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A project log for Electric Riding Mower Conversion

An attempt to convert a Husqvarna GT2254 with 54" deck to electric power.

frictorotsFrictorOTS 06/16/2020 at 15:210 Comments

So this update is specific to the lawn mower in question.  Exact details will vary with mower system and is mostly so I can collect the data in an organized fashion in one place.

1.) Make and Model:  Husqvarna GT2254, 2005, with 54" deck.  Electrolux 96025000201 model.  Catalog No. L0GT2254

2.) Weight values: Not specified in any manual or advertising.

3.) Drive wheel diameter and location: Rear wheel drive, 23" diameter. Double-wall 10 PSI, 23 x 10.50 - 12.  Estimated 880 lb load

4.) Non-drive wheel radius and location (Radius used by DD Motor Systems in their online form for quotes): Front tires/steering, 8" radius.  Double-wall, 10 PSI,  16 x 6.50 - 8. Max 415 lb load.

5.) Engine: Briggs and Stratton, 22 HP ELS656.  Model number (as listed on engine) is 40H777-0241-E1.

6.) Mechanical drive train:  Pulleys to integrated trans-axle.

7.) Motor shaft: 1 1/8 diameter, 4 5/16" long, with a 7/16 x 20 bolt threaded into the shaft to hold on the clutch.  And a 1/4" key slot about 4" long (yep, even into the curve of the shaft up to the motor)

8.) Drive train pulley: 4" idler pulley, v-groove, metal, with no key slot, rather the inner wall of the pulley is punched to make a pseudo-key.  (Imaginative, if garbage design).

9.) Trans-axle Pulley: 8.5" diameter, metal, v-groove.  (The Trans-axle does all the gearing changes for the forward and reverse and speed of the mower.)

10.) Electric Clutch for mower deck: Fully functional, I'd like to avoid changing this if at all possible, and am leaving it out of the equations, on the assumption that I won't need to at this point.

11.) Drive train to trans-axle gives a pulley ratio of 4:8.5, or just a bit more than 1:2.

12.) Maximum no-load speed (assumed to be max forward velocity as per manual): 5.4 MPH

13.) Minimum no-load speed (assumed to be maximum speed as listed for lowest gear in the manual): 0.7 MPH

14.) No maximum load given, nor max load speed.  I expect the velocity should be equal to unloaded speed.

15.) Velocity on any given grade aside from 0% is unlisted.  I would assume 5% grade would not alter maximum or minimum velocities. (this may be ignorance)

16.) Engine RPM: Briggs and Stratton does NOT list this, nor does it show on any of the engine's markings.  I can therefore only estimate based on other engine RPMs of similar type.  This puts RPM in the 3100 to 3600 RPM range, and I will guestimate at the higher end, for the purposes of this project.

17.) Range: I would like the mower to run for about 1 hour on a charge, if possible.

18.) Battery voltage: 48VDC ideal.  (NEC does not provide guidance on this, at least as of 2008.  This has hopefully changed with the re-introduction of electric vehicles.)

19.) Battery Type: Lead-acid deep discharge/cycle type.  Short overall life, heavy, and bulky, but cheap to procure and replace if something happens.  

20.) Expected load current, based on readings listed in my description of this project, come out at 120A max, with some safety built in.

21.) Thus ampere-hours of the battery pack should come in around 100Ah to 120Ah.

22.) Duty Cycle: 30 minutes to 1 hour of operation on a charge. So 50 to 100% of capacity.

Most of what I've listed here are based on the estimate form given by D&D Motor Systems on their website.  And may need expansion or alteration to fully describe what I  need later.

06/16/2020 FrictorOTS

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