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Performance Improvement of a Switched Reluctance Motor and Drive System Designed for an Electric Motorcycle

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  • Seubsuang Kachapornkul

    (Machines and Power Conversions Research Team, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang 12120, Pathumthani, Thailand)

  • Ruchao Pupadubsin

    (Machines and Power Conversions Research Team, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang 12120, Pathumthani, Thailand)

  • Pakasit Somsiri

    (Machines and Power Conversions Research Team, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang 12120, Pathumthani, Thailand)

  • Prapon Jitkreeyarn

    (Machines and Power Conversions Research Team, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang 12120, Pathumthani, Thailand)

  • Kanokvate Tungpimolrut

    (Machines and Power Conversions Research Team, National Electronics and Computer Technology Center, 112 Thailand Science Park, Phahonyothin Rd., Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang 12120, Pathumthani, Thailand)

Abstract

In this paper, the implementation of a switched reluctance motor (SRM) and drive system for the propulsion system of a two-seat electric motorcycle is described. The overall design focuses on the required vehicle speed, acceleration, driving distance, and overall system cost, as well as reliability. The performance of the three-phase 6/4 pole (six-stator pole and four-rotor pole) and four-phase 8/6 pole (eight-stator pole and six-rotor pole) are investigated and compared by static performance analysis and dynamic performance analysis. Their performance is further investigated by finite element analysis. The indirect torque controller in a drive system for optimal torque and efficiency operation is also mentioned. A methodology for rotor position detection and its hardware implementation are also proposed. The designed 3.5 kW three-phase 6/4 pole SRM and its drive system were constructed and tested on the test bench. A maximum efficiency of about 82% could be achieved for the SRM and drive system. It was also installed on a 120-cc electric motorcycle, and the vehicle’s performance was also validated by on-road and dynamometer testing. The maximum vehicle speed reached was 82 km/h, and a cruising distance of about 98 km at a constant speed of 40 km/h was measured.

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  • Seubsuang Kachapornkul & Ruchao Pupadubsin & Pakasit Somsiri & Prapon Jitkreeyarn & Kanokvate Tungpimolrut, 2022. "Performance Improvement of a Switched Reluctance Motor and Drive System Designed for an Electric Motorcycle," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(3), pages 1-17, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:3:p:694-:d:727726
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    1. Piya Kerdlap & Shabbir H. Gheewala, 2016. "Electric Motorcycles in Thailand: A Life Cycle Perspective," Journal of Industrial Ecology, Yale University, vol. 20(6), pages 1399-1411, December.
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