Hi everyone,
I am a Electrical Engineering student at Marquette, and in my senior design course, our group is in charge of converting one of our Student Safety Vans (Ford E-350 XL Vans) to an EV.
We have lots of ideas swirling around, and some factors that make this conversion very feasible:
120 mile range
35 mph max speed
11 hour run time (so approx. 12 hours to charge)
Right now we are debating what type of motor to use (DC / AC, with regen?), what battery technology to attempt to pursue, and motor controllers.
If anyone has any ideas / suggestions / calculators / tips, that would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info if necessary, but wanted to keep this short and sweet to start.
Thanks in advance!!!
http://elimo.muserver.info
I am a Electrical Engineering student at Marquette, and in my senior design course, our group is in charge of converting one of our Student Safety Vans (Ford E-350 XL Vans) to an EV.
We have lots of ideas swirling around, and some factors that make this conversion very feasible:
120 mile range
35 mph max speed
11 hour run time (so approx. 12 hours to charge)
Right now we are debating what type of motor to use (DC / AC, with regen?), what battery technology to attempt to pursue, and motor controllers.
If anyone has any ideas / suggestions / calculators / tips, that would be greatly appreciated. I can provide more info if necessary, but wanted to keep this short and sweet to start.
Thanks in advance!!!
http://elimo.muserver.info