ELECTRIC POWER TRAIN DESIGNAND DEVELOPMENT FOR ELECTRIC QUADRICYCLE

Department of Automobile Engineering

MIT Campus, Anna University, Chrompet, Chennai 600-044

AU7811 – Project Work

Submitted By
Siva S (2016502545)
Sivaramakrishnan.G (2016502546) Guided By
Sivaranjan M B (2016502547) Mr.B.Vasanthan
Nithin.M (2016502532)
AIM
To design and develop an electric power train for electric quadricycle

OBJECTIVE

Benchmarking To Select Motor And Battery

System Engineering
Performing Simulation
Studying The Simulation Results
METHODOLOGY

Literature Benchmark
review ing

Tractive effort
calculation

Energy Traction Torque

consumption Calculation ( both
PROJECT PLANNING
SELECTION OF MOTOR

The Brushless DC Motor provides high low speed torque, lighter in weight(47%) lesser than induction. Less
diameter wires can be used because of low current in BLDC Motor. Cost is also a major factor as AC Motors are
almost twice as high.
BENCHMARKINGOF MAHINDRA’S ELECTRIC
VEHICLES

Kerb Top
Vehicle  Motor Battery  Transmission Range 
Weight Speed 
max Max
  Type Capacity  Rating        
power  Torque
  kW Nm   kWh Ah   kg kmph Km

Treo (Auto) 5.4 30 BLDC 3.37 130  Direct Drive  350 45 170

E-SUPRO 3, Phase AC
25 90  10 200 Direct Drive  1320 60 115
(Cargo Van) Induction

e-Alfa mini
5.2  27  BLDC 3.2  120 Direct Drive  400 25  120
(auto)
BENCHMARKING OF RENAULT TWIZY

Height  1.454
Width 1.381
Area 2.007974
Weight 474
g 9.81
Velocity 22.16
Air density 1.2041
Co.eff of drag 0.64
Crr 0.015
Acceleration 2.04
INPUT AND OUTPUT PARAMETERS
INPUT AND OUTPUT PARAMETERS
ECE15 URBAN DRIVING CYCLE
SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESULTS
SYSTEM ENGINEERING RESULTS
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POWER TRAIN SYSTEM MODEL
STATE OF CHARGE

Battery Capacity : 110 Ah Battery Capacity : 114 Ah Battery Capacity : 120 Ah

DOD : 3.31% DOD : 3.2% DOD : 3.04%
Range : 107 Km Range : 112 Km Range : 119 Km
VEHICLE DISPLACEMENT

INFERENCE

• This graph shows the displacement

trend of the vehicle during the course
of the driving cycle.
• It can be seen that after 780 seconds
of the driver input the vehicle covers a
distance of 3.4 Km meters.
• By interpolating we find that the
vehicle will travel 16.61 Km in 1
hour. For various capacity (Ah)
batteries the range will vary
accordingly as shown in the previous
slide
ENERGY CONSUMED BY THE LOAD

INFERENCE

• The capacity (Ah) Vs Time

graph shows that 16.85 Ah is
consumed by the vehicle in
one hour, by extrapolation.
• Hence for a 120 Ah battery,
the vehicle can run for 7.12
hours
DEPTH OF DISCHARGE
INFERENCE

• From the depth of discharge

versus battery voltage graph it
can be seen that as the
battery is being used and the
charge is depleted, the voltage
decreases respectively.
• This rate of depletion of
battery voltage is dependent
on the battery C rating.
• For a 0.5C rated battery, the
voltage is 49.56V at full
charge, and 45.77V when the
battery is completely drained.
INTERNAL RESISTANCE VS STATE OF CHARGE INFERENCE

•This graph shows the trend of

Internal resistance of the battery
as the battery is being charged.
•As the state of charge
increases, the internal resistance
gradually decreases and reaches
a saturation point after which
the internal resistance remains
constant.
•The value of the internal
resistance is dependent on the
room temperature as seen from
the graph.
•The internal resistance is at its
peak when the room
temperature is at its lowest.
CONCLUSION

• The electric vehicle power train system proposed is for a compact two-seater car
suitable for urban commute.
• The system proposed is cost-effective.
• The design focused on reduction of weight and parking area of vehicle, which
automatically improves the range and maneuverability
• The proposed E-vehicle power train system overcomes all major disadvantages
that sedan and SUV motor vehicles possess and it is a sustainable product.
REFERENCES

1. C.C Chan., ‘Electric Vehicles.’., Electrical Engineering, Chapter-3, Hong Kong, China.
2. Hodkinson and John Fenton (2001), ‘Lightweight Electric/Hybrid Vehicle Design Ron’- Reed Educational
and Professional Publishing Woburn,
3. Iqbal Hussain (2003), ‘Electric and Hybrid Vehicles design fundamentals’, CRC Press, Boca Raton.
4. James Larminie & John Lowry (2012) – ‘Electric Vehicle Technology Explained Second Edition’, John
Wiley & Sons, West Sussex, United Kingdom
5. John G. Hayes & G. Abas Goodarzi (2018), ‘Electric Powertrain - Energy Systems, Power Electronics and
Drives for Hybrid, Electric and Fuel Cell Vehicles’, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken, USA
6. Lino Guzella & Antonio Sciaretta (2005), ‘Vehicle propulsion systems- Introduction to modeling and
optimization’, Springer – Verlag Berin Heidelberg.