Solar Cybertech: A Competition of Digitally Controlled Vehicles Poweredby Solar Panels
Journal Title: Elektronika - Year 2013, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Solar Cybertech is a conquest/subject at Universidad Politecnica de Madrid where student teams deal with electronics and renewable energies. The conquest is based in the design and construction of a vehicle powered by solar panels to complete a circuit that has different zones as a flat region, rising and falling slopes and a shaded region as well where different operating conditions are required. To optimize the energy consumed by the motors of the vehicles from the solar panels, a dc-dc converter is used. The control stage of the converter is digital and a maximum power point tracking algorithm has been used. Besides these objectives, this subject is intended to enhance the team work and cooperation as well as the application of the theoretical knowledge in a practical application.
Authors and Affiliations
O. García, J. Oliver, D. Díaz, P. Alou, M. Vasic
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- DOI 10.7251/ELS1317118G
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