Electric Go-Kart
Project
Benefits of Electric Vehicles
- More Efficient
- Zero C02 Emissions
- Less Maintenance
- Cheaper to operate
Go-Kart Specs
- 2x 9.8 kWh motors
- 2.8kWh battery pack
- 400A peak discharge
- 1178 hours of labor
- 55 mph top speed 52V battery
System
Hardware
- 14 Sensor Inputs
- 3 DC-DC Buck converters
- 52, 26, 12, 5, 3.3 Voltage busses
- 2x 3 Phase inverters
Software
- 7 Python Scripts 1 C program
- Feed-back Control
- ROS (node communication)
- Graphical User Interface
Design Methods
Fun Fact: The Go-Kart’s peak power is the equivalent of running 19 microwaves or 4 clothes dryers. The battery system is capable of a peak current of 700A at 52V
Conclusion
What Next
- Have Fun
- PCB controller board
- Autonomous
Skill Gained
- Welding and Fabrication
- 3D Modeling
- Battery Design
Results
- 45mph top speed at 75% power
- 50 min. battery life with normal driving
- 0-40 mph in 5 seconds