Title :
High Power Electrical Systems Design for a Solar Car: Designing and building the solar car IlangaI.I
Author :
Menasce, Daniel ; Grobler, Marthie ; van Rensburg, Pieter Janse
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng. Dept., Univ. of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa
Abstract :
This paper discusses a methodology and some considerations in the High Power Electrical Systems Design for a Solar Car. This design was implemented on a vehicle, IlangaI. I, which is isiZulu for sun, which took part in the 2012 South African Solar Challenge.
Keywords :
electric motors; secondary cells; solar cells; solar powered vehicles; 2012 South African Solar Challenge; IlangaI.I; high power electrical systems design; solar car; Arrays; Batteries; Equations; Mathematical model; Photovoltaic cells; Spot welding; Vehicles; High Power Electrical Systems Design; Solar Car; South African Solar Challenge; UJ Solar;
Conference_Titel :
AFRICON, 2013
Conference_Location :
Pointe-Aux-Piments
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5940-5
DOI :
10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757697
