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More... ]]> eBay EV-Related Auctions eBay Auctions http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74111 <![CDATA[[EVDL] Ran a 7.621 today on just 274 volts (was: Lift EV racing ban)]]> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74110&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 01:15:31 GMT Let's see if this post is OK.

We ran the KillaCycle today on our new 68 lb pack of A123Systems
"F1" cells. These deliver 20,000 W/kg.

We are in the testing mode still, and we have not yet completed the
full build on the battery pack, so it is just 274 volts. (We will
complete the build in the next few weeks and build up to 375 volts.)

We are "dialing in" the bike still. Today, Tracy Helmhold made a very
clean pass (before the rain and wind arrived) and the bike ran the
1/4 mile in 7.621 at 170 mph. Tracy did such a smooth job that it looked easy.

Here is a video link to the run:
http://youtu.be/BZlghp5b8iE
I especially liked how Tracy did the burn -out. Not more than I liked
the low ET, of course. ;-)

We captured data from the Zilla for this run with Steve Ciciora's
nifty "ZillaSucker" data logger box.

Bill and Eva

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| CONFIGURE: http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/ev ]]> EVDL List EVDL List http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74110 <![CDATA[[EVDL] LOVE those Radio Interviews...]]> http://www.diyelectriccar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=74109&goto=newpost Thu, 17 May 2012 00:45:32 GMT Hi EV Fans !

Gives me a chance to "do my thing" I guess.

It was with our long time EV Advocate Disc Jockey, Gary Shipe from the
Sandusky Radio Network here in Seattle

They operate over 4 radio stations. Unfortunately their Public Affairs
Show airs on Sunday mornings at very early time slots.

Here is the schedule for this Sunday 5/20/2012:

KKNW 1150 AM at 05:00 am

KIXI 880 AM at 05:30 am

KCLK 98.9 FM at 06:00 am

KQMV 92.5 FM at 06:30 am

But I also have a HARD COPY of the 28 minute interview we could probably
put up on my web site as a MP3 file.

For all you Out-of-Towners, there is a little FREE program called
(www.TuneIN.com ) where by you can listen to any of these stations, or
mater of fact, any Streaming Radio Station all over the entire PLANET !
It's really cool, and absolutely free, as long as you have wi-fi or an
internet connection. I use it on my iPad and my desk top both, to
listen to programs all over the world. While sitting in Mexico this
last winter, we could listen to our favorite Seattle Radio Stations at
will !

Enjoy !

--
Steven S Lough
President: Seattle EV Association
206 524 1351
WEB: www.seattleeva.org

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Otherwise, I can't see any noticeable degradation in performance or range yet, although I'm sure it's measurably less than new now. I did 48miles a month ago and rolled into the garage with 13Ah(of 100) left. Hot weather makes it nicer, too hot makes it release the magic.

-Bruce
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Two years ago we converted a couple of old Cub Cadet tractors to battery power and had a TON of fun. We competed with ICE tractors with modified engines and did WELL.

Last year we started on a project tractor that would be the garden tractor equivalent of the 7000 pound 2000 plus cubic inch aircraft engine powered big tractors.

That would be the 1350 pound ultralight class, these tractors are powered by 1000 to 1500 cc motorcycle engines with a weight, with driver, of 1350 pounds.

We started with a 13 inch GE Hi Lo traction motor, a custom frame, a car differential, a P&S controller that we modified to push 650 amps and a 165 volt 24ah Headway 3P/50S battery.

After a year of development, among other things, we determined we need a lot more controller. Referring to the side view picture. The battery will move as far forward as possible. Ditto the breaker/disconnect and the controller moves from above the motor to just behind the battery and many former components are now aluminium.

So the electrical guy on our team came up with the following

A P&S controller card;
A high range current sensor;
Six 600 volt 400 amp IGBTs;
A IGBT driver card designed by MRBIGG;
Two TYCO contactors;
A 10x16 inch piece of Finned Heat Sink;
A set of good capacitors;
A lot of 3/8 thick copper buss bar;
A nine inch fan mounted below the heat sink to keep things cool (we have a water cooling plan but we are trying to keep things simple).

Also a new 4P/50S 104 kW quick burst potential Headway battery (a 130 volt 800 amp for 20 second potential).

We wanted a controller with a lot of future potential so we are going to de-rate it from a full bore 2400 amp 600 volt (I know pretty unrealistic) to 1000 motor amps to start.

I'll attach a couple of pictures of the set up, bread boarded and running the 13 inch motor on a single IGBT.

Since the pictures we have mounted the controller boards, We found during testing we need a bigger DC to DC for the P&S board and ordered it. Got final specs on the needed resistors and diodes for the IGBT controller circuits. I also cut and formed a nice aluminium enclosure.
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