Motors, batteries, new & surplus parts, components, plans, technical reference, solar, hybrid, cars, trucks, boats, bikes, aircraft, pictures, discussion, and just plain everything to do with all manner of Electric Vehicles.
"The Brusa high power AC motor for racing applications are almost always used in pairs, matching two channel output of power inverters. The brusa motors are water cooled, high torque induction machines. The Brusa is a stackable pancake design, the hollow motor shaft allowing you to stack several machines onto one common drive shaft. The motor has 8 pole design. Parameters are given for the motor working with AMC420 inverter. It is possible to get higher performance (torque or instant power) if more powerful inverter is used or the windings re-wired to 4 pole design."
YIKES!!!
These are, ofcoarse, VERY HIGH-END MOTORS for fullsize atuomobiles. With price tags to match!
[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 02-18-2008).]
IP: Logged
02:58 AM
Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
This motor has an 11.45" diameter. It is a series wound DC motor with a double ended shaft. Our WarP 11 motor has been designed to ease the conversion process for people who want direct drive applications. It has many unique features that set it apart from any other EV motor currently manufactured.
This motor has a "shorty" tail shaft housing from a Chevrolet Turbo 400 transmission fitted to the drive end-bell (may be ordered with or without housing!) This is because the drive end shaft is not the typical 1.125" single-keyed type, but rather a hefty 1.370", 32-tooth involute spline that is identical to the tail shaft spline of a Turbo 400 transmission. In other words, this motor was designed to replace a transmission and couple directly to a drive shaft!
But we didn't stop there! We added double wide bearings on the drive end, added grease fittings (as you now have a slip-yoke assembly...). We chose the industry standard 1350 universal, so you can easily adapt it to any manufacturers drive shaft! We moved the terminals to the side of the motor to avoid road hazard damage, and to allow more clearance above and below. The motor also has brush wear indicators and a temperature snap switch. It has the same high efficiency fan and massive commutator and brushes as the WarP 11 motor. We even made the commutator end shaft the same diameter as the drive end of a typical WarP 11 - just in case you wanted to connect 2 - WarP 11 motors together!
WarP 11 Motor: $3,025.00
[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 02-18-2008).]
IP: Logged
03:21 AM
Boondawg Member
Posts: 38235 From: Displaced Alaskan Registered: Jun 2003
Thinking about going electric, maybe? I think an electric Fiero that had an equivalent of 200hp and a 50 mile range would be a decent car to have also assuming that the weight stayed about the same. Someday I think it will be feasible or someday I will actually look at whats offered and see that it already is. I'm kind of waiting to see what the battery packs in SUV hybrids are going to be like if they are compact enough and provide good power then I think shoehorning it into some smaller car would be an interesting idea.
Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) is changing the face of battery technology. They offer higher discharge rates, longer life cycles and are the safest lithium battery chemistry available.
Why would you buy LiFeBATT? 1/3 of the weight of Lead Acid batteries. Non Toxic to the Environment. 95% Energy efficient. 3 Year 0r 1,500 Cycles Warranty !
That's right, the warranty is 3 Years or 1,500 cycles, which ever is the sooner. Try getting that kind or guarantee from any other manufacturer. We expect the life of our battery packs to comfortably exceed 2,000 cycles at more than 80% of their rated capacity.
LifeBATT cells have a 10Ah capacity and a continuous discharge rate of 12C, that's 120 Amps that can be continuosly held until complete drain! The peak rating is 14C, that's a burst discharge of 140 Amps!
That's right, the warranty is 3 Years or 1,500 cycles, which ever is the sooner. Try getting that kind or guarantee from any other manufacturer. We expect the life of our battery packs to comfortably exceed 2,000 cycles at more than 80% of their rated capacity.
LifeBATT cells have a 10Ah capacity and a continuous discharge rate of 12C, that's 120 Amps that can be continuosly held until complete drain! The peak rating is 14C, that's a burst discharge of 140 Amps!
Sweet they make some cool items called bike packs that would be a blast to hook together and make a super fast Moped. This has now become my new Moped goal. Mind you it would quadruple+ the price of the moped I already have but I think it would be worth it.
Sweet they make some cool items called bike packs that would be a blast to hook together and make a super fast Moped. This has now become my new Moped goal. Mind you it would quadruple+ the price of the moped I already have but I think it would be worth it.
As do I. Think about it. You could break the electric moped speed record. All the electric speed records are still pretty much wide open.
I could be the first one in Alaska to make an ELECTRIC run at our racetrack! That would be a RECORD, and start a whole new thing at the track. Pump some life back into "every-guy" racing, get involved in racing for fairly cheap ($5,000 bucks COULD buy a 10 second bike), and futher electric vehicle research! Win-win, baby!
[This message has been edited by Boondawg (edited 02-19-2008).]
IP: Logged
05:56 PM
PFF
System Bot
The Poopsmith Member
Posts: 1154 From: Portland, OR Registered: Mar 2005
Originally posted by Boondawg: As do I. Think about it. You could break the electric moped speed record. All the electric speed records are still pretty much wide open.
I could be the first one in Alaska to make an ELECTRIC run at our racetrack! That would be a RECORD, and start a whole new thing at the track. Pump some life back into "every-guy" racing, get involved in racing for fairly cheap ($5,000 bucks COULD buy a 10 second bike), and futher electric vehicle research! Win-win, baby!
NEDRA if you've researched it yet, has had a bike run in the electric class plus there was some multimillionaire that had one built and on a show off burn out he wrecked it though there wasn't any serious damage to him or the bike. Here it is.
As for making an electric drag car it can be as simple as throwing a bunch of batteries in your car and making an on/off switch for your motor controller then line it up and hit the switch.
I need to look into how to work out weight, power out put, and amp hours in application to a small bike. There are some electric mopeds out there but how hard would it be to juice it up some and still have decent range. I think I would need 50mph and a 40 mile range or 50 mph in 4 seconds and whatever range I can get. Someday.
IP: Logged
08:09 PM
Feb 21st, 2008
lurker Member
Posts: 12355 From: salisbury nc usa Registered: Feb 2002
Made by Siemens for Ford. (the motor is marked "Ford" as visible in photos) AC INDUCTION MOTORS made by SIEMENS Ballard then added components to the motor kit, probably the inverter.
The motor was intended for use in a Ford EV light duty pickup truck, such as the Ranger, the F150 EV, US Postal Cars, and many electric vehicles.
Weighting in at 160 pounds and a Ford Rated 90 HP, this motor was capable of a maintaining 75 MPH in the Ford Ranger, but this greatly reduced the overall range.
This a NEW in the Crate Motor , still in the sealed manufacturers packaging.
Buy It Now - $2,000
Motor Weight - 160 pounds Motor Type: 3 Phase AC Horsepower: 90 hp Power: 67 kW / 33 continuous Torque: 149 ft·lbf (202 N·m) RPM: 3500-9700 Energy Capacity: PbA - 23 kWh/NiMH - 26 kWh Battery Type: PbA/NiMH Battery Modules: PbA 39/NiMH - 25 Operating voltage...215--380 Volt - 282 Amp RMS (400 peak) 67 Kw peak (30 Kw contineous) The Electric Ranger motor and transaxle are governed to limit the top speed to 75 miles per hour, this is in an effort to increase the driving range
NOTE: SIEMENS rates the motors at 42 Horse Power, while Ford rated the motor at 90 HP, this is based on the controller used. So the horsepower you get will be based on the controller you choose Also the Electric Ranger motor and transaxle are electrically governed to a top speed of 75 miles per hour, this is to help increase the the driving range. As you can see there are many possibilities to consider regarding speed, mileage, horsepower. You will need to calculate the speed based on whatever vehicle, gear ratio, drive train, and controller you plan on using.
I listened to an interesting half hour story on an electric car that almost went into mass production earlier today. The problem, according to inventor and car builder Wayne Goldman, is that people won't accept the limits of an electric vehicle. His car, built in the '70s, went 45miles @ 45 MPH. The US Postal Service was interested. EXXON and Avis rent a car invested. But the car never took off. Listen to the radio interview and see some pictures here here.
[This message has been edited by NEPTUNE (edited 03-03-2008).]
IP: Logged
08:03 PM
Jun 22nd, 2009
James Bond 007 Member
Posts: 8872 From: California.U.S.A. Registered: Dec 2002
Beaverton, Ore., January 25, 2011 – Micro Power, the global leader in portable power solutions for mission-critical equipment, today announced IronWorks™, a patent pending Iron Phosphate battery solution, which serves as a drop-in replacement for Sealed Lead Acid (SLA) batteries. Manufacturers of mobile equipment can now achieve lighter weight, longer runtime, faster charge time and longer cycle life with this new standard U1 format battery. IronWorks is based on Lithium Iron Phosphate, the safest and most environmentally friendly chemistry available on the market today.
The "drop-in" design sounds good, wonder how these would work in small UPS's? Same type of battery is commonly used in burglar alarms, emergency lighting etc.
These batteries are probably made by LiFeTECH Energy Inc of Taiwan, just like the ones mentioned previously.
