Electric Bicycles - A Guide to Design and Use
For much of the world, bicycles are a transportation mainstay. Electric bicycles - powered by a rechargeable battery pack - are proven to deliver the highest possible energy efficiency, even compared to pedal bikes. A transportation alternative to fossil fuels, electric bicycles are fast catching on, in part because they don't require factory assembly. End-users can easily construct them with available components.
The text reveals important techniques, data, and examples that allow readers to judge various propulsion setups - used in both home- and factory-made bikes - and estimate speed and travel distance for each. Numerous charts clearly present the costs, benefits, and trade-offs between both commercial and user-converted models.
Key features include:
- Estimating motor-performance for wind, hill, and cruising power requirements
- Estimating battery capacity and a thorough description of battery charging
- Motor and motor-control options
- Evaluating motor-to-wheel coupling options
- Placement of propulsion components
- Configurations and performance
- How systems-engineering techniques can produce electric-bicycle designs that have long travel range and low life-cycle cost
- Testing
- Developments to watch
A comprehensive resource for harnessing innovation, "Electric Bicycles" is the definitive practical guide to taking full advantage of this exciting alternative energy technology.
Autor: | William C. Morchin, Henry Oman |
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Szczegóły: | 208 strony, 23.5 x 15.5 x 1.2 cm, miękka oprawa |
Ilustracje: | ilustrowany |
Wydawca: | John Wiley and Sons Ltd (GB, 2005) |
ISBN: | 9780471674191 |