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ULEA · Ultra Light Electric Assist

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  • Category: Electric Cars
  • Founded: Jan 15, 2008
  • Language: English
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The Ultra Light Assist forum is for exploring options and improvements to Ultra Light Assist (ULA) systems for otherwise human powered vehicles (HPVs).

Common reasons for ULA include assisting acceleration and adding boost for a pedaler to climb hills. These reasons may help make HPVs more palatable to a larger audience. People who are "too far" or subject to "hills too big" may consider ULA to make a cycling commute a reality.

ULAs are often considered for installation on delta or tadpole trikes. These trikes, sometimes called velos, often have fairings to improve aerodynamics and protect the rider from weather.

The ULA group is moderated and you must contact a moderator to be added to allow access to files or post comments. This level of security is regrettable but necessary to counter spammers. Thank you for your understanding.

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Re: Stepper motors for assist
I've been working with steppers since 1976. The controller has no way of knowing what torque is being applied to the cranks. Steppers are open loop devices -
Posted - Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:25 pm
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Re: Stepper motors for assist
There're no knobs on our machine, as there are none on a standard CNC. All speed changes are done though the control hardware and there are limits to the max
Posted - Fri Nov 11, 2011 7:08 pm
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Re: Stepper motors for assist
I just realized - these are just not suitable for an assist because if they ever have to deliver more than the pullout torque they 'll go out of sync. These
Posted - Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:14 pm
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Re: Stepper motors for assist
1 radian/sec = approx 9.55 rpm Voltage = about 30 Current = about 5A Nm = about 1.5 RPM about 50 Only looking for 100 watts here. Sources:
Posted - Fri Nov 11, 2011 5:32 pm
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Re: Stepper motors for assist
ALL DC motors make torque at low rpm. What you actually want is POWER. To get power you need torque and RPM. With almost no rpm you need buckets of torque
Posted - Fri Nov 11, 2011 3:21 am
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