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--Mrvass 01:26, 26 August 2011 (MDT)

changed to leffex' proposal --crossbreak 10 December 2012

Contents 1 General 2 Rechargeable Batteries 3 Chargers for Batteries 4 Battery Management and Monitoring Systems (BMS) 5 Switches, Contactors, and Connectors 6 Electric Cars 7 Electric Bicycles 8 Electric Scooters 9 Electric Motorcycles 10 Tutorials 11 Repair Tutorials 12 Speed Control Systems

General

• Wiki Rules

• Acronyms

• Terminology and Explanations of Common Misconceptions

• Forum member setup

• Uploading pictures, images, and video to the forums

• Cost Savings for Ebike vs Car

Rechargeable Batteries

• Wikipedia Batteries Article
• Building a LiPo Battery
• Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
• Lithium Ion (LiIon)
• Laptop LiCo Cells
• Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
• Lead Acid (SLA)
• Nickel-Based (NiMH & NiCD)

• Paralleling Multiple Packs and the use of Diodes

• Picking out a battery: what you need to know

• Fires

• Winter / cold considerations

• Balancing: What is it and when is it necessary?

• Supercapacitor / Ultracap / combined with batteries discussions

Overview and calculator spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0Al-9VZS5gw_udFQwTTlCdXBFRUo0VVloa3dreVlJeEE#gid=0

Chargers for Batteries

• Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
• Lithium Ion (LiIon)
  • RC Type Balancing Chargers
  • Bulk Non-Balancing Chargers
    • MeanWell Power Supply Types and Modifications
    • HP Server Power Supply Types and Modifications
    • Lab Power Supplies with Adjustable Voltage and Current
    • BMS battery EMC 2000

• Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4)
• Lead Acid (SLA/FLA)
• Nickel-based (NiMH & NiCd) Charging Do's and Dont's
• Listing of Charger Modification Threads
• Terminology

Battery Management and Monitoring Systems (BMS)

• BMS Types
• BMS Troubleshooting and Repair

Switches, Contactors, and Connectors

• Contact Types (applies to all)
• Switches
• Contactors
• Connectors

Electric Cars

• Motors
• Controllers
• Drive Systems
• Electronics
• Chargers

Electric Bicycles

• Motors
  • Hub
  • Middrive
  • Non-Hub Rear Drives
  • Friction
• Controllers
• Controllers Brushed
• Drive Systems
  • Belt
  • Chain
  • Gears
  • Planetary Reduction
• Electronics
• Pre-made Conversion Kits
• Torque Arms (Industry-supplied)
• Torque Arms (Custom-made)

• I'm a Noob and I Wanna Go 50MPH
• Factors affecting Power Usage (Wh/mile or Wh/km)

• Definitions (legal) of an Electric Bicycle

Electric Scooters

• Definition
• Motors
• Controllers
• Drive Systems
• Electronics

Electric Motorcycles

• Motors
  • Parallel/Series
• Controllers
• Drive Systems
• Electronics

Tutorials

• Bike Building
  • Bicycle Design Books and Articles
  • Brakes and setup
  • Tires and Tubes
  • Converting a Hubmotor to Middrive Motor
  • Winterizing
  • I'm a Noob and I Wanna Go 50MPH

• Electronics
  • Ampacity
  • Magnet_Epoxy
  • DC-DC converters

• Battery setup ===
  • Building a LiPo Battery Pack
  • Creating and Installing a Battery Box for the Bike
  • Why You Can't Connect Your Batteries in Parallel and Series at the Same Time
  • Measuring voltages on your battery's "balance plug"
  • Picking out a battery: what you need to know

• Motor Setup
  • Determining the Wiring for a Brushless Motor
  • Testing Hall Sensors
  • Temperature Monitoring
  • Gearing a mid motor
  • On the Saturation Current of Hub Motors & Simulator Accuracy

• Wiring / Interconnect Setup ===
  • Fuses and Circuit Breakers
  • Precharge Resistors
  • Wire Gauges / Types vs. Power Usage
  • Wiring Techniques
  • Connector Types and Usage

• Controller Setup ===
  • Major Controller modifications (mods) and upgrades
  • Voltage modifications
  • Battery modifications
  • Upgrade Battery

• Monitoring Power Usage
  • Installing and Using a Watt Meter
  • Setting Up a Low-Voltage Watt Meter for a High Voltage System
  • Verifying the Maximum Limited Current of a Controller
  • Cycle Analyst v3 Setup
    • Ebikes.ca shunt

• Calculating Power Usage, Simulations, Etc.
  • Calculators
  • Simulators
  • Efficiency Discussions

Repair Tutorials

• Electronics
  • BMS
  • Charger/PSU
  • Motor Controller
    • Brushed
    • Brushless
    • FET troubleshooting
  • Watt Meter
    • Cycle Analyst v3 Setup
  • MultiMeters
  • Soldering and Soldering Irons
  • Switches (AC and DC)

• Motors
  • Terminology

• Brushed
  • Hub - Direct Drive
    • Opening an Xlyte
  • Hub - Geared
  • Powerchair with Gearbox
  • Other
• Brushless
  • Hub - Direct Drive
  • Hub - Geared
    • Goldenmotor MBG
    • TongXin / Weifeng
  • RC Type
  • Powerchair
  • Other

• Battery Packs
  • General Troubleshooting

Speed Control Systems

• Throttles
  • Physical Types
    • Full Grip Twist
    • Half Grip Twist
    • Thumb Tab Twist
    • Pedal (car)
    • Other (slide, switch, etc.)
  • Electrical Types
    • Hall
    • Potentiometer (Pot)
    • Other

• • Determining why your throttle doesn't work the way you want it to

• Pedal Sensors
  • Torque
  • Encoder
    • Optical
    • Reed
    • Hall
  • Pedal Assist Computer
    • Cycle Analyst
    • Speedict