Electric Regenerative Hybrid System For A Traditional Auto-Rickshaw

Abstract

In today's world, traditional auto-rickshaws are one of the most commonly used modes of public transportation, and they also contribute significantly to air pollution. The fact that they use an internal combustion (i/c) engine is one of the key reasons for this. For generating power to run the vehicle, all internal combustion engines use petrol/diesel fuel. Fuel efficiency can be enhanced via engine right-sizing, load leveling, and regenerative braking if conventional vehicles are converted to hybrid electric vehicles (HEV s) by adding an electric power train to the conventional power train. This study aims is to design a cost-effective electric regenerative hybrid system for traditional auto rickshaw that does not require major structural changes. The electric regenerative hybrid system would be capable of operating the auto rickshaw in two modes: electric mode and i/c engine mode. The brushless DC electric motor (BLDC motor) in the auto rickshaw will be powered by a Lithium-ion battery in electric mode. In engine mode, the Auto Rickshaw will operate on an internal combustion engine while also generating electricity to charge the battery. The simulation was run on the Matlab/Simulink platform to look at battery and vehicle output while using a battery pack.