Title :
Photosynthetic electrochemical cell charging infrastructure versus photovoltaic cell charging infrastructure for future electric vehicles
Author :
Ramanan, Arvind Vyas ; Pakirisamy, Muthukumaran ; Williamson, Sheldon S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Concordia Univ., Montreal, QC, Canada
Abstract :
The automotive industry is migrating towards all-electric and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Nevertheless conventional energy, in the form of thermal power and nuclear power, are used to power these vehicles which are not green and clean. The photosynthetic electrochemical cell (PEC) is one of the alternative energy resources for EVs and PHEVs. It could prove to be the ideal replacement for photovoltaic based charging applications. PEC uses aerobic microorganisms to produce energy. PEC produces energy under both light and dark conditions unlike photovoltaic cell. This paper presents, the operation of the PEC, voltage versus current characteristic, effect of anolyte and catholyte concentration.
Keywords :
energy harvesting; hybrid electric vehicles; photoelectrochemical cells; photovoltaic cells; renewable energy sources; aerobic microorganisms; alternative energy resources; anolyte concentration; catholyte concentration; nuclear power; photosynthetic electrochemical cell charging infrastructure; photovoltaic cell charging infrastructure; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; thermal power; Algae; Anodes; Cathodes; Green products; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Electrochemical cell; photosynthetic system; photovoltaic system; power electronics; renewable energy; vehicular power systems;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicle Power and Propulsion Conference (VPPC), 2011 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Chicago, IL
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-248-6
Electronic_ISBN :
Pending
DOI :
10.1109/VPPC.2011.6043213
