Title :
Design of a permanent-magnet brushless DC motor drive for an electric bicycle
Author :
Chan, T.F. ; Yan, Lie-Tong ; Fang, Shao-Yuan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Hong Kong Polytech. Univ., Kowloon, Hong Kong
Abstract :
This paper presents the design of an axial-field PM brushless DC motor drive for use on an electric bicycle. Constructional details of the motor and the electronic converter are given. Performance analysis using the finite element method is briefly discussed. A prototype motor drive 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 :
DC motor drives; brushless DC motors; electric vehicles; finite element analysis; permanent magnet motors; power convertors; axial-field PM brushless DC motor drive; electric bicycle; finite element method; performance analysis; permanent-magnet brushless DC motor drive; Aerodynamics; Bicycles; Brushless motors; Commutation; Finite element methods; Gears; Industrial economics; Motor drives; Roads; Torque;
Conference_Titel :
Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 1999. PEDS '99. Proceedings of the IEEE 1999 International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5769-8
DOI :
10.1109/PEDS.1999.792792
