Rabbit Helps to Make Cars "Electrifying"
The RCM3375 is the
perfect fit for the application due to its large number of serial ports, fast processing,
and costates.
Electric and hybrid car development has been on-going for many years, but instability in gas prices combined with a desire to find alternative energy sources has an increasing number of people looking to electricity to help bring automobiles to the next level. Unfortunately, the cost of new electric and hybrid vehicles may be prohibitive. Recent innovations in power management and battery technology have made converting gas powered vehicles into fully electric or hybrid vehicles a more economically viable option. EV Source, with the help of Rabbit's RCM3375 RabbitCore Module, has developed a cost-effective way to integrate electric drive train systems into gas powered vehicles.
In an electric vehicle conversion or hybridization battery technology is the limiting factor. To maximize battery power, fuel efficiency, and the effectiveness of an electrical system a reliable monitoring and precise control system needs to be implemented. Ryan Bohm of EV Source uses the RCM3375 to connect core modules with batteries and power components, allowing for optimum efficiency within the electrical system and, in the case of hybrids, maintaining the delicate working balance between a gas-powered engine and an electric motor. Because power maximization is critical to the performance of the vehicle, the RCM3375 monitors battery pack voltage and balance, ensuring the correct voltage output and system efficiency.
“The RCM3375 is the perfect fit for the application due to its large number of serial ports, fast processing, and costates,” explained Bohm.
Originally, Bohm had considered using PIC microcontrollers. Through another business he had worked with, Bohm discovered Rabbit. For Bohm, the features of the RCM3375, as well as the difficulty of working with the PIC solution made the RabbitCore the perfect choice.
“The number of serial ports influenced the use of the RabbitCore RCM3375 most of all. I've since found the costate functionality to be an absolute necessity,” said Bohm.
Rabbit's RCM3375 combined with the Dynamic C® integrated development environment allow an efficient hardware and software integration, facilitating rapid design and development turn-around. The ease-of-use, low-cost, known-good and feature-rich hardware make Rabbit's RCM3375 the perfect solution for Ryan Bohm and allowed EV Source to offer their customers a cost-effective alternative fuel vehicle solution. EV Source and Rabbit's RCM3375, helping to make vehicles of the past a thing of the future.
For more information on EV Source, visit: www.evsource.com
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