Keywords
Electric automobiles, Electric motors -- Direct current, DC shunt (separately excited) motor, Armature and field control, Speed controller design and testing, Experimental electric car performance, Laboratory-scale simulation of motor controller
Abstract
This report describes the speed characteristic and various methods of speed control of DC shunt (separately excited) motors, especially for application in electrical vehicles. The basic behavior of the DC motor is discussed, along with traditional and modern techniques of speed control. As an example, a speed controller for a shunt motor (built and tested by the author) is discussed. Two types of speed controllers for electric cars are discussed, and the performance results for an experimental electric car are presented. Finally, a design for a 24 HP car motor controller using both armature and field control was simulated on a smaller scale in the laboratory.
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Graduation Date
Spring 1980
Advisor
Walker, Robert L.
Degree
Master of Science (M.S.)
College
College of Engineering
Format
Pages
131 pages
Language
English
Rights
Public Domain
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Identifier
DP0013341
Subjects
Electric motors, Direct current--Control; Electric motors, Direct current--Design and construction; Electric motors, Direct current--Computer simulation; Electric vehicles--Automatic control; Electric vehicles--Motors
STARS Citation
Shahi, Mahmood, "Speed Control of DC Shunt Motor for Electric Car Use" (1980). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 517.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/rtd/517
Contributor (Linked data)
University of Central Florida. College of Engineering [VIAF]
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