Title :
Development of solar charging system for plug-in hybrid electric vehicles and electric vehicles
Author :
Kawamura, Noritaka ; Muta, M.
Author_Institution :
Eng. Dept., Toyota Ind. Corp., Obu, Japan
Abstract :
In January 2009, Toyota City was chosen as Eco-Model City for the realization of low-carbon society. As a transport initiative for an Eco-Model City, Toyota City has installed charging facilities that utilize solar energy in order to promote the usage of eco-cars such as plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The new solar charging system for Toyota City that combines the solar power storage unit with commercial electricity has been developed.
Keywords :
automobiles; hybrid electric vehicles; solar powered vehicles; Eco- Model City; Toyota City; charging facilities; commercial electricity; eco-cars; electric vehicles; low-carbon society; plug-in hybrid electric vehicles; solar charging system; solar energy utilization; solar power storage unit; Batteries; Cities and towns; Electricity; Industries; Photovoltaic cells; Solar power generation; Eco-Model City; plug-in hybrid electric vehicle; solar charging system;
Conference_Titel :
Renewable Energy Research and Applications (ICRERA), 2012 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Nagasaki
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2328-4
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4673-2329-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICRERA.2012.6477383
