Electromechanical Aspects of an Experimental Hybrid Vehicle

ROSSI S.R.; DE LA VEGA R.J.; LEEGSTRA C.R.; SANTILLÁN G.; CIANCIO P.; SPINA M.A.; PERALTA M.H.; PICO L.

Journal of Mechanics Engineering and Automation

David Publishing Company

Año: 2015 vol. 5 p. 355 - 361

2159-5275

The design and construction of an experimental solar hybrid vehicle based on the combination of photovoltaic solar energy as the main source of electricity and electric power supplied by a generator activated by the driver?s pedaling is introduced. The vehicle has a battery to store the energy provided by both systems. The development was motivated by a Latin American solar car race through the Atacama Desert in Chile and the initiative to promote the use of clean energy for transport. A general description of the vehicle, its energetic aspects and experimental results are presented.