| Owner | thingstodo | ||||||
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| Owner's Other EV | 1990 Chevrolet Sprint | ||||||
| Location | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada map | ||||||
| Vehicle | 1991 Chevrolet S-10 Proof of concept test vehicle - more like a non-proof of concept. This experiment proved to me that a surplus industrial AC motor needs a transmission | ||||||
| Motor | General Electric 40 hp, 575 V 3-Phase AC Surplus (ebay) squirrel cage induction motor, T frame, very heavy, TEFC for now. Fan will be replaced with forced air blower | ||||||
| Drivetrain | 3-phase induction motor coupled to 4x4 transfer case. Industrial VFD powered by lead acid batteries to start. Industrial PLC for safety and controls | ||||||
| Controller | Square D, Vsd 57, amoung others Various industrial vfds of different voltage and output power used during testing. Future open source build is possible | ||||||
| Batteries | 12 Mixed salvage from various sources, 12.00 Volt, Lead-Acid, Flooded A mixed bag of whatever I can find | ||||||
| System Voltage | 144 Volts | ||||||
| Charger | Mastercraft 6 amp trickle Slow and steady to start. Maybe a homebuilt when I get closer to driving it | ||||||
| Heater | Ceramic - at least thats the idea | ||||||
| DC/DC Converter | Vicor to be determined Not purchased yet | ||||||
| Instrumentation | S10 electronic dash, with PLC (industrial computer) driving gauges | ||||||
| Top Speed | 70 MPH (112 KPH) To avoid being run over by other traffic. Its a target. | ||||||
| Acceleration | Expected to be poor. Like an electric golf cart on the way back to the clubhouse. | ||||||
| Range | 30 Miles (48 Kilometers) This is my design range. A few miles extra for a head wind and cold weather would be nice | ||||||
| Watt Hours/Mile | 500 Wh/Mile Design target. My commute to work is not complicated. 5 stop or yield in 30 miles. My gps shows an average of about 45 mph now | ||||||
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| Seating Capacity | 2 adults, but mostly 1 - commute to and from work | ||||||
| Curb Weight | 5,000 Pounds (2,272 Kilograms) This is below GVWR by the weight of the driver - me. Again, target | ||||||
| Tires | Winter tires right now -never changed after it was parked | ||||||
| Conversion Time | 15 months of actually doing things so far. Years of thinking about it. I have 'thrown it in the corner' for now until I solve some technical issues. | ||||||
| Conversion Cost | Under 2000 so far, no batteries, small test-sized surplus vfds | ||||||
| Additional Features | Power steering needs to stay. Power brakes as well. June 2012 - I discovered that SalvageS10 originally had rear ABS so that needs to work to pass Saskatchewan vehicle inspection. I cannot locate parts. | ||||||
| Will link to the build log after it gets less embarrassing and shows some actual progress Well - July 2012 and I have realized that the build log will ALWAYS be embarrassing. WebPage /> August 2012 - The electronic dash failed, the transfer case will not work without the bearing in the transmission. The coupler I planned to use did not pan out, motor -> front drive shaft -> transfer case -> rear wheels. Diverted to another project - build an Electric Motor Module for WIKISPEED, www.wikispeed.com If I can get that working, I will revisit SalvageS10 Feb 2013. Purchased a used 9 inch netgain series wound DC. This may have enough torque to move the truck without a gearbox. I still need to figure out how to direct-drive the rear diff. The netgain is intended for testing in the Electric Motor module of the WIKISPEED car ... but who knows? | |||||||
1991 Chevrolet S-10
“SalvageS10”
(under construction)
Last Updated 02-10-2013
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