PERFORMANCE AIDING OF MOTORCYCLES USING HYBRID TECHNOLOGY

John P Kurian, Jithin George, Jibin A V, Muhammad Majas K M

Abstract: Rising fuel prices is a major issue faced by the vehicle owners today. Electric vehicles has been introduced in the market but they have not been successful due to various problems like low power output, long charging time, unreliability etc. We hope to solve these problems by the application of hybrid technology. We are designing a hybrid conversion kit which can be implemented on factory made motorcycles for improving their efficiency and performance. Designing a hybrid motorcycle and bringing it into the market can be difficult, but designing a conversion kit, which can be fitted on any motorcycle (old or new), has a higher opportunity in the market. In this kit, we are including a Brushless DC Motor which can be fitted inside the front tyre. We are also designing a user-friendly interface which allows the user to select the modes of operation which are : Engine only, Motor only or both the motor and engine(hybrid). The microcontroller in the kit senses the variables in the system and decides on the mode of running as per the predefined criteria. This kit allows the user to obtain all the characteristics of both the electric motor and the internal-combustion engine. The power output and the efficiency of the vehicle can be considerably increased using this technology.

Keywords: Hybrid Technology, Brushless DC hub motor

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15623/ijret.2014.0305121