Solar Powered Car Project

This improves the structure of the gearbox and solar panel connection and enables it to bear a load more effectively.

Solar powered car project. The car is a unique prototype sedan car. Designing a solar powered vehicle for locomotion in areas like non academic incampus entertainment parks safari parks and exhibition areas to be used by tourists middle class families executives and workers. In fact most renewable energy comes from the sun either directly or indirectly. To add structure you can see on the bottom i attached 2 toothpicks with glue.

Founded in 1989 the stanford solar car project is an entirely student run non profit organization fueled by its members p assion for environmentally sustainable technology. In this project you will need creativity and experimentation to design and build a car powered by two solar cells and a small electric motor. Fix the eye screws firmly on the surface. A solar powered car top and the car with the solar panel removed bottom so you can see the other components.

The national renewable energy laboratory has a pdf curriculum that will also give you ideas and help you learn about the scientific and engineering principles behind building a solar car. The chassis is a piece of corrugated cardboard and straws act as the bearings note that the straws are under the cardboard so they are difficult to see in this picture. An ergonomically designedvehicle to accommodate 4 people. Make your own solar car.

It involves the design and fabrication of a solar powered car with a carrying capacity of two individuals and a maximum speed of 30 km hr which runs entirely on a stand alone solar system. First take a coroplast frame or light weight wood having 5cm width for holding the motor solar panel axels and wheels. Indirectly the sun s heat drives the wind which can power a wind turbine. Once the gearbox is obtained glue it onto tho solar panels.

Mark four locations for the eye screws where we want to fix the axel. This solar race car experiment kit provides an excellent learning experience for middle and high school students. It is design with dimensions of 3 meters x 1 6 meters. It s engaging hands on and even supports the development of vital stem skills.

This car was built using a kit that supplies the solar panel motor axles gears and wheels see materials section. To obtain the gearbox take apart the friction powered car. We provide a unique opportunity for stanford students to gain valuable hands on engineering and business experience while raising community awareness of clean energy vehicles. Step by step procedure for making solar car for science fair projects.

This project work is on the development of a solar powered car.