed controller; power electronics stage; Batteries; Circuits; DC motors; Electric vehicles; Lighting control; Microcontrollers; Power electronics; Power system protection; Pulse width modulation; Temperature sensors;
Conference_Titel :
Electrical Insulation Conference and Electrical Manufacturing & Coil Winding Conference, 1999. Proceedings
Conference_Location :
Cincinnati, OH
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5757-4
DOI :
10.1109/EEIC.1999.826269
