Scientific Laboratory Platform for Testing the Electric Vehicle Equipped with DC Drive
Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences
2014
Viesturs Bražis,
Kaspars Kroičs,
Linards Grigāns
The authors present a test platform for the low-power DC electric motor of a traction vehicle or a high-power motor scaled in the traction and braking modes. The load emulator of the traction drive is made using an induction motor controlled by a frequency converter. A microcontroller controls the bi-directional DC/DC converter and sends a speed reference signal to the frequency converter. The test bench is meant for determination of the power consumption by motor in various speed cycles, and will be used to demonstrate the operation of electric vehicle to students and to investigate the charging/discharging strategies of energy sources.
Keywords
test bench; DC motor; traction drive; electric vehicle
DOI
10.2478/lpts-2014-0030
Hyperlink
http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/lpts.2014.51.issue-5/lpts-2014-0030/lpts-2014-0030.xml?format=INT
Bražis, V., Kroičs, K., Grigāns, L. Scientific Laboratory Platform for Testing the Electric Vehicle Equipped with DC Drive. Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences, 2014, Vol.51, Nr.5, pp.56-64. ISSN 0868-8257. Available from: doi:10.2478/lpts-2014-0030
Publication language
English (en)