Guide: Submitted By
Mr. Sunil Kumar Sumit Shahi
Aviral Sharma
Bhuvnesh Varshney
Ankur Rajput
Vipin Shahi
Kushagra Srivastava
Content
• Introduction
• Objectives
• Methodology
• Details of Component
a)DC Gear Motor
b)Solar Panels
c)Sealed Lead Acid Battery(SMFB)
d) Throttle
• Assembly of Component
• Connection of Components
• Problem aroused and their solutions
• Analysis
• Life of Set-Up
• Future Aspects
• Advantages
• Conclusion
Introduction
• The depleting reserves of fossil fuels made the engineers and scientists to look
for renewable energy sources. India is spending large amount of foreign exchange
to import crude oil even though we have abundant resource of solar energy. If we
utilize solar power for local conveyance, a large amount of currency can be saved
and we can also ensure pollution free environment and contribute to nation’s
economy.
• The general mode of transportation for local trip (with in a range of 5 km) is a
bicycle, motor cycle or electrical bicycle. Bicycles are the cheapest healthiest and
eco-friendly but poses problem in climbing slopes. Motor cycles are not affordable
to poor people and with the rising fuel prices and pollutions; it does not seem a
suitable option.
• Hence a bicycle which can be peddled as well as run on solar powered battery
seems to be suitable option to solve the issues.
Objectives
• In human transportation as a personalized vehicle.
• For inter departmental transportation in huge campuses.
• In industries for different level personnel to move around to inspect the
work progress.
• In hospitals, Airports, Shopping malls, IT campuses, Hotels &resorts, Power
stations, manufacturing units, etc.
• Light weight & easy to control, makes convenient for use by anyone.
• Controlled speed ensures rider’s safety.
• Can be used by old aged demography.
• On site charging facility. No need to visit fuel station.
Methodology
• Firstly the DC Gear motor was connected to rear wheel through chain
drive, which is fitted on seatstay through nut and bolts on iron strips
welded to seatstay.
• The fabrication was carried out keeping in mind the maximum load the
motor will be able to withstand.
• Edge grinding was done to provide smoother surface finishing on
freewheel and iron strips.
• Welding to join the freewheel to DC motor shaft.
• All the fabricated parts were assembled.
• The throttle is powered by batteries which are fitted on the handle.
• The throttle gets powered through battery and sends signal/ output to the
DC Gear motor.
A. DC Gear Motor
• Geared DC motors can be defined as an extension of DC motor which already
had its Insight details. A geared DC Motor has a gear assembly attached to
the motor. The speed of motor is counted in terms of rotations of the shaft
per minute and is termed as RPM .The gear assembly helps in increasing the
torque and reducing the speed. Using the correct combination of gears in a
gear motor, its speed can be reduced to any desirable figure. This concept
where gears reduce the speed of the vehicle but increase its torque is known
as gear reduction.
• gear motor adds mechanical gears to alter the speed/torque of the motor for
an application. Usually such an addition is to reduce speed and increase
torque. A DC motor without gears is useful in many applications, for example
the simple fan. Contrast that with the motor that operates the turntable in
your microwave, a gearbox there reduces the speed so your food isn't thrown
against the interior wall.
Table 1: Specifications of Gear Motor
S.N Details
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1. Length 160mm
3. Voltage 24V
4. Weight 2.5 Kg
5. RPM 72 RPM
B. Solar Panels
S. No
5 NOCT 45
S. No
1 Type of Battery SMFB
2 Size(lxbxh) 150x60x90
3 No of Batteries 2 batteries
connected in series
Weight 30 Kg
Riders 80 Kg
Weight
Load 110 Kg
Capacity
Motor Assembly
Battery Assembly
• The batteries have to fit them in way that balancing doesn’t get
disturbed, so we decided to put them in the frame of the bicycle as
low as possible. We made a stand for carrying the batteries and for
providing side support we made side covers.
Connection of Components
Problems Aroused And Solutions
MOTOR AXIS ALLIGNMENT
• The axis of motor’s freewheel and freewheel of rear wheel was difficult
to make on a straight line. For that we have fitted washers on rear wheel
axle before the joining of seat stay end to the axle so that there should
be minimum gap for rotation of chain. Also the motor is bolted to two
strips of flat plate of iron which is welded to seat stay such that the axis
of both the freewheel should lie in a straight line.
4 Cycle 3000/-
7 Soldering 100/-
9 Transportation 2000/-
Total 12700/-
Life of Set-Up
• The majority of manufacturers offer the 25-year standard solar
panel warranty, which means that power output should not be less than
80% of rated power after 25 year.
• The rated power output of solar panels typically degrades at about
0.5%/year.
• The Maintenance of SMFB is after 3 years.
Future Aspects
USE OF FLEXIBLE SOLAR PANEL
• The flexible e solar panels are also available in the market. Flexible
solar panels can be very suitable for the project as these can be used as
a solar coat for the driver.
SOLAR PANEL ON THE WHEEL RIM
• If the solar panel gets fitted onto the wheel rim then it will be helpful
for our project because of their ease in balancing and good looking
design. As shown in the figure the solar panel can be fitted onto the
rim without using extra space for the solar panels.
Advantages
• More economical than fuel-powered cars and motorcycles, and cheaper
than buying an electrical vehicle for the city.
• No contamination, forget about CO2 emissions!
• The type of terrain or the distance, the electrical bike can be more
comfortable since it allows the rider to cover more distance or climb hills
when more moderate physical exercise is required.
CONCLUSION