Research and Development Articles

 

Here you can read about some of the research and develoment projects which have been undertaken. Projects are listed in reverse chronological order (i.e newest projects first).

18 March 2012: Lithium Battery Management System
Discusses a lithium BMS I designed for my RX7 EV conversion. Free downloads of Eagle schematic/PCB files and AVR Studio project, for those who may wish to build their own.
   

28 February 2011: Digital Potentiometer Adapter
Design of a digital potentiometer adapter, for interfacing hall effect throttles with motor controllers requiring resistive throttle inputs.
   
26 November 2008: Motor Controller Design: A Photo Journal
A gallery of pictures showing the iterative design of a DC motor controller for EVs.
   

21 July 2008: Curtis 1231C Repairs
Some pictures and information on repairs of a damaged Curtis 1231C motor controller
   

29 January 2008: Headway LiFePO4 Battery Testing
Test results for two larger format LiFePO4 batteries from Headway in China.
   
4 January 2008: K2 LiFePO4 Battery Testing
Test results for four of the LiFePO4 batteries available from K2 Energy.
   
8 October 2007: Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Testing
A comparison of five high power LiFePO4 batteries currently on the market, with a view to use in EVs.
   
14 September 2007: Dewalt DC9360 Disassembly
Step by step guide to taking apart a DC9360 battery pack and extracting that A123Systems goodness!

 
 

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