Abstract: The paper describes fabrication of an E bike and its performance analysis by means of a dynamic model equipped with a suitable control for the management of the assisted drive of the e-bike. The main advantage of this approach consists of the opportunity to simulate different versions of performances, e-bikes characterized by different parameters (total mass, motor torque, top speeds under different load conditions) and different control strategies. The study also undertakes comparison of the e-bike with a regular e-bike. A test setup to see the difference between an e-bike with only assistance of a li-ion battery package and the second with the assistance of a li-ion battery pack along with supercapacitors. The basic approach to this study is to confirm the fact that the li-ion battery performance and range can be improved with the combination of super capacitors.
Keywords: e-bike, li-ion batteries, super/ultra capacitors, lead acid battery, vrla, ECU, 3phase, safety, sustainability.
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