Mobile renewable energy platform on a cargo bike

Auteur avatarVélo M² | Dernière modification 9/12/2019 par Clementflipo

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The Vélo M² project is based on a mobile renewable energy platform. The energy is given by normal bikes in a generator stand, where an average cyclist can give 100W. The platform is buffered so a continuous flow of electricity can power anything you want. We like to provide electricity to an open-air cinéma, or sound systems.
Difficulté
Difficile
Durée
1 mois
Catégories
Énergie, Sport & Extérieur
Coût
2000 EUR (€)
Licence : Attribution-ShareAlike (CC BY-SA)

Introduction

The cargo bike is a great alternative for the car in congested cities; with our stackable modules we give sustainable initiatives endless possibilities. Vélo M² (pronounced Vélo em carree) is a multi modular capsule system fitting on cargo bikes. With our energy module supplied by solar and pedal power you can have the electricity on location to power an open-air cinema, a mobile fablab and much more on top. We bring all these plans to an open source platform and community where anybody can contribute. Cargo Bikes can be used for more then only transport, with Vélo M² we give the tools to rethink how we interact, move and use energy.

We will guide you through the conception of the "energy module". The energy module is an electrical module build into the wooden basic module. It has :

- input : DC power

- output : AC power and DC power

- buffer : DC supercapacitor

There are different ways for putting the module together. We will describe how we made the first prototype. We are working on an next version which will be ready for 2018.

Matériaux

- buffer supercapacitor 48V

- inverter DC to AC 24V to 220VAC

- converter DC to 24DC

- protection switches

- voltage measurement

- cables, connectors, plugs and on/off switches

Outils

- voltage source

- multimeter

- cable stripper

- drilling equipment

Étape 1 - Electrical wire scheme

- input : DC power charging

power 5*100W - peak 5*200

voltage 48V

current 30A

- output : AC power and DC power conversion and output

power 700W

voltage 220AC

current 1A

- buffer : DC supercapacitor (battery on the wire schema)

power 1000W

voltage 48V

current 30A - peak 40A

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