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COBEM 2019
25th International Congress of Mechanical Engineering
Developing an Electric Moped Prototype
Submission Author:
José Santisteban , RJ , Brazil
Co-Authors:
Rodrigo de Sá Leitão Martins, eduardo artur dos santos filho, José Santisteban
Presenter: Rodrigo de Sá Leitão Martins
doi://10.26678/ABCM.COBEM2019.COB2019-0257
Abstract
The concerns regarding the climate change has been continuously growing since the 1990’s and, at the same time, the improvement of computer models has confirmed the worst negative effects. In this sense, some international agreements have proposed targeting low-carbon emissions, which inspired several proposals reported around the world. For example, the replacement of internal combustion engines by other ones that use clean sources of energy, such as the electric motors. In fact, it is possible to highlight the rise of electrical mobility in urban areas around the world. Following this alternative, in this paper, the development of an low-cost electric moped prototype and assembling of its mechanical and electrical components are shown. Hence, a conventional bicycle structure was appropriately adapted in order to be powered by a three-phase induction motor manufactured by the national industry. Additionally, the electrical system is comprised by a single-phase inverter, a commercial three-phase inverter and batteries. Finally, after the assembling of the prototype, it was possible to simulate its driving conditions according to the SAE J227a standard. In this way, the power and torque were evaluated. From this research, the authors believe that this proposal can leads to a profitable business with inexpensive investments.
Keywords
electric vehicle, Finite Difference Method, Mechanical Performance, Computational simulation
