Design And Fabrication Of Series Hybrid Solar Assist Recumbent E Trike
The interest to find an alternative mode of vehicles has seen a considerable growth in the past years. This is due to the need for reducing pollution, improving city mobility and, at the same time, limiting transportation costs. At the current rates of extraction, oil will run out in 53 years, natur
2025-06-28 16:31:39 - Adil Khan
Design And Fabrication Of Series Hybrid Solar Assist Recumbent E Trike
Project Area of Specialization Electrical/Electronic EngineeringProject SummaryThe interest to find an alternative mode of vehicles has seen a considerable growth in the past years. This is due to the need for reducing pollution, improving city mobility and, at the same time, limiting transportation costs. At the current rates of extraction, oil will run out in 53 years, natural gas in 54, and coal in 110.Hence we should have to switch ourselves to more eco friendly less fossil fuel dependent vehicles. Which are more efficient and get their energy from renewable resources. Addressing the above mentioned problems we are designing and fabricating a series hybrid solar assist recumbent e-trike which is a reverse trike having one wheel at the back and 2 wheeld on the front which will meet andsolve all the issues mentioned above.
Our project takes it power from three sources
- Electricity from grid.
- Electricity generated from a small IC engine coupled with a DC generator.
- Electricity generated from a solar panel.
The main objective of our project is to build a vehicle that is
- Highly efficient vehicle. Approx. 0.6 rupee per km. As compared to petrol which will give 2.26 rupee per km.
- Has less harmful emissions of gases.
- Help reducing global warming.
- Has less consumption of petrol.
- To design a vehicle that uses renewable energy, environmentally friendly and cheap.
- To design an electrical trike that can charge the battery on its own without being connected to the grid.
- To achieve a decent velocity with a decent range.
•Identification of Problems and needs: Identifying the problem related to the project by deep review of different research papers and articles and discussion on the technical platforms.
•Literature Review: We will review the proposed solution implied in different resarch papers and articles.
•Data collection : We will collect data from different research papers and journals which will help us in designing process.
•Formullating the Solution: After the literature review and data collection we will propose the solution and derive theoretical equations and design the drive train of our electric vehicle.
•Simulation : In this phase of project we will simulate our proposed model to find its validity. It will be done by computer simulation tools.
•Calculations & Hardware Designing: In this phase of our project we will design the basic layout of our electric vehicle using different computer modeling and designing software and perform calculations of our design.
•Material Purchasing : In this phase of our project we will purchase all the materials and equipments which are required to build a prototype based on our calculatons.
•Fabrication & Final Assembeling: In this phase we will build the harware of all the electronics circuits as well as the frame of our vehicle.
•Testing: After fabrication we will go through a detailed testing of our vehicle in order to check all the faults and make sure that all that it will cover all the objectives of our project.
•Documentation / Project Report : We will compile all the data like theoretical analysis,techniques to solve the problem,equation formulation, simulation result, practical results, findings and conclutions in a single document.
Benefits of the ProjectThe main benefits of our electric vehicle are as under
1) It will run on electricity which is clean form of energy.
2) It has much better efficiency i-e 75-80% as compared to ic engines i-e(Diesel engine 45%, Petrol engine 25% to 50%, CNG engine 15% to 30% ).
3) It will give Approximately 0.6 rupee per km. As compared to petrol which will give 2.26 rupee per km.
4) It will help in reducing global warming.
5) It will help in reducing harmfull emission of gasses.
6) It will help in reducing noise pollution as electric vehicle dont make much noise due to efficient and silent electric motors.
7) It will run on renewable energy resources i-e solar energy because the demand of electric vehicles is increasing as the resources of fossil fuels (oil, coal and natural gas0 are decreasing with time.
Technical Details of Final DeliverableOur project take its power from three sources.
1) Electricity from the grid : Here we have a multistage AC to DC i-e (220AC to 54.4DC) converter charger which is pluged from an AC wall socket and the battery which will charge the battery.The current will decide the charging time of the battery. Its primary source and it would cost about 0.6 rupee per KM
2) Electricity generated from solar panel: In this phase electricity is generated by a solar panel the 12 volt from the panels are boosted to 54.4 volts by boost converter which then charges the battery. The charging time directly depends on the wattage of the plate higher the solar panel wattage the higher would be its current which charges the battery more quickly in less time.Its just one time cost after that its free energy.
3) Electricity generated by a small ic engine coupled with an alternator : In this phase a small IC-Engine of 25-30 CC is used which is coupled with a 12 volt 70 ampere DC alternator which generates electricity this 12volts is then boosted up by a boost converter to 54.4 volt which then charges the battery. It would cost about 1 Ruppee 25 paisa per Km.
It would be a single seater trike for our project and it would give a speed of about 55 to 60km/h.With an efficieny of 75 to 80 percent.
Final Deliverable of the Project Hardware SystemCore Industry TransportationOther Industries Energy Core Technology Clean TechOther Technologies OthersSustainable Development Goals Affordable and Clean EnergyRequired Resources| Item Name | Type | No. of Units | Per Unit Cost (in Rs) | Total (in Rs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total in (Rs) | 78624 | |||
| 48 VOLT 2OOO WATT BLDC Motor kit | Equipment | 1 | 33100 | 33100 |
| 30CC IC Engine | Equipment | 1 | 4500 | 4500 |
| 70 ampere Alternator | Equipment | 1 | 2700 | 2700 |
| Charge controller | Equipment | 1 | 3500 | 3500 |
| Lithium cell | Equipment | 130 | 60 | 7800 |
| Trike Frame steel pipes | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Solar Panel | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Metal sheet | Equipment | 1 | 2900 | 2900 |
| Seat | Equipment | 1 | 1500 | 1500 |
| 13s BMS | Equipment | 1 | 3925 | 3925 |
| 1800 WATT Boost converter | Equipment | 1 | 2845 | 2845 |
| Multistage lithium ion battery Charger | Equipment | 1 | 4000 | 4000 |
| Inverter | Equipment | 1 | 1500 | 1500 |
| Throttle | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cell spacers and holders | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nickel stripes | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arduino | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 720 |
| Relays | Equipment | 1 | 170 | 170 |
| Shocks | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nut bolts | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bearings | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spray Paint | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Headlights | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connecting Wire | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stearing Ends | Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stearing | Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Litokala battery analyzer | Miscellaneous | 1 | 2864 | 2864 |
| Voltmeter | Miscellaneous | 1 | 600 | 600 |
| Printing Reports | Miscellaneous | 1 | 3000 | 3000 |
| Travel Expemditure | Miscellaneous | 20 | 150 | 3000 |