Hi everyone
I am Loic, 32, from France. Actually traveling in Colombia. But when I will be back in France, I want to keep travelling with a trike. And a caravan trailer.
This is a place to speak about the technical difficulties about the caravan trailer but I am here to speak about the system of electric part.
I will have a roof on my trike. And an another roof on the caravan trailer.
I thank to create a 1200wh battery. I think it's a good balance (my caravan trailer, where will be the battery and all electric system will be around 80kg).
And the last part the motor. First I wanted to take a brushless motor. Like a smart pie for exemple.
Because it's reliable.
I will drive mainly on road. But I like mountains, and taking gravel road will be not every days, but that's will happen . Obviously also in poor country where they don't have propre road.
The problem is : most of brushless motor are efficient around 20 25km/h. If I understood well. But it's too fast when you are off road.
But also because I will drive on road, I need a motor who is good at 10-15 but also able to cruise at 30km/h if needed. I need a very good torque to be able to climb mountains gravels road.
Do you know a motor as I need?
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For the battery, because I have a small budget (1500e for solar, motor and battery). I think I have to create my own battery. I will be interesting. One guy on this forum sell some battery. I think I will take lithium because lighter but, because I need something very reliable, an another battery technology will be nice for me?
Having less power (800wh) but more reliable or 1200wh with lithium?
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I would like to charge with my solar panel, but also by normal electricity plug.
I really would like to find a way to charge very very fast. The idea is, when it's cloudy since 4 5 days, to go in one restaurant, having lunch for one hours and drive again with full ou almost full charge battery.
Because battery are also expensive, I don't want to harm my battery with a too hight power.
Mostly in camping, we are limited to 10A for 220V in France.
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I don't know if people here have knowledge about solar panel construction, connected with a battery. I will have more or less 10 solar panel 50w each (flexible one). The best will be having 10 mppt to improve the possibility to charge. But my bike have to be or try to be light and reliable. 2 big mppt are more reliable and light than 10 small mppt?
Charging the battery from the solar panel can harm it if the "power" is too hight?
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That's a lot of question. As you see, I am not English fluent and also I am not a technical guys. I will learn, for sure.
I want to build a caravan trailer because I will not travel with it, but I will live with it. Without idea of destination and time.
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Trike : hopefully a scorpion fs20, 18kg
With solar panel roof : 5-7 kilos more
Me : 62kg
My stuff (computer, clothes etc...) : 10kg
Trailer empty : 35kg
Battery : 8kg
Electric part, cable, I don't really know : 5kg?
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Money
Second hand trike : 2000euros
Solar, motor, battery : 1500euros
Trailer : 500euros
I can push 1k more if needed.
Thank you all for your hard and advice!!
I am Loic, 32, from France. Actually traveling in Colombia. But when I will be back in France, I want to keep travelling with a trike. And a caravan trailer.
This is a place to speak about the technical difficulties about the caravan trailer but I am here to speak about the system of electric part.
I will have a roof on my trike. And an another roof on the caravan trailer.
I thank to create a 1200wh battery. I think it's a good balance (my caravan trailer, where will be the battery and all electric system will be around 80kg).
And the last part the motor. First I wanted to take a brushless motor. Like a smart pie for exemple.
Because it's reliable.
I will drive mainly on road. But I like mountains, and taking gravel road will be not every days, but that's will happen . Obviously also in poor country where they don't have propre road.
The problem is : most of brushless motor are efficient around 20 25km/h. If I understood well. But it's too fast when you are off road.
But also because I will drive on road, I need a motor who is good at 10-15 but also able to cruise at 30km/h if needed. I need a very good torque to be able to climb mountains gravels road.
Do you know a motor as I need?
______
For the battery, because I have a small budget (1500e for solar, motor and battery). I think I have to create my own battery. I will be interesting. One guy on this forum sell some battery. I think I will take lithium because lighter but, because I need something very reliable, an another battery technology will be nice for me?
Having less power (800wh) but more reliable or 1200wh with lithium?
______
I would like to charge with my solar panel, but also by normal electricity plug.
I really would like to find a way to charge very very fast. The idea is, when it's cloudy since 4 5 days, to go in one restaurant, having lunch for one hours and drive again with full ou almost full charge battery.
Because battery are also expensive, I don't want to harm my battery with a too hight power.
Mostly in camping, we are limited to 10A for 220V in France.
______
I don't know if people here have knowledge about solar panel construction, connected with a battery. I will have more or less 10 solar panel 50w each (flexible one). The best will be having 10 mppt to improve the possibility to charge. But my bike have to be or try to be light and reliable. 2 big mppt are more reliable and light than 10 small mppt?
Charging the battery from the solar panel can harm it if the "power" is too hight?
____
That's a lot of question. As you see, I am not English fluent and also I am not a technical guys. I will learn, for sure.
I want to build a caravan trailer because I will not travel with it, but I will live with it. Without idea of destination and time.
____
Trike : hopefully a scorpion fs20, 18kg
With solar panel roof : 5-7 kilos more
Me : 62kg
My stuff (computer, clothes etc...) : 10kg
Trailer empty : 35kg
Battery : 8kg
Electric part, cable, I don't really know : 5kg?
____
Money
Second hand trike : 2000euros
Solar, motor, battery : 1500euros
Trailer : 500euros
I can push 1k more if needed.
Thank you all for your hard and advice!!