In our sense, the solar car is an electric car, the difference is an electric car charging battery by industrial grid, while the solar car with the solar cells. Solar cars use solar cells to convert light into electrical energy, which will be kept in the storage battery and set aside for promoting the car's electric motor. Since solar cars do not burn fossil fuels, it does not emit harmful substances. It is estimated that, if substituted by a solar car burning car vehicles, carbon dioxide emissions per vehicle can be reduced 43-54%.
On the solar car is equipped as dense as the cellular device, it is the solar panels. Solar cells based on semiconductor material used, and is generally classified into silicon solar cells, CdS battery, battery gallium arsenide, which is the most commonly used silicon solar cell. In the sun, the solar PV panels collect sunlight and produce common people current. This energy is stored and a battery to provide power for future travel. Or directly to the engine to be open side edge storage. Energy drive wheel moves through the engine controller, promote solar car forward. And there is no internal combustion engine, solar electric car can not hear the roar of the engine fuel vehicle while driving.
Cars using solar energy as a power does not pollute the environment, compared to conventional heat engines powered cars, solar cars are true zero emission. And solar energy is "inexhaustible" clean energy, so the research and development of solar cars has long been widespread concern, the solar car was advocated by many other countries, the development of solar energy automobile industry is also booming. But solar car is not practical, mainly due to high cost, mileage is not long.
The UNSW students launch a solar car which is an elegant and energy efficient solar race car called Sunswift IVy. The Sunswift Open is a web-portal where the team will share its programming with the rest of the world in the form of open source to inspire greater creativity in this area of energy efficiency and sustainability.
The UNSW students launch a solar car which is an elegant and energy efficient solar race car called Sunswift IVy. The Sunswift Open is a web-portal where the team will share its programming with the rest of the world in the form of open source to inspire greater creativity in this area of energy efficiency and sustainability.
Reference:
1. Lynch, J., Power from sunlight: photovoltaics
2. The Leading Edge, Tamai, Goro, Robert Bentley, Inc., 1999, p. 137
1. Lynch, J., Power from sunlight: photovoltaics
2. The Leading Edge, Tamai, Goro, Robert Bentley, Inc., 1999, p. 137