Title :
Parameters design and speed control of a solar race car with in-wheel motor
Author :
Junnian Wang ; Xu Zhang ; Dan Kang
Author_Institution :
State Key Lab. of Automotive Simulation & Control, Jilin Univ., Jilin, China
Abstract :
A conceptual solar race car, especially its powertrain is designed according to the World Solar Challenge (WSC) rules. Then its speed control strategy is studied out. Finally, the speed control stratege of this solar car is simulated in Matlab. Several comparing results show that, using the parameters matching results and speed control strategy, it cannot only finish the race under various conditions, but also can travel at a proper speed, which consumes the least energy and spends least time. The optimal driving speed is confirmed.
Keywords :
automobiles; battery powered vehicles; design engineering; power transmission (mechanical); solar powered vehicles; traction motors; velocity control; Matlab; WSC rules; World Solar Challenge; in-wheel motor; parameters design; parameters matching results; solar race car powertrain; speed control strategy; Acceleration; Batteries; Immune system; Power demand; Power generation; Velocity control; Wheels; In-wheel motor; Matching; Solar energy; Speed control; World solar challenge;
Conference_Titel :
Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2014 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Dearborn, MI
DOI :
10.1109/ITEC.2014.6861798
