Electric scooters are the most popular form of transport for old and disabled people in Taiwan and its popularity is fast increasing as people are living longer and longer. The main components of an electric scooter includes battery, motor, motor driver, and a transmission system, whose characteristics determine the overall energy efficiency. The commonly used transmission system of an electric scooter consists of a compound gear train (or a simple gear train) and a bevel gear differential, the quality of the former of which significantly influences the efficiency and noise level. In this paper, a new transmission system for use in an electric scooter is proposed. The finite element method was applied to evaluate the stress level experienced by the gears in the compound gear train. A test rig was also set up to compare the performance of the proposed transmission system with an existing commercial product. The new design was shown to produce better performance characteristics in terms of efficiency and noise level than the commercial product and has since been successfully manufactured and is currently being sold worldwide.
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ASME 8th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis
July 4–7, 2006
Torino, Italy
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Shinn-Liang Chang,
Shinn-Liang Chang
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Long-Chung Hsieh,
Long-Chung Hsieh
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Jen-Yu Liu,
Jen-Yu Liu
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Yu-Ren Chen,
Yu-Ren Chen
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Jia-Ling Tsai
Jia-Ling Tsai
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Shinn-Liang Chang
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Long-Chung Hsieh
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Jen-Yu Liu
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Yu-Ren Chen
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
Jia-Ling Tsai
National Formosa University, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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ESDA2006-95128, pp. 35-40; 6 pages
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September 5, 2008
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Chang, S, Hsieh, L, Liu, J, Chen, Y, & Tsai, J. "Study of a New Transmission System for Electric Scooters." Proceedings of the ASME 8th Biennial Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis. Volume 2: Automotive Systems, Bioengineering and Biomedical Technology, Fluids Engineering, Maintenance Engineering and Non-Destructive Evaluation, and Nanotechnology. Torino, Italy. July 4–7, 2006. pp. 35-40. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ESDA2006-95128
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