Energy management and design in solar powered vehicles using computer aided engineering
- Univ. of Puerto Rico, Mayagueez (Puerto Rico). Engineering Research Center
Concerns with the environment have posed demands on high efficient and low contaminating vehicles. Solar powered vehicles are among the most promising alternatives. In order to develop the vehicle`s efficiency to its maximum, an energy management plant should be made. The objective of this work is the development of an interactive program which simulates the performance of solar powered vehicles under different mechanical, electrical and aerodynamic conditions. Global position, time, road and meteorological conditions such as temperature and ideal solar insolation have been taken in consideration for the simulation. From this data, the vehicle`s speed at which the net energy will be maximized subject to minimum total race time is determined. Different programs were developed in Quick Basic and Visual Basic to analyze hypothetical and real models. The user may vary parameters to graphically visualize their effects on the vehicle`s performance and improve design or efficiency.
- OSTI ID:
- 109883
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-950725-; ISBN 0-89553-167-4; TRN: IM9543%%184
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: SOLAR `95: national solar energy conference: 10,000 solutions - paths to a renewable future, Minneapolis, MN (United States), 15-20 Jul 1995; Other Information: PBD: 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Solar `95: Technical papers. Proceedings of the 1995 annual meeting of the American Solar Energy Society; Campbell-Howe, R.; Wilkins-Crowder, B. [eds.]; PB: 456 p.
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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