Board slowly loses power up hill?

Post a screen shot of your motor setting when you get a chance.

@whitepony has said that he noticed a difference in temperature in the two modes BLDC / FOC.

BLDC was much hotter for him. So it will be much likely a overheating problem

What is the motor max current set at? What is the battery max current set at? What is gearing reduction ratio? Wheel size? Rider weight?

More importantly, when did you order the scp4 and when did you receive it

thats 100% the thing that happened to me - longer 5-7% hill and Ill eventually become slower and slower until Im barely getting forward anymore. Im about 90% sure that its the vesc overheating soft off that starts at 80°C and switches off the vesc at 100°C (only 90% because Ive never actually did live monitoring to convince myself, but so many indicators speak for a heat issue, that I feel I didnt have to make sure).

and like cookies said: in a direct comparison of bldc and foc, foc came out on top. I can reliably ride up that hill in foc with full throttle without powering down at all while I reliably get power reduction in bldc. thats with the exactly same hardware - just changed bldc for foc.

did that run up the hill several times on different days, since its part of my commute. every time the same result!

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@chaka I ran motor detection and ran settings, will post a few screenshots later today when I get some free time at work.

@PB1 It’s the middle of winter here so ambient temperature will be cooler than before if anything. I don’t think changing from 10s3p to 10s4p should have any effect in this regard as the VESC will still only pull as much current as it needs.

@onloop From memory, motor max current: 80A battery max current: 40A Unsure of the gear reduction ratio but I’m using the older version of this kit that had the metal wheel pulley: http://www.enertionboards.com/electric-skateboard-parts/12mm-wide-pulley-drive-hub-kit/ Wheel size: 83mm Enertion wheels Rider weight: 90KG

I’ve been having the same issues with my board although I just finished building it. Happens after I ride for awhile and try to go up a hill. Doesn’t necessarily have to be that steep of a hill or that long, the board just has to be running for a bit. With the board cold, I can run up a 2-3% grade for half mile with no issues. Just added some heatsinks to my VESC last night. Haven’t tested it yet, but will see how it works.

Are you running in BLDC or FOC?

Drop the motor max down to 40-50 amps if you want to climb hills. It may still overheat the vesc because 63’s motors will still pull a large amount of wattage but it should help. Best to go dual if you want a cooler running board. 80 amp max will work on flats and short hills in a single 63mm drive but you may need to bump your overheat protection up a few degrees and use a heat sink and fan.

Will the (V6 Vesc) fix this Overheating problem using 63mm motors chaka ?

And does B. Vedder know why some have trouble using FOC, or know what the problem is ?

What other noticeable effects might I expect from lowering the motor max? Lower top speed?

Definitely planning to upgrade to dual motors, just not sure whether to wait for VESC 6 or not as well as whether to go with dual 63mm vs dual 50mm motors…

@chaka if I’m having issues running a single 6374 motor up this hill, how do you expect a pair of your 5065 motors would handle it in comparison? The hill is 0.7miles long with around a 310 foot increase in altitude

are you the same guy who bypassed the BMS for discharging?

do you know what the BMS is rated to in your SPACE Cell?

it’s either the 30A one or the 50A one.

You need to set the motor max lower, 80a is way too high. 60A MAX for that. Maybe lower.

Battery MAX of 40A is also too high if your BMS has a 30A BMS.

It might also be worth checking the voltage MIN - MAX, maybe you are hitting the voltage soft cut.

worst case scenario bypass the BMS and increase your Battery Max current to number closer to the Motor MAX. The VESC will appreciate that especially at lower RPM.

63mm motors don’t over heat the VESC, bad settings overheat the VESC

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it will prevent your vesc from shutting down, VESC is only rated to 50A cont

slightly less torque during rapid acceleration (probably not noticeable)

In the end I didn’t bypass the BMS for discharging, managed to get that issue resolved.

From one of my previous threads, you’ve told me that my BMS is rated for 50A continuous, because of this and the fact that my space cell came with a 40A fuse, I’ve set the battery max to 40A.

I based most of my VESC settings off the information you’ve provided here for the space cell which states that the motor max should be set at 80A:

I’ll lower the motor max for now and see how that affects things

So what setting would you suggest for the vesc to not power down while riding a long hill?

10s4p (40A continous power capable). 6364-245kv 15T, 36T, 80mm wheels. 74kg.

Starts Strong , then i guess when vesc becomes hot , powers down ?

Running FOC. Had the same thing on happen on BLDC too. I’m running a single Carvon Hub. I have my motor max at 70A right now. Haven’t tried bumping it up any higher. On flats it runs great. I’m going to try and get some temp data if it still has the issue with this new heatsink installed.

you need to be careful not to have the Motor Max & Battery Max current settings too far apart. (or too high)

this is what contributes to VESC heating issues when motors are not running at their max rpm.

Keep turning it down until your problems go away.

If once you resolve the problem the torque output is not enough you need two motors. (or more reduction)

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Will the (V6 Vesc) fix this Overheating problem using 63mm motors chaka ?

And does B. Vedder know why some have trouble using FOC, or know what the problem is ?

Yes, with V6 you will be able to run 63mm motors to their full potential. Untill then you will need to limit output as best you can with the motor max settings.

FOC should also work a little better due to the more robust design. V6 will be less susceptible to failures.

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