Solar Powered Car Project Pdf
Page 13 1 2 project objective the main objective of this project is to construct a solar car to allow transport for people travelling a certain amount of distance every day for instance the office commuters of.
Solar powered car project pdf. Individual constituent parts of prototype solar panels 85 watt bp solar panels placed on the roof and motor lynch motor which offers the best efficiency greater than 90 and has a weight of only 9 kgs. Organization this project may be done individually or in groups of up to four students. This project based on charging electric cars from solar energy was carried out at the blekinge institute of technology karlskrona sweden. The solar car had a solar panel on the hood and on the roof.
The solar cells collect a portion of the sun s energy and store it into the batteries of the solar car. The citicar comprised of 432 cells creating 400 watts of peak power. Presently developing new types of energy conversion and storage systems is becoming evident because of increasing human population and thus greater reliance on energy based devices for survival. Various numbers of solar race events organized around the world has propelled the continuous development of solar cars by.
This project work is on the development of a solar powered car. It involves the design and fabrication of a solar powered car with a carrying capacity of two individuals and a maximum speed of 30 km hr which runs entirely on a stand alone solar system. The solar car used 8 batteries of 6 volts each to store the. Produce solar power and thus to the production of solar cars at a large scale the use of this modern vehicle will benefit us all.
Solar car can be categorized as a green vehicle which is powered by renewable energy with zero carbon emission. Attached to the bottom of the cardboard chassis are two straws that will act as axles for four plastic wheels. Before that happens power trackers converts the energy collected from the solar array to. In this project you will need creativity and experimentation to design and build a car powered by two solar cells and a small electric motor.
Photos of a solar powered car made from parts ordered online. The chassis of the solar power car is made from a rectangular piece of cardboard cut to a slightly smaller length than the solar panel.