A Solar Car Primer A Guide to the Design and Construction of Solar-Powered Racing Vehicles /

• Main Author: Thacher, Eric Forsta (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Energy.; Renewable energy resources.; Electric power production.; Automotive engineering.; Renewable energy sources.; Alternate energy sources.; Green energy industries.; Renewable and Green Energy.; Automotive Engineering.; Energy Technology.

·         Teaches readers to fund, design, and build a competitive solar race car ·         Draws on real experiences of successful teams to emphasize cost and energy efficiency ·         Enables a complete understanding of the application of solar power to vehicles, from underlying physics to pract...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Interactions with the Atmosphere and Road
• Interaction with the Sun
• Storing Electric Energy
• Electric Motor Drives
• Electric Power Conversion and Distribution
• Instrumentation
• Solar Racer-Specification
• Solar Racer-Concept Generation and Selection
• Solar Racer-Detailed Design
• Solar Racer-Construction
• Testing
• Energy Management
• Fund Raising and Public Relations
• A Solar Car-Based Learning Community.