SCHOOL OF

ENGINEERING
LEBANESE
INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
TRIPOLI, LEBANON
Senior Project submitted by :
Tia Maatouk , 51931101
Ahmad Kassem, 51930425

SOLAR CAR

ENDORSED BY: DR. IBRAHIM SIDAWI

Judged By the Respected Committee Member:
Dr.Mohamad Al Hijzai
 PLAN OF
PRESENTATION

Conclusion
and
Modelling 5 Perspective
Design of a 4
solar car
Objectives 3
Introductio 2
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 INTRODUCTION

I. Renewable Energy

II. Critical need for solar cars.

III. Impact

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 HISTORY

In 1955, General Motors employee William G. Cobb

constructed the first solar car prototype called the “Sun
mobile”.

1976

1955

in 1976, Alan Freeman developed the first legally drivable

solar powered car.

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 OBJECTIVES
Design a solar car

Use solar Reduce the Reduce Healthy life

energy dependency on pollution
fuel

Less cost Facilities in

transportation

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 DESIGN OF A SOLAR
CAR
 Solar panels (LONGI) : photovoltaic (PV),
cells are made from silicon or other materials
that transform sunlight directly into electricity.
 Batteries ( SMA) :Solar battery is a type
of battery used in solar energy systems to
store energy.

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 DESIGN OF A SOLAR
CAR
 Inverters (HUAWEI): An electrical device  Motor controller: adjusts the quantity of
that converts DC power to AC power and vice energy flowing in the motor corresponds
versa. to the accelerator pedal.

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 MODELING
The Motor Strength (space and acceleration):
• total driving force: 𝑭𝑻 = 𝑭𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 + 𝑭𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒈 + 𝑭𝑨𝑪
𝟏
𝑭𝑻 = ሾ𝝁𝑹 × 𝑾ሿ+ ൤ × 𝑪𝑫 × 𝑨𝑪𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 × 𝝆 × 𝟐𝑽൨+ 𝒎 × 𝒂
𝟐
𝜌 a constant representing
the air mass density
• 𝜌 = 1.2 Kg/𝑚^3 (air density of air)
• where CD is the drag coefficient ( effectiveness of a body
shape in reducing the air resistance ) of the vehicle across its
frontal area in square feet. CD=0.45 and coefficient of V represents the speed of
the vehicle
rolling resistance =0.01 • V=60km/h or 16. 67m.s-1.

• power that must be supplied by the motor to provide

the current speed and acceleration: 𝑃𝑇 = 𝐹𝑇 × 𝑣 P minimum required
T panel wattage
• For V= 60 Km/h → PT= 13 Kw

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Panel Wattage:
𝐸𝐵𝑂
• minimum required panel wattage: 𝑃𝑊 = (𝑊)
6.65
• size of the panels are 5 panels of 110 watts where originally
chosen to provide enough energy for the batteries.

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 MODELING

The 𝑩𝒂𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒍𝒊𝒇𝒆=3h45mins at full speed

KWh
𝑃𝑇
• So, accounting for all the losses we can calculate: 𝐸𝐵𝑂 =
𝜇𝑀

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RESULTS

Battery Panels

𝑷𝑤=𝟐𝟑𝟔𝟑𝑾
I=1208 Amp PT= 13 KW

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 CONCLUSION AND
PERSPECTIVE

It is very necessary to switch to a new energy source - solar energy. friendly

alternative and eco-friendly. we hope that it won't be long before the majority of
people around the world switch to driving these modern vehicles, making a
positive difference to their lives and the environment.

The design should be studied in the future work for further details concerning
mechanical and electrical losses, because we experimented our project in an
ideal case where all the external forces are excluded.

So this car can be more advanced in the future by making it own body with solar
panels and in a way that can handle more than 2 peoples with higher speed and
acceleration

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THANK YOU!

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