Title :
Recent solar car technology developments including Australian World Solar Challenge results
Author :
King, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
US DOE, Washington, DC, USA
Abstract :
The results of the GM Sunrayce USA and 1990 World Solar Challenge are presented. Solar array measurements, performance data, and vehicle specifications, as well as highlights of the two events, are given. Plans for the next intercollegiate solar car race sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE), called Sunrayce ´93, are updated. Results of an economic assessment of PV-assisted electric cars are summarized
Keywords :
electric vehicles; solar cell arrays; 1990 World Solar Challenge; Australian World Solar Challenge; GM Sunrayce USA; PV-assisted electric cars; Sunrayce 1993; US Department of Energy; intercollegiate solar car race; performance data; solar array measurements; solar car technology; vehicle specifications; Australia; Automotive engineering; Continents; Optical arrays; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Solar power generation; Solar powered vehicles; US Department of Energy; USA Councils;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169287
