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Design, Simulation and Analysis of Components for Electric Auto Conversion


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1 Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
2 Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala
     

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In this paper, we discuss the design, simulation and analysis of an electric conversion kit, which would be able to convert an IC engine auto rickshaw to a pure electric vehicle. Retrofitting an old auto rickshaw not only eliminates the tailpipe emission from the vehicle but also helps to reduce the carbon footprint in manufacturing a new vehicle. For understanding demands for an auto rickshaw to run in Indian city roads and towns we’ve conducted a survey among 33 auto rickshaw drivers from 3 different towns in Kerala, which helped us identify the most commonly used auto rickshaw model, and requirements for an auto taxi such as range for battery, power required for motor and other modifications that must be conducted. And from the results, we have designed a battery pack according to the requirements and a mounting plate, which mount the motor and transmission to the frame of the vehicle and simulated a linear static load test on the mounting plate and a thermal analysis on the cell of the battery pack, an air-cooling system for the battery pack was also designed to prevent thermal runaway of the cells during high loads. CAD designs and simulations were done with the help of Fusion 360 and Altair Hyperworks.

Keywords

Battery Electric Vehicle, Battery Pack Cooling, Component Designing, Computer Aided Engineering, Electric Autorickshaw, Linear Static Stress Analysis, Load Calculations, Retrofitting, Thermal Analysis, Thermal Runaway.
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Authors

Basil John
Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala, India
Prajul M. P.
Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala
Jesvin Varughese Jose
Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala
Sujay K.
Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala
Jayadevan P. C.
Department of Automobile Engineering, SCMS School of Engineering and Technology, Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Abstract


In this paper, we discuss the design, simulation and analysis of an electric conversion kit, which would be able to convert an IC engine auto rickshaw to a pure electric vehicle. Retrofitting an old auto rickshaw not only eliminates the tailpipe emission from the vehicle but also helps to reduce the carbon footprint in manufacturing a new vehicle. For understanding demands for an auto rickshaw to run in Indian city roads and towns we’ve conducted a survey among 33 auto rickshaw drivers from 3 different towns in Kerala, which helped us identify the most commonly used auto rickshaw model, and requirements for an auto taxi such as range for battery, power required for motor and other modifications that must be conducted. And from the results, we have designed a battery pack according to the requirements and a mounting plate, which mount the motor and transmission to the frame of the vehicle and simulated a linear static load test on the mounting plate and a thermal analysis on the cell of the battery pack, an air-cooling system for the battery pack was also designed to prevent thermal runaway of the cells during high loads. CAD designs and simulations were done with the help of Fusion 360 and Altair Hyperworks.

Keywords


Battery Electric Vehicle, Battery Pack Cooling, Component Designing, Computer Aided Engineering, Electric Autorickshaw, Linear Static Stress Analysis, Load Calculations, Retrofitting, Thermal Analysis, Thermal Runaway.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.37285/ajmt.1.1.7