Papers by OLADUNJOYE SAMUEL
Faculty of Built Environment and Engineering, 2003
Southern Cross Catholic College had participated in the World Solar Challenge previously, but fai... more Southern Cross Catholic College had participated in the World Solar Challenge previously, but failed to finish for various reasons. Investigation found that poor wiring, insufficient battery capacity, lack of documentation, and human error had been the main problems in previous race attempts. The aims of this project are to (a) design and develop a solar car to participate in the 2003 race, (b) test the car’s performance for competitiveness and reliability, and (c) provide documentation on the operation of the car. One of the design objectives of this year’s car was to develop it in such a way that components can be re-utilised in future races, with minor changes, as practically possible. Analysis and simulation were undertaken of the energy requirement of the car, rated power of the motor and instrumentation, and energy/weight of battery storage. Many challenges were encountered and further changes were made following road testing. The improvements made would lead to better energy utilization and improved overall performance.
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This project work entails the development of a solar powered car. The work involves the design an... more This project work entails the development of a solar powered car. The work involves the design and fabrication of a solar powered car with a capacity of two (2) and a maximum speed of 30 km/hr running entirely on a stand-alone solar system. The car is a special prototype sedan car, It is design with a scale of 3 metres length x 1.6 metres width. The total weight of the car including its maximum load is 700 kg and will required a driving force of about 4.3 kW. The solar car uses a clean engine made up of DC brushed motor rated at 13 kW output power and sourcing its required power from the stand-alone system. Cars running on fossil fuel do not only contribute to global warming and pollution, but they also have high running and maintenance cost, against this backdrop, the project seeks to alleviate these problems by introducing an alternative renewable source of energy for land transportation.
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