Hi 
I'm a complete newbie to this electric conversion business. So some of these questions might show my ignorance.
Just after some advise, i have the opportunity to buy a newish remy hvh250 motor for $650 dollars, i will have to make the housing for cooling. I'm a CAD draftsman by trade and have worked in the engineering sector for 15yrs and use soildworks and inventor, I also have a friend with a company that uses water jet cncs so can help me out in that area too, so not to worried about that. I'm i right in thinking this is a brushless motor? and AC not DC?
What I'm after is some basic info on whether this motor might reach a top speed of 80mph - 90mph comfortably if used within a van / camper, I can add gearing of course. The rpm of the motor and torque seem to suggest it will. The vehicle i want to convert is an oldish volkswagen camper van, its quite a large heavy long wheel base one with popup roof. Hopefully when the engine is removed and with batteries and electric motor installed it will be approx 3500kg in weight.
The other question is it seems to be all about what voltage is put through the the motor to achieve higher speeds, so basically that means a lot of batteries. I have been looking at CALB LiFePO4 ones for there safety and longevity. They seem to be 210ah with a 3.2v so would i need a hell of a lot to get a a decent voltage to power the motor. So if i had 30 of these I'd get 96 volts? - I have read about people putting 700 volts through a similar remy motor?.. is this achievable with batteries or would that be via another power supply?
The last thing is to utilize this high voltage do i need an expensive controller like a rinehart or can i use a cheaper curtis controller like from a forklift truck? I'm guessing what i'm looking for is a controller that can handle a high voltage?
A lot of questions at once but thanks if anyone can tackle any of them!
I'm a complete newbie to this electric conversion business. So some of these questions might show my ignorance. Just after some advise, i have the opportunity to buy a newish remy hvh250 motor for $650 dollars, i will have to make the housing for cooling. I'm a CAD draftsman by trade and have worked in the engineering sector for 15yrs and use soildworks and inventor, I also have a friend with a company that uses water jet cncs so can help me out in that area too, so not to worried about that. I'm i right in thinking this is a brushless motor? and AC not DC?
What I'm after is some basic info on whether this motor might reach a top speed of 80mph - 90mph comfortably if used within a van / camper, I can add gearing of course. The rpm of the motor and torque seem to suggest it will. The vehicle i want to convert is an oldish volkswagen camper van, its quite a large heavy long wheel base one with popup roof. Hopefully when the engine is removed and with batteries and electric motor installed it will be approx 3500kg in weight.
The other question is it seems to be all about what voltage is put through the the motor to achieve higher speeds, so basically that means a lot of batteries. I have been looking at CALB LiFePO4 ones for there safety and longevity. They seem to be 210ah with a 3.2v so would i need a hell of a lot to get a a decent voltage to power the motor. So if i had 30 of these I'd get 96 volts? - I have read about people putting 700 volts through a similar remy motor?.. is this achievable with batteries or would that be via another power supply?
The last thing is to utilize this high voltage do i need an expensive controller like a rinehart or can i use a cheaper curtis controller like from a forklift truck? I'm guessing what i'm looking for is a controller that can handle a high voltage?
A lot of questions at once but thanks if anyone can tackle any of them!
