I'm working on a project to design and build a 1/10th scaled ultra-capacitor powered electric car. I'm a Mechanical Engineer & I really want to focus on the the building and testing of the vehicle - not the electronics, which is why I need your help!
As I have a limited electronics knowledge I was hoping that I could run my initial control system design past some of you in the hope you'd be able to confirm my ideas and maybe point me in the direction of some suitable hardware. Or help correct my errors.
I've attached a basic modular outline of my design:
The plan is to have 3 ultra-capacitors connected in series using the Maxwell Integration Kit. I know I need a Buck-Boost converter with the voltage and current rating of the motor. Ideally I'd like something off the shelf - I was investigating these modules from Linear Technology. Would these do the job? Or is there something better out there without creating one from scratch?
The motor can then be decided based on these parameters of the rest of the control system but I require a minimum motor torque of around 0.2Nm. I'll probably go for a DC brushless based on efficiency.
The vehicle is intentionally simple and the target is to drive a 50m straight journey at a constant speed.
Thanks in advance for your time and please let me know what you think.
As I have a limited electronics knowledge I was hoping that I could run my initial control system design past some of you in the hope you'd be able to confirm my ideas and maybe point me in the direction of some suitable hardware. Or help correct my errors.
I've attached a basic modular outline of my design:
The plan is to have 3 ultra-capacitors connected in series using the Maxwell Integration Kit. I know I need a Buck-Boost converter with the voltage and current rating of the motor. Ideally I'd like something off the shelf - I was investigating these modules from Linear Technology. Would these do the job? Or is there something better out there without creating one from scratch?
The motor can then be decided based on these parameters of the rest of the control system but I require a minimum motor torque of around 0.2Nm. I'll probably go for a DC brushless based on efficiency.
The vehicle is intentionally simple and the target is to drive a 50m straight journey at a constant speed.
Thanks in advance for your time and please let me know what you think.
