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I appologize in advance if my terminology is flawed...
I'm interested in exploring how to produce power with a bicycle and have read a ton about it on the internet so far. However, I can't seem to find anyone running more than one motor from a single bike. I assume there's a good reason but can't find the asnwer anywhere.
All of the systems I have seen have a single motor hooked up to a bicycle's rear tire by friction or directly to the crankset through a belt or chain. My question is, if you had the rear tire or the crankset hooked up to an axle (through friction or chain/belt) that had more than one motor hooked up to it, what would happen to the power you generate on the bike (lets say 100W)?
I guess I'm really asking if it's possible to generate the same amount of power PER MOTOR (100W for 2 motors) or if the power you generate is split among the motors (50W to each)and if so, why? I understand there will be losses in efficiency (and power) by making the system more complex but don't where to start with quantifying.
Thanks for any help!
I'm interested in exploring how to produce power with a bicycle and have read a ton about it on the internet so far. However, I can't seem to find anyone running more than one motor from a single bike. I assume there's a good reason but can't find the asnwer anywhere.
All of the systems I have seen have a single motor hooked up to a bicycle's rear tire by friction or directly to the crankset through a belt or chain. My question is, if you had the rear tire or the crankset hooked up to an axle (through friction or chain/belt) that had more than one motor hooked up to it, what would happen to the power you generate on the bike (lets say 100W)?
I guess I'm really asking if it's possible to generate the same amount of power PER MOTOR (100W for 2 motors) or if the power you generate is split among the motors (50W to each)and if so, why? I understand there will be losses in efficiency (and power) by making the system more complex but don't where to start with quantifying.
Thanks for any help!