When pressing the brake lever on my ebike the bldc motor controller (aka ebike controller) 'cuts power' to the motor until the brake lever is released again/sensor is deactivated. I would love to know how that works/what happens.
I am wondering what causes the power to be 'cut off' when the sensor is triggered by pressing the brake lever. My theory is that the power (5v +) to the throttle and pedal assist sensor are cut off when one of the brake sensors is activated, this in turn causes the user to be unable to 'apply throttle' .
Perhaps my theory is way off, do any of you know how this works? Does it differ per case/controller ? Or is the method (of cutting off the power when one of the brake sensors is activated) quite universal ?
The controller I'm using: https://a.aliexpress.com/e1R175D8X
My battery: 20s 72v 10parallel
Thank you very much for any input, it is greatly appreciated!