[ausev] 2 motors - serial vs. parallel

[m. edmund howse]

I don't think this would be any problem if a pwm controller with proper 
feedback was used.

marv

lyle sloan wrote:
> Thats a very interesting idea with the motors in series.
>
> I guess when turning left or right you could decide which motor will be first in the serial, but how would you control the torque/amps per motor?  Variable caps in parallel to each motor?  A chopper in series to each motor?  
>
> Sounds easier to maintain the wheel motors in parallel and do the sensing and control per motor via a variable resistor.
>
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> --- On Fri, 5/30/08, evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org <evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org> wrote:
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>> From: evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org <evehicle4me at hischopsticks.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ausev] 2 motors - serial vs. parallel
>> To: ausev at austinev.org
>> Date: Friday, May 30, 2008, 7:34 PM
>> "For wheel motors, you'd hope
>> manufacturers would provide independent controllers for
>> each of the
>> independent motors.  Then both wheels could have (via
>> software
>> control of the motors) popular handling features like ABS,
>> skid
>> prevention, automatic tire pressure detection* and the
>> like.  There
>> are a lot of creative solutions in between, but the
>> differential is
>> the gadget that most cars use."
>>
>> Yes, that is what I am trying to do research on!  That is
>> what I am  
>> calling an "electronic differential". 
>> Independent controllers for  
>> wheel motors is no problem - it's the next step that I
>> am trying to  
>> track down!  Any help?????
>>
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