Solarcar racing solutions
The WaveSculptor20 motor controller and its suite of ancillary products are an off-the-shelf solution for lightweight electric vehicle drive systems, combining advanced three phase inverter technology with a powerful user interface. This system was used by one third of competitors in the World Solar Challenge 2007, powering six of these teams to a top ten finish. In the 2009 event, over half of the solarcar entries were using Tritium products.
The success of the WaveSculptor technology is founded on a long history of research and development in the solar vehicle racing industry, which started back in 1999, when the directors of Tritium were racing solar cars themselves (check out our history).
The WaveSculptor20 motor controller is a 20kVA 160Volt 100Amp three phase permanent magnet motor controller with a CAN bus interface. This motor controller is ample to drive a 250kg solarcar with a direct drive transmission. It would also potentially be suitable for a <750kg electric vehicle with a four speed gear box. For more details on how the system works together, please refer to our CAN bus engineering reference document in the Wavesculptor20 page.
Tritium acknowledges the contribution of the Queensland Government, through the Queensland Sustainable Energy Innovation Fund (QSEIF), toward the development of the WaveSculptor20 motor controller.
Components
Please refer to the following pages for more information: