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- Page 1 The Phaserunner Motor Controller V2 User Manual – Rev2.0, Connectorized Grin Technologies Ltd Vancouver, BC, Canada (604) 569-0902 email: info@ebikes.ca web: http://www.ebikes.ca Copyright © 2017...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 Table of Contents Introduction.............3 Connections.............4 Battery Plug..................4 Motor Plug..................4 Throttle Cable..................4 Cycle Analyst Cable................5 Communications................5 Installation and Mounting........6 Parameter Tuning...........6 Motor Autotune................7 Battery Settings.................9 Motor Phase Current and Power Settings........10 Tuning the Sensorless Self Start............11 Throttle and Regen Voltage Maps..........12 Field Weakening for Speed Boost..........13 Hidden Wires............14... -
Page 3: Introduction
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 1 Introduction Thanks for purchasing a Phaserunner, Grin’s state of the art compact field oriented motor controller. We’ve worked hard to make this a versatile after- market device that can be mated with just about any brushless ebike motor and battery pack. -
Page 4: Connections
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 2 Connections The V2 Phaserunner has just 3 cables coming out of it; a 6-pin Cycle Analyst cable, a 5-pin motor hall sensor cable, and a 3-pin throttle cable. It also has embedded connectors for battery power, the motor phase power, and a communications jack. -
Page 5: Cycle Analyst Cable
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 2.4 Cycle Analyst Cable The 6-pin Cycle Analyst cable works with both V2 and V3 CA devices. The CA’s speed signal (pin 5, yellow wire) will toggle once per electrical commutation regardless of whether you have hall sensors connected. Keep in mind if you have a V3 Cycle Analyst (CA3), then you need to plug the throttle into your CA3 and not into the controller. -
Page 6: Installation And Mounting
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 3 Installation and Mounting The Phaserunner is designed to be narrow in width and has a channel down the back of the heatsink so that it can be strapped to your bicycle tubing with a pair of cable ties. When mounted externally like this, the controller is exposed to abundant air flow for cooling and the on-off button remains accessible. -
Page 7: Motor Autotune
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 If you see “not connected” instead, then check that the selected serial port is correct and that the USB->TTL device shows up in your device manager as a COM port (windows) or ttyUSB (Linux), or cu.usbserial (MacOS). If your system does not recognize the USB serial adapter, then you may need to download and install the latest virtual COM port drivers from FTDI: http://www.ftdichip.com/Drivers/VCP.htm... - Page 8 Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 Table 1: Effective Pole Pairs of Common DD and Geared Hub Motors Motor Family # Poles Crystalyte 400, Wilderness Energy BionX PL350 Crystalyte 5300, 5400 TDCM IGH Crysatlyte NSM, SAW Crysatlyte H, Crown, Nine Continent, MXUS and Other 205mm DD Motors Magic Pie 3, Other 273mm DD Motors Bafang BPM, Bafang CST...
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Page 9: Battery Settings
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 During this spinning test, the Phaserunner will be self starting the motor in sensorless mode. If the motor fails to spin and just starts and stutters a few times, then you will need to adjust the sensorless starting parameters as described in section 4.4 until the motor is able to self start OK. -
Page 10: Motor Phase Current And Power Settings
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 power, but can also stress the battery cells resulting in shorter cycle life, and can also cause your BMS circuit to trip and shut down the pack. If you are setting up a system with regenerative braking, then you may also need to limit the maximum regen battery current that will flow into your pack if you have a BMS circuit that shuts off if it detects excessive charge current. -
Page 11: Tuning The Sensorless Self Start
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 4.4 Tuning the Sensorless Self Start If you are running in sensorless mode, then you will likely need to tweak the sensorless self start behaviour. When a brushless motor is run without hall sensors and started from a standstill, the motor controller attempts to blindly ramp up the motor RPM to a minimum speed before it can latch onto the rotation (closed loop). -
Page 12: Throttle And Regen Voltage Maps
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 motor RPM, and a Spinup time anywhere from 0.3 to 1.5 seconds depending on how easily the motor can propel the bike up to speed. On bikes that you pedal assist to help start, then a short 0.2-0.3 second ramp will often work best, while a much longer ramp is required if you need to get going with zero pedal input. -
Page 13: Field Weakening For Speed Boost
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 4.6 Field Weakening for Speed Boost One useful feature of the Phaserunner as a field oriented controller is the ability to boost the top speed of your motor beyond what is normally possible from your battery voltage. -
Page 14: Hidden Wires
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 5 Hidden Wires There are several additional wires inside the throttle cable that will be revealed if you pull back the heatshrink, including forwards/reverse control, a remote switch input, and an analog brake signal. 5.1 Reverse Mode The brown forwards / reverse wire is useful in certain trike and quad situations when you want to back up under power. -
Page 15: Cycle Analyst Settings
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 6 Cycle Analyst Settings The Phaserunner controller uses a 1.00 mOhm precision shunt resistor for current sensing, so to have an accurate readout of your current you only need to make sure that the CA’s RShunt is set o 1.000 mOhm, which is conveniently the default value. -
Page 16: Specifications
Phaserunner Controller User Manual Rev 2.0 8 Specifications Electrical Peak Battery Current Programmable up to 96A* Suggested 40A Max Peak Phase Current Programmable up to 96A* Peak Regen Phase Current Programmable up to 96A* Continuous Phase Current 45-50 Amps*, 70 Amps with Additional Heatsink Phase Current Rollback Temp C Internal Temp (casing ~70 °...
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