Owner | Hunter | ||||||
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Location | Alice Springs, Northern Territory Australia map | ||||||
Vehicle | 1999 Daelim VR125 Full framed Enduro Bike with full Fairing to hide most of the electrics...was 13HP 4 stroke 4 valve with 10Nm of Torque | ||||||
Motor | HPEVS ac-15 3-Phase AC Peak HP 15 Peak TQ 38 ft lbs Motor Weight 46lbs This Kit included - Curtis AC Controller - Hiperformance EVs AC15 6.7" x 11" NEMA- C twist grip - Curtis Spyglass 840 Display (dispays: Amps, Voltage, RPM, Controller Temp, & Motor Temp) - Wiring Harness and wiring instructions | ||||||
Drivetrain | Direct Chain Driven and as you may of noticed mounted the motor a fair way forward...this is due to the narrowness of this bike compared to the motor...I would of lost my foot peg on that side otherwise! So opted to use a long chain and used an idler to minimize chain slap and rattle... | ||||||
Controller | Curtis 1236-3601 48-80v (using 72V config)300A peak Controller Weight 9.1lbs | ||||||
Batteries | 3 2 A/Hour LiPo , 22.00 Volt, Lithium-Polymer | ||||||
System Voltage | 66 Volts | ||||||
Charger | JCKE7206 DC Output voltage-maximum: 88.2V+/-0.3V DC Output Current-maximum: 6A+/- 0.5A AC Input voltage-nominal: 240VAC AC Input Frequency: 50~60HZ Mechanical Dimensions: 220x120x70mm Net Weight: 2.5KG. Operating Temperature: 57.2F~113F (-10~45C) Storage Temperature: -40F~158F(-40~70C) Charging mode CC (constant current) stage: 6 A CV (constant voltage) Stage: 88.2, 6A Float point: 82.8V! | ||||||
Heater | N/A | ||||||
DC/DC Converter | Features: Industry grade DC 72V to 12V step-down converter More than 90% power conversion efficiency Built-in over/under voltage input, overload, overhead, and short circuit full protection Used in vehicles, security systems, telecommunications, medical equipment's, instruments etc Ultra compact size, light weight Auto-recovery when device is back to normal operating Stable and reliable performance Simple to install Specifications: Input voltage: 72V DC Input range: 24-88V DC Output voltage: 12V DC Output current: 10A (Max) / Case material:aluminum | ||||||
Instrumentation | Curtis and original with 2 amp meters to monitor both SLA's and Cap Currents are balanced for the conditions...Also considering wiring up a 12v meter for individual SLA measurements thus looking for diminished capacity on each battery | ||||||
Top Speed | 74 MPH (119 KPH) Mild Acceleration but have added an 80 Ultra-cap pack to allow Max Amps on Max Acceleration for 20-30 seconds...then the main SLA pack or re-genitive replenishes these again | ||||||
Acceleration | Haven't taken a reading yet but still very Mild at low end but great mid range...will need to play around with sprocket ratios and Programming bit more!!...will report soon. | ||||||
Range | 10 Miles (16 Kilometers) With 20AH sla's this was only ever to be a short range bike for commuting to and from work...but always looking to make it more efficient... | ||||||
Watt Hours/Mile | 21600 Wh/Mile | ||||||
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Seating Capacity | 2 adults | ||||||
Curb Weight | 353 Pounds (160 Kilograms) 160kg and original weight was 152kg...happy about that! | ||||||
Tires | 2 | ||||||
Conversion Time | 2 years in the making but about 50 personal Man Hours. Had final inspection 4/3/13 and was passed! Could do my own engineering report as well so that saved big $$$ (finally that bloody degree pays off! :) | ||||||
Conversion Cost | $6K...parts only | ||||||
Additional Features | Designed With an Ultra Capacitor Bank between the main SLA's and the Controller to Buffer the high current needed for acceleration....will finally have a current limiting CCT to regulate at no more than 100A to save the SLA's from meltdown but currently using a limiting resister cct (gets hot thus inefficient) but still have the high current for quick bursts of acceleration when needed...the Caps used were Maxwell 3000F 2.7V (thus needed to fit 30 of these to get over 80v) (see photos this magic act...!) recycled from a Electric Bus. But using amp and volt meters on each Bank to monitor this seems to be working as designed with just a small limiting resister (used out of a High Current AMMETER and 2 x 70A Blocking Diodes to stop the flow back to the batteries...this idea of blocking the regenerative back to the SLA's is that the caps can capture this Kinetic Energy with much or efficiency and as when you break (REGEN) usually the next thing you do is take off again so why not use the CAPS to so this... | ||||||
Overall pretty chuffed to have the First Road Registered EV Bike in the Northern Territory (that motor reg knows of anyway!)And I'm now enjoying the ride! Will soon Paint it up to a single colour and get some Suitable Propaganda stuck to it! |