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

fYear

2014

fDate

15-18 June 2014

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Transportation Electrification Conference and Expo (ITEC), 2014 IEEE

Conference_Location

Dearborn, MI

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ITEC.2014.6861798

Filename

6861798