Title :
Development of Electric Propulsion Systems for Light Electric Vehicles
Author :
Bertoluzzo, Manuele ; Buja, Giuseppe
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng., Univ. of Padova, Padova, Italy
Abstract :
This paper presents two light electric vehicles (LEVs) with a electric propulsion system developed at an academic laboratory. One LEV is an electric city scooter powered by a lithium-ion battery pack and propelled by a wheel motor drive. The other LEV is an electric bicycle powered by a fuel cell system with the assistance of a supercapacitor bank. Power and energy design of the electric propulsion systems of the two LEVs as well as characterization of the energetic devices are illustrated.
Keywords :
bicycles; electric propulsion; electric vehicles; motor drives; secondary cells; supercapacitors; LEV; Li; electric bicycle; electric propulsion systems; energetic devices; fuel cell system; light electric vehicles; lithium-ion battery pack; supercapacitor bank; wheel motor drive; Batteries; Bicycles; Cities and towns; Motorcycles; Propulsion; Traction motors; Wheels; Battery-powered vehicles; electric propulsion systems; fuel cell-powered vehicles; wheel motor drives;
Journal_Title :
Industrial Informatics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TII.2011.2158840
