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Students Develop Two-Wheel Drive Hybrid Motorcycle
Remember the Hero MotoCorp developed RNT concept from earlier this year? The RNT is a diesel engined motorcycle with an alternate power source in the form of a wheel hub mounted electric motor. This essentially makes the RNT a two-wheel drive motorcycle.
Two students from the Karavali Institute of Technology in Mangalore have now developed a motorcycle with the same working principle.
Final year mechanical engineering students Subin Daniel Thampi and Anaju Issac, as part of their B.E project, have modified an old Hero Honda CD-100 to turn it into a two-wheel drive motorcycle, much like the RNT concept.
Guided by their teacher Mr P. Ramesh Kumar, the two students worked on the old CD-100 to attach a 550 W hub motor to the front wheel. They then went on to connect an alternator to the drive chain, which enables the IC engine to act as a generator to charge the battery on the run.
This hybrid bike can also be run using the front wheel mounted electric motor, which gives it a decent top speed of 60 km/h, with a range of 45 km.
The battery can run for 6.5 hours, using of three units of power at a cost of just Rs. 10, which makes both affordable and eco friendly.
The motor can also be simultaneously used with the IC engine, increasing the motorcycle's performance.
"Fuel consumption of two-wheelers increases when you are riding in by-lanes, slopes or in heavy traffic where you need to use lower gears or have to change the gear repeatedly. If you switch over to battery mode in these road conditions, this problem can be overcome and also reduces pollution of the atmosphere. Of course economy also is a prime factor, burning less fuel means money is saved," say the students.
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