DESIGN OF A HYBRID ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE FOR OPTIMUM FUEL CONSUMPTION AND PERFORMANCE

Authors

  • A. TAHOORI
  • B. MASHAD

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52292/j.laar.2019.282

Keywords:

Motorcycle, hybrid, fuel economy, performance

Abstract

In this paper, design and conversion of a conventional motorcycle to a Hybrid Electric Motorcycle is performed. Firstly, for a reference motorcycle with 125 cc internal combustion engine, the sizing of the main components based on performance is described. Furthermore, ADVISOR is used to simulate the proposed motorcycle and calculate the fuel consumption in different cycles. The configuration of hybrid design is a separated parallel or through the road type, in which a brushless DC motor is assumed to be fitted in the front wheel. An optimization process is carried out to size the components for both the performance and fuel economy of the motorcycle. The results show that a 1.5 kW electric motor in front can improve the performance and grading of the motorcycle as well as to decrease the fuel consumption of the motorcycle on several driving patterns. 

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Published

2019-01-31

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Section

Heat and Mass Transfer