DocumentCode
2988594
Title
Solar-powered racing vehicle concept
Author
Worden, James D. ; Pratt, Gill
Author_Institution
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
fYear
1988
fDate
15-17 Jun 1988
Firstpage
687
Lastpage
688
Abstract
The first US solar race car to compete in a solar race, Tour de Sol, was Solectria III, which is described as an inexpensive, fairly simple vehicle that has the advantages of small size and light weight. The vehicle finished the race but was not competitive due to poor aerodynamics, low battery capacity and lack of efficient control system. Features of later, improved models are reported
Keywords
electric vehicles; road vehicles; solar power; Solectria III; aerodynamics; battery capacity; control system; solar power racing vehicle; solar race car; Batteries; Circuits; Control systems; Electric motors; Lighting control; Photovoltaic cells; Pulse width modulation; Size control; Solar powered vehicles; Voltage control;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1988, IEEE 38th
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN
1090-3038
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/VETEC.1988.195443
Filename
195443
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