• DocumentCode
    3494422
  • 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
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    9-12 Sept. 2013
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    5
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    AFRICON, 2013
  • Conference_Location
    Pointe-Aux-Piments
  • ISSN
    2153-0025
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-5940-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/AFRCON.2013.6757697
  • Filename
    6757697