I've been trying to do a lot of research to find a solution for what I'm wanting to do, and I still have a bunch of questions.
I'm living in a city in Asia where I cannot use a US drivers license and even if I get a local one it can sometimes take years to get a license plate. However, no drivers license or license plate is required for various types of electric bikes and mopeds.
I've been using an electric bike to get around, but I've been toying with the idea of finding a way to put a solar panel on my bike to increase my range.
These are the specs that I know.
The battery is 48V 10Ah
The input for the battery charger is 160~240V 50/60Hz
The output of the charger for the battery is 54.6V 2A.
At full speed the battery discharges in about an hour.
I figure that if I'm going to have a mounted solar panel that one of the biggest concerns is a risk of the battery overcharging while I leave the bike parked outside somewhere.
I was thinking that the simplest solution would be to switch the power from the solar panels to AC and using the charger to charge the battery since it will auto cut off when the battery is charged.
I don't know how to calculate the conversion from the solar panel DC to the AC that I want to send to the charger,
I'm also not 100% certain what all the components I will need are,
and I'm not sure what the best way to orient the panel(s) will be for this type of usage.
Thanks for any help you can lend.
I'm living in a city in Asia where I cannot use a US drivers license and even if I get a local one it can sometimes take years to get a license plate. However, no drivers license or license plate is required for various types of electric bikes and mopeds.
I've been using an electric bike to get around, but I've been toying with the idea of finding a way to put a solar panel on my bike to increase my range.
These are the specs that I know.
The battery is 48V 10Ah
The input for the battery charger is 160~240V 50/60Hz
The output of the charger for the battery is 54.6V 2A.
At full speed the battery discharges in about an hour.
I figure that if I'm going to have a mounted solar panel that one of the biggest concerns is a risk of the battery overcharging while I leave the bike parked outside somewhere.
I was thinking that the simplest solution would be to switch the power from the solar panels to AC and using the charger to charge the battery since it will auto cut off when the battery is charged.
I don't know how to calculate the conversion from the solar panel DC to the AC that I want to send to the charger,
I'm also not 100% certain what all the components I will need are,
and I'm not sure what the best way to orient the panel(s) will be for this type of usage.
Thanks for any help you can lend.
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