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Vehicular applications
[edit]Application of solar cells as an alternative energy source for vehicular applications is a growing industry. Electric vehicles that operate off of solar energy and/or sunlight are commonly referred to as solar cars.[1] These vehicles use solar panels to convert absorbed light into electrical energy that is then stored in batteries.[1] There are multiple input factors that affect the output power of solar cells such as temperature, material properties, weather conditions, solar irradiance and more.[2]
The first instance of photovoltaic cells within vehicular applications was around midway through the second half of the 1900's. In an effort to increase publicity and awareness in solar powered transportation Hans Tholstrup decided to set up the first edition of the World Solar Challenge in 1987.[3] It was a 3000 km race across the Australian outback where competitors from industry research groups and top universities around the globe were invited to compete.[3] General Motors ended up winning the event by a significant margin with their Sunraycer vehicle that achieved speeds of over 40 mph.[3] Contrary to popular belief however solar powered cars are one of the oldest alternative energy vehicles.[4]
Current solar vehicles harness energy from the Sun via Solar panels which are a collected group of solar cells working in tandem towards a common goal.[5] These solid-state devices use quantum mechanical transitions in order to convert a given amount of solar power into electrical power.[5] The electricity produced as a result is then stored in the vehicle's battery in order to run the motor of the vehicle.[5] Batteries in solar-powered vehicles differ from those in standard ICE cars because they are fashioned in a way to impart more power towards the electrical components of the vehicle for a longer duration.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bagher, Askari Mohammad; Vahid, M.; Mohsen, Mirhabibi (2015). "Types of Solar Cells and Application". www.semanticscholar.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ Al-Ezzi, Athil S.; Ansari, Mohamed Nainar M. (2022-08). "Photovoltaic Solar Cells: A Review". Applied System Innovation. 5 (4): 67. doi:10.3390/asi5040067. ISSN 2571-5577.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b c Chaturvedi, Abhinya; Kushwaha, Kirti; Kashyap, Parul; Navani, J.P. (June 2015). "Solar Powered Vehicle" (PDF). International Journal of Electrical and Electronics Research. 3 (2): 270–273 – via Research publish.
- ^ Connors, John (2007-05). "On the Subject of Solar Vehicles and the Benefits of the Technology". 2007 International Conference on Clean Electrical Power: 700–705. doi:10.1109/ICCEP.2007.384287.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ a b c Arulious, Jora A; Earlina, D; Harish, D; Sakthi Priya, P; Inba Rexy, A; Nancy Mary, J S (2021-11-01). "Design of solar powered electric vehicle". Journal of Physics: Conference Series. 2070 (1): 012105. doi:10.1088/1742-6596/2070/1/012105. ISSN 1742-6588.
- ^ Nivas, Mandakuriti; Naidu, Rambilli Krishna Prasad Rao; Mishra, Debani Prasad; Salkuti, Surender Reddy (2022-03-01). "Modeling and analysis of solar-powered electric vehicles". International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems (IJPEDS). 13 (1): 480–487. doi:10.11591/ijpeds.v13.i1.pp480-487. ISSN 2722-256X.