Title :
Performance monitoring in UMR´s solar car
Author :
McCarthy, Louis ; Pieper, Josh ; Rues, Aaron ; Hsiao, Cheng
Author_Institution :
Missouri Univ., Rolla, MO, USA
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
We describe the instrumentation in UMR´s solar car. Accurate knowledge of the operating parameters inside the solar car is shown to be crucial to maintaining high efficiency and reliability. The power trackers keep the solar array operating at its highest efficiency by conditioning the input and maintaining the maximum power point of the solar cells
Keywords :
automotive electronics; battery chargers; electric vehicles; photovoltaic power systems; reliability; solar cell arrays; voltage measurement; ADC; Hall effect sensors; battery voltage; electric vehicle; high efficiency; high reliability; instrumentation; operating parameters; performance monitoring; power trackers; solar array; solar car; Battery charge measurement; DC-DC power converters; Instruments; Manufacturing; Monitoring; Photovoltaic cells; Power system reliability; Temperature sensors; Testing; Voltage;
Journal_Title :
Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/5289.863906
