Solar Cybertech: A Competition of Digitally Controlled Vehicles Poweredby Solar Panels

Authors

  • O. García
  • J. A. Oliver
  • D. Díaz
  • D. Meneses
  • P. Alou
  • M. Vasić
  • J. A. Cobos

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7251/ELS1317118G

Abstract

Solar Cybertech is a conquest/subject at UniversidadPolitecnica de Madrid where student teams deal with electronicsand renewable energies. The conquest is based in the design andconstruction of a vehicle powered by solar panels to complete acircuit that has different zones as a flat region, rising and fallingslopes and a shaded region as well where different operatingconditions are required. To optimize the energy consumed by themotors of the vehicles from the solar panels, a dc-dc converter isused. The control stage of the converter is digital and a maximumpower point tracking algorithm has been used. Besides theseobjectives, this subject is intended to enhance the team work andcooperation as well as the application of the theoreticalknowledge in a practical application.

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Published

2013-12-15

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 2 (2013): Electonics, Volume 17, Number 2

Section

Чланци

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