Hi!
I'm planning to modify my motorcycle to turn it into a hybrid bike (an experiment).
I'm thinking of adding an electric motor mounted on the swing arm which would then drive the chain and the rear wheel.
Most of the electric vehicles I've read about use brushless motors. Should it be an AC or a DC motor?
How do I control the motor speed? Do I use some kind of variable resistor? a potentiometer? (whatever that is)
Most, important, how do I turn the motor into regenerative brakes? Can anyone explain what's going on in the car electronics when the motors turns into regenerative brakes/generators?
In a simple circuit, batteries would be connected to the motor and this motor is usually powered by the battery... but when regenerative brakes are used, the battery is still connected to the motor but this time, it is the motor which powers and recharges the batteries.
Can anyone tell me WHAT makes regenerative braking happen?
I already asked a few people and they say that generators/alternator have diodes to make electricity just flow out and not in.
So is it possible to incorporate regenerative brakes with just the use of some diodes?
If for example an electric car were running and then, at an instant, diodes were installed in the circuit between the battery and the motor, then would the motor turn into a generator and charge the batteries?
Would there be a need for an inverter or a rectifier?