Supercapacitor/Battery hybrid Powered Electric Bicycle via a Smart Boost Converter
Abstract
Based on the implemented system experimental results show an improvement in the up-hill acceleration of the bicycle as a direct result of the boost converter being responsive enough to harvest the extra current from the high power complementary supercapacitor module avoiding deep discharges from the battery. This enhanced battery life. The maximum speed remained unchanged while the improvement in range per charge was subjective to the terrain i.e. flat land; not significant improvement, hilly terrain; significant. However, recharging the supercapacitor via regenerative braking proved to be an arduous task since the boost converter was not designed to be bi-directional. Copyright Form of EVS25.
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Manoj, E.; Isa, D.; Arelhi, R. Supercapacitor/Battery hybrid Powered Electric Bicycle via a Smart Boost Converter. World Electr. Veh. J. 2010, 4, 280-286. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4020280
Manoj E, Isa D, Arelhi R. Supercapacitor/Battery hybrid Powered Electric Bicycle via a Smart Boost Converter. World Electric Vehicle Journal. 2010; 4(2):280-286. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4020280
Chicago/Turabian StyleManoj, E., Dino Isa, and Roselina Arelhi. 2010. "Supercapacitor/Battery hybrid Powered Electric Bicycle via a Smart Boost Converter" World Electric Vehicle Journal 4, no. 2: 280-286. https://doi.org/10.3390/wevj4020280