Simulation and analysis of the possibilities of traction electric motor

Abstract

Great efforts are directed towards the use of electrical vehicles in transportation. Mathematical modeling tools can provide a powerful approach for investigating electrical vehciles and are successfully implemented by applying Matlab/Simulink. In this paper, the mathematical simulation model of Series Excited DC motor (tractive motor) on Matlab/Simulink was implemented and investigated. The main objective of this study is to assess the use of Series Excited DC motor (tractive motor) for the new Amman city express bus project and evaluation of its performance characteristics in different running and loading cases. All simulation results are plotted and discussed. Simulation results showed that Series tractive DC Motor is very suitable in electric (Buses) transport devices. The starting current was about 460 A, (8 times more than the rated motor current) and 357 A in steady state condition with different loads (passengers). This study confirms the feasibility for the use of the series excited DC motor (tractive motor) in electric buses as alternatives for sustaibale and environmentally friendly transportation system.