Title :
Solar-powered racing vehicle concept
Author :
Worden, James D. ; Pratt, Gill
Author_Institution :
MIT, Cambridge, MA, USA
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;
Conference_Titel :
Vehicular Technology Conference, 1988, IEEE 38th
Conference_Location :
Philadelphia, PA
DOI :
10.1109/VETEC.1988.195443
