Another new guy here

[N9ZYE]

Greetings from Indianapolis, IN. I have recently built a delta trike and I want to use an electric motor for power assist. I have a 24VDC 200W motor from a kids scooter.

Is it possible to use such a motor to charge the batteries when coasting? What kind of electrical circuit would be required?

Thanks,
Gary

 

[bamabikeguy]

That's the $10,000 question:

Is it possible to use such a motor to charge the batteries when coasting? What kind of electrical circuit would be required?

We're all sitting around waiting for somebody to buy a $90 Trek dyna-hub, hotwire that thing, so we can light them up like Christmas trees.

It will be done, and within months I'd reckon.....

 

[N9ZYE]

If automobiles can use regenerative braking, is it all that difficult to use the same concept on a trike coasting down hill?

 

[bamabikeguy]

Here ya go, I've seen them on the new Treks in my favorite bike shop, just waiting for somebody to do the nitty gritty, get it on a thread !!

http://www.google.com/search?q=trek...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a