Dimensionamiento e implementación de un sistema de tracción eléctrica en un vehículo prototipo karting para la carrera de Ingeniería Automotriz

Abstract

This project sought the implementation of an electric drive system for a prototype kart vehicle of the Automotive Engineering Career through the sizing and selection of components of an electric drive train capable of having performance characteristics for a competition circuit, for which a literature review of scientific texts that allowed us to identify the main components of an electric drive was performed. It was determined a required power of approximately 1.5kW, giving way to the implementation of the 1.5kW DIY Kit motor that includes the controller, battery status indicator, accelerator and differential, the system underwent a coupling process by designing anchor points and redesigning components according to the dimensions of the chassis of the Automotive Engineering Career. After the implementation of the components, acceleration tests were carried out to determine the maximum speed and the average time to reach such speed, where speed and time data are collected through the "TORQUE PRO" application. Finally, through the statistical analysis of the collected data. It is found that the prototype can reach the maximum speed of 30 km/h in an average of 11.2 seconds. The necessary tests were carried out to verify the correctness of the electric traction installation on a competition circuit, where no inconvenience was noticed.