Title :
Project based learning using natural energy powered small electric vehicle for sustainable technology education
Author :
Takahashi, Y. ; Uda, K.
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Creative Eng., Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Atsugi, Japan
Abstract :
A sustainable education system using electric vehicles is proposed in this paper. University students are able to learn how to use ecological energy sources and the how to design ecological vehicles in step-by-step processes. Three energy sources are considered; sunlight, hydrogen produced from water extracted using sunlight and electrolysis, and bio fuel squeezed from plant seeds. We will explain the three levels of the program to apply to varying skill levels. Students will begin to learn from a basic level.
Keywords :
biofuel; electric vehicles; electrolysis; hydrogen production; learning (artificial intelligence); photovoltaic power systems; power engineering education; renewable energy sources; biofuel; ecological energy sources; electrolysis; hydrogen production; natural energy powered small electric vehicle; project based learning; sunlight; sustainable education system; sustainable technology education; Education; Generators; Hydrogen; Photovoltaic systems; Roads; Vehicles; bio fuels; electric vehicles; hydrogen fuel cell; natural energies; photovoltaic;
Conference_Titel :
Control, Automation and Systems (ICCAS), 2013 13th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Gwangju
Print_ISBN :
978-89-93215-05-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICCAS.2013.6704020
