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Motor Power Calculation - v3 - July 2019

This document calculates the power requirements for the hub motor of a 300 kg vehicle traveling at 5.6 m/s. It determines the rolling resistance, climbing resistance, acceleration resistance, and aerodynamic drag forces. The total tractive force is calculated to be 2422 N. The required power is determined to be 16.95 kW. With 6 wheels, the required power per wheel is 2.84 kW. The RPM required is calculated to be 357 and the torque of the motor is determined to be 76 Nm based on its power and RPM or 363 Nm based on the tractive force at the wheel periphery.

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Motor Power Calculation - v3 - July 2019

This document calculates the power requirements for the hub motor of a 300 kg vehicle traveling at 5.6 m/s. It determines the rolling resistance, climbing resistance, acceleration resistance, and aerodynamic drag forces. The total tractive force is calculated to be 2422 N. The required power is determined to be 16.95 kW. With 6 wheels, the required power per wheel is 2.84 kW. The RPM required is calculated to be 357 and the torque of the motor is determined to be 76 Nm based on its power and RPM or 363 Nm based on the tractive force at the wheel periphery.

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0: The Theory and Calculation of Power for Hub Motor for a 300 Kg
Vehicle

Rolling resistance coefficient µ 0.4

Gross vehicle mass M 300 Kg (Payload≈ 100Kg,


Vehicle wt. ≈ 200 Kg)
Acceleration due to gravity g 9.81 m/s2

Uniform velocity V 5.6 m/s

Acceleration to attain a 1 m/s2

Slope of ramp α 20 deg

No of wheels N 6

Rolling resistance moment Tr

Normal Force W

Rolling Resistance Fr

Climbing Resistance Fc

Acceleration resistance Fa

Aerodynamic Drag Fw

Total Tractive force Fte

Power P

Required Power Preq

Required Power for Each Wheel Preq/w

Rolling Resistance [1]

Rolling resistance is due to the hysteresis of the Tyre material.

At a standstill condition, the reactive force acts at the centre of the wheel. But
when the tyre rotates on hard material, the tyre deforms, and the normal force
shifts forward.

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When the tyre rotates on a soft surface (such as sand), the surface deforms, and
the surface is pushed back, which ultimately results in shifting of the normal
force in the forward direction.

This shifting creates a resisting moment for tyre rotation called rolling
resistance moment. The rolling resistance moment can be equivalently replaced
by a horizontal force acting on the wheel centre in a direction opposite to the
movement of the wheel. This equivalent is called rolling resistance, and its
magnitude is given by

Fr = Pµ
Table – II: Co-efficient of Rolling Friction for Different Tyres & Drive Surfaces

Co-efficient of
Type of tyres & drive surface
Rolling Friction
0.01 - 0.015 ordinary car tyres on concrete, new asphalt, cobbles small new
0.02 car tyres on tar or asphalt
0.02 car tyres on gravel - rolled new
0.03 car tyres on cobbles - large worn
0.04 - 0.08 car tyre on solid sand, gravel loose worn, soil medium-hard
0.2 - 0.4 car tyre on loose sand
When the vehicle is moving up in a gradient, then the component P is replaced
by the component that is perpendicular to the road surface.
Fr = u M g cosA

= 0.4*300*9.81*cos20°

= 1106 N

Climbing Resistance or Grading Resistance

When the vehicle goes up or down the slope, there is a component of the weight
of the vehicle, which is always directed downward. This force is called climbing
resistance, which resists climbing upwards and aids when the vehicle goes down
the grade.

Fc = MgsinA

= 300*9.81*sin20°

= 1007 N
2

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Acceleration Resistance

It is the inertial force that acts during vehicle acceleration and braking. The total
mass of the vehicle and the inertial mass of the rotating parts contribute to the
acceleration resistance.

Fa = Ma

For a = 1 m/s2

= Ma

= 300*1

= 300 N

Aerodynamic drag

Fw = (ρAfCDV2)/2

Where

ρ = Density of air = 1.2 Kg/m3

Af = Vehicle frontal air = 1 * 0.8 m2

V = Vehicle speed = 20 Km/hr = 5.6 m/s

CD = drag coefficient = 0.6


Table – III: Co-efficient of Rolling Friction for Different Tyres & Drive Surfaces
Vehicle Cd
Sports Car with Sloping Rear 0.2 - 0.3
Saloon with Stepped Rear 0.4 - 0.5
Open Top Convertible 0.6 - 0.7
Bus 0.6 - 0.8
Truck 0.8 - 1.0
Long Streamlined Body 0.1

Fw = (1.2 * 0.8 * 0.6 * 5.62)/2


= 9N

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Total Tractive force

Fte = Rolling resistance + Climbing Resistance + Acceleration Force +

Aerodynamic Drag

= 1106 + 1007 + 300 + 9

= 2422 N

Power = Tractive force × uniform velocity

P = 2422 * 5.6

= 13563 W

= 13.56 kW

Required Power for assumed efficiency = 80%

Preq = 13.56 * (100/80) = 16.95 kW

If 6 numbers of wheels have been used, the power for each wheel is calculated:

Preq/w = 16.95/6 kW = 2.8 kW

This is the power required for each motor. The relationship between the
power and the torque generated of a motor is as follows

The relationship between the linear velocity and the RPM is given by

From which we can calculate the required RPM of the wheel (diameter 300
mm) as well as that of the motor as:
. ×
= = = . ≈
× .

So, the torque of the motor with 2.8 kW power and RPM 357 can be
calculated as:

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×
= = = . ≈
×

In other sense if we consider the tractive force requirement at the periphery of


the wheel, then the Torque of the motor can be calculated using the following
formula as per the figure 2.
×
=

Figure 2: Relationship between the Motor Torque, Tractive Force and


the Gear ratio
If the Gear Ratio = 1, and the diameter of the wheel is 300 m (i.e. r = 150 mm),
the required torques for the motor will be as follows.

T = 2422 * 0.150 Nm = 363.3 Nm ≈ 363 Nm

SUMMARY:
So, the power required for the motor = 2.84 kW
RPM required = 357
Wheel Diameter = 300 mm
Torque of the motor based on the generated power and RPM = 76 Nm
Torque required at the wheel periphery = 363 Nm

References:

[1] NPTEL Modules/ Lectures, Module 3: Architecture of Hybrid and


Electric Vehicles [Online], https://nptel.ac.in/courses/108103009/5

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