Electrical Longboard for Everyday Urban Commuting

Sustainability

George Darie¹  Elena Carcadea²  Cosmin Ungureanu²  Alin Chitu²  Alexandru Ciocan² 

[1] Faculty of Power Engineering, Politehnica University of Bucharest, Splaiul Independenței 313, P.O. 060042 Bucharest, Romania;National Research and Development Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopic Technologies—ICSI Rm. Valcea, 4 Uzinei Street, P.O. Box Râureni 7, 240050 Rm. Valcea, Romania;

关键词: lithium-ion batteries;    energy storage;    electric longboard;    battery management system;   

DOI  :  10.3390/su12198091

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

This paper addresses the possibility of using an electric longboard in daily travel. A conventional longboard was transformed into an electric one and tested in ICSI Rm. Valcea labs. A series of tests were performed both at the laboratory level and, under normal running conditions, outdoors. Nevertheless, two possible scenarios have been taken into consideration. First, when the electric longboard is running on a flat road with a cruise speed, while the second scenario considered was that of climbing a hill with a 10% slope. The results confirmed the expectations and showed that a full charge of the batteries allows a trip over a distance of almost 50 km on a flat route having a consumption of about 10 Wh/km. However, there are some things to keep in mind when making travel distance predictions. The quality and the profile of the road, the weight of the rider, the rider position, all of these are factors which can significantly influence the predictions regarding the travel distance. Moreover, if the optimization is taken into account, several adjustments can be done in choosing the size and wheel model, whether or not to equip the skateboard with suspensions as well as a compromise between power and energy densities when choosing battery type is essential.

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