Originally Posted by
Creakyknees
Agree with your thoughts re: pedaling; in designing the motor power profile, take into consideration the power profile and preferences of the intended rider, and, maybe the use profile of the bike (e.g. a cargo hauler or just for fun).
At first I advocated the idea of a "one size fits all" mentality with everyone using 1000 Watts. But now I'm suggesting a combination of a linear constant current powerband combined with a table of values that correspond to overall rider + bike weight. That way if people are of vastly different sizes they can "race" together more equally.
For cargo hauling vehicles the non-linear battery limiting "Power" configuration is better.
Linear power is better for top end. (what I call "Force Limiting")
Non-linear is better for slower speed bottom end. (what I call "Power Limiting")
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