Design and Development of E-Rodeo A Hybrid Electric- Cycle

Abstract

High increment of the human population has led to the use of more fuel-powered vehicles. This in turn causes an increase in global warming due to pollution and a drastic decrease in fossil fuels. Nowadays, even for short-distance travel, we are using our fuel-powered vehicles which are unnecessary. A simple solution to reduce pollution for short-distance travel is through the use of an electric bicycle. An electric bicycle also known as e-bike uses energy stored in the battery to run the vehicle. In this paper, an electric bicycle E-RODEO is proposed, which consists of a motor to run the vehicle which is connected to the motor controller. The speed of the e-bike is controlled using a throttle and electric brakes. Lithium-ion battery used to run the motor. The battery is integrated with a Battery Management System (BMS). We are using wind energy and pedal regenerative energy as an alternative power supply to charge the battery. A dynamo and a Personal Computer (PC) fan which acts as a wind turbine is used to convert mechanical and wind energy to electrical energy respectively. With the use of E-RODEO, we can overcome the problems like pollution, traffic and excessive use of non-renewable energy sources. E- RODEO can be used for both short and long-distance travel since there is an alternative power source to charge the battery. Use of renewable sources makes it zero Co2 emission and using it to power the battery makes the vehicle Eco-friendly.