Electric Bicycle Design with BLDC Motor Drive: A Practical Approach

Authors- Vikas Gore, Babu Satwekar, Prasad Wable, Pratik Gadade

Abstract-The world is witnessing a surge in personal car usage. cars are increasingly polluting urban areas, releasing large amounts of carbon dioxide and other climate-altering greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, while also consuming vast quantities of petroleum. Alarmingly, the rate of automobile usage is growing much faster than the human population. if current trends continue, it is estimated that over 3 billion vehicles will be in operation by 2050.additionally, the price of petroleum continues to rise, prompting people to seek alternative sources of energy to power vehicles particularly electricity. in this context, bicycles have transformed from being seen as old-fashioned recreational items to becoming less-polluting, compact, and ultra-light personal mobility tools. electric bicycles, or e-bikes, are emerging as a sustainable pillar of urban transportation in major cities around the world. an e-bike is essentially a traditional bicycle equipped with an electric motor to assist with propulsion. it is an eco-friendly and urban-friendly mode of transportation, powered by a rechargeable battery. e-bikes first gained popularity in china, where in 1991 the government identified their development as a key technological goal (hongyong, 2016). by 2016, china had become the world’s largest manufacturer and consumer of e-bikes. the increased demand in china and many other asian countries has largely been driven by economic growth and rising household incomes. in recent decades, sales have grown at a rate of approximately 10% per annum (weiss et al., 2015). currently, around 90% of the world’s e-bikes are sold in china, with an estimated 170 million users commuting daily.

DOI: /10.61463/ijset.vol.13.issue2.264