Electric Crew

Launch
Cole Davis, Kelsey Sandrell, David Audette
Client

• Washington College rowing

team
• Currently rely on ICE launch
boats for every session
• Want an more ec-conscious
option
 Needs

• Outboard with tilt function (for shallow water)

• Booth style console
• Lighting
• 600lb capacity
• 1000lb capacity for emergencies
• 3 hour run time
Traditional solutions

• ICE engine
• Mercury 50hp EFI Outboard
• $7797
• $36,000 fuel over 5 years at $4/gallon
• $2160 maintenance
• 180,000lbs CO2, 20lbs/gallon
Traditional solutions continued

Wintech 24’ Wakeless Row America 19’ Wakeless

$18,200 shell and 20hp motor $16,000 shell, $5,800 motor
$28,000 fuel $28,800 fuel
$1,500 maintenance $1,600 maintenance
158,500 lbs. CO2 158,400lbs CO2
 Proposed
Sustainable
Solution
Hull

• light displacement hull

• Wintech 24’ wakeless launch
• Longer pontoons
• Slightly tapered at stern
• Reduced wake
• More space for bailing
rowers
• Can carry 10 in emergency
situations (max weight of
1900kg)
• 10-30mph (20mph ideal)
Propulsion

• 20hp 2-cylinder MFS20 Tohatsu Outboard

conversion
• Montergy ME1616 Radial Air Gap, Permanent
Magnet Synchronous Motor with an Internal
Permanent Magnet Rotor (IPM),
I. 48 lbs.
II. 48 V
III. Power: 20kW continuous, 50kW Peak
IV. Voltage: 48 - 120 VDC input to the control
V. Peak Current: 550 Amps AC for 1 min
VI. Cooling: water cooled (50% glycol)
Propulsion Expanded
• Liquid Cooling kit for DCL motors
I. Voltage 12v pump & reservoir
II. Addition to kit: heat exchange
III. Connection: DC-DC converter
• Controller Sevcon Gen4 S2 72-80V 180A
Sin/Cos-UVW-ACL Brushless Motor
I. Nominal voltage: 72-80 VDC
II. Operating Voltage: 39.1-116 VDC
III. Current (120s): 180A
IV. Boost (10s): 215A
 I. $1,170.00 ME1616 Brushless Electric
Powerhead
II. $1,890.00 54 (9 boxes of 6) 600A LiFePO4 74Ah
Prismatic cells
III. $675.00 Sevcon Gen4 S2 72-80V 180A Sin/Cos-
UVW-ACL Brushless Motor Controller
IV. $450.00 Liquid Cooling Kit for DCL Motors and
Propulsion cost Controllers
V. $180.00 Heat Exchanger for cooling kit
VI. $150.00 Smart BMS for 16s LiFePO4 with LCD
Screen
VII. $457.5’ Aluminum Heat sink for Sevcon Gen6
S2 Controller
Battery
• 962AH total in battery
• Optimized for 3 hours runtime 4s 25p
• Battery Type: LEV60f

I. Voltage (nominal): 3.2v

II. Voltage Range: 2v - 3.5v
III.Typical Capacity: 74Ah
IV.Max Current: 600A , at 25C, SOC 50%, 10sec
V. Resistance: 0.7MilliOhms at 25C , SOC 50%,
10sec
VI.Max Charge: 180A continuous (at 25C)
VII.Weight: 2.17 kg per unit
VIII.Dimensions: 55mm L x 171 mm W x 115mm H
IX.Terminal Torque: 9Nm +/- 3 / 6.64ft-lb
BMS

• BMS
1. 16S 48v LiFePO4 BMS with LCD Monitor
2. Support connection to parallel
3. Size: 300 x 100 x25 mm
4. Communications: RS485/ CAN
5. Balance Current: 20-60mA
6. Balance Way: Static / Charge equalization
7. PCB Circuit protection board
8. RS 485 Compatibility: Pylon, Growatt_SPF,
Voltronic, LXP, Deye, INVT, SNRE, HNJD, SVC,
OLU_VMII
9. CANBUS Compatibility: Pylon, Deye, GoodWe, LXP,
Victron, Must, SMA, Growatt, Sofar, GINLON.
• Rated storage capacity
I. 74Ah per unit (962 Ah in total)
II. Rated max output 600 amps (10 seconds)
III. Rated continuous output 180 amps
Battery chemistry and
architecture
• LiFePO4 (Lithium-Iron Phosphate)
• The Positive electrode descends down into the
battery with a Aluminum Foil rod into a nexus of
Phosphate and Iron with a Polymer Membrane on
the bottom. The Negative Electrode ascends up
into the battery with a Copper Foil rod into a nexus
of Carbon (graphite) and Electrolytes with a lithium
separator down the midline.
• Safety features/aspects
I. Strong safety profile due to chemistry, the
charged and uncharged rods are physically
similar and highly robust.
a) Robustness allows ions to remain stable in
flux.
a) Incombustible and will not combust when
punctured.
I. Is able to handle variable conditions (cold & hot)
without terrible issues.
Charging

1. Can withstand 2000+ cycles and a life span of 7

to 8 years (with slightly reduced capacity)
1. PFC Battery Charger For Lithium Batteries
90v 10A Lithium Charger
2. The boat will be plugged in to the outlets
on the dock after use, sourcing the excess
power from the CES
3. Source electricmotorsport.com
4. Cost: $886.00
• Other Components / Systems
1. Fish paper, allows for isolation between
cells and recommended by Jag64.com for
the LifFePO4 cells.
2. Source: Aliexpress
3. Cost: $12.99
Environmental impact

• 51 gallons/year or 204kWh/year over 5 years

would be 255 gallons and 1020kWh of
energy and for one boat approx 23.5lbs CO2
are produced burning a single gallon of
gasoline, meaning over 5 years 5992.5lbs of
CO2 are reduced. By not fully charging the
battery as well, we extend it’s life, meaning
that we would have to do far less
maintenance. We would reduce around
~$2000 in maintenance costs as well
Alternate proposal

• Lower capacity and run speed

• Allow for more batteries and a higher
run time
• It is unlikely that it will need to hold 10
people
• It would then be able to go further
 • Going sustainable is better for the environment
and theoretically cost effective
• Cost of electric system over 5 years:
$29,386.5
• Cost of ICE cost over 5 years: aprox $48000
• However, beyond this 5year period ICE will
most likely still be running smoothly but
Conclusion battery system may need replacing which
will increase costs
• ICE release over 6000 more pounds of CO2
per 5year period when compared to the
electric solution
 • https://www.electricmotorsport.com/ev-
parts/controllers/brushless-motor-controllers/sevcon-
gen4-s2-72-80v-180a-ac-motor-controller-
634a81206.html
• https://www.electricmotorsport.com/liquid-cooling-
kit-for-dlc-motors-and-controllers.html
• https://jag35.com/products/smart-bms-for-16s-
lifepo4-w-lcd-screen?_pos=8&_sid=9cf677846&_ss=r
• https://www.electricmotorsport.com/ev-
parts/cooling/pumps-cooling/7-5-aluminum-
heatsink-for-sevcon-gen4-size-2-controller.html
Sources • https://tohatsudirect.com/product/tohatsu-20-hp-
mfs20es-outboard-motor/
• https://jag35.com/products/high-discharge-600a-
lifepo4-1780w-prismatic-cells
• Aliexpress
• electricmotorsport.com
• Source: Washington University Rowing
• https://www.marinedepotdirect.com/blog/boat-
maintenance-statistics )