The project which was started in 2011 has recently been completed by 27 students of the school who make up the SolarMobil team. And No!, its not students from the world famous Institute of technology, Massachusetts, but Manipal, in southeast India.
The prototype called SERVe (solar electric road vehicle) which is designed with mobility and commercial viability, weighs about 590kg and its a two seater car which can reach up to 60kmph with a top speed of 30kmph.
It is a joint project involving the Manipal University, and Tata Power Solar- India's largest solar company.
The vehicle feature customized solar panels provided by the Tata Company which is light weight and highly efficient. The panel covers the roof in a custom-curved design which ensures the aerodynamics of the car is not compromised.
It also includes an High End Battery System consisting of a Li-ion Battery pack which allows a speed of 150km on a full charge, and a Battery Management Monitor which ensures proper health and safety.
The battery and power system are controlled by a student-programmed Raspberry Pi (a single-board computer) which acquires data from the battery management system, maximum power point tracker and various other sensors to ensure proper functioning of all the systems.
With all these in place, we can only say "good job" to the students and hope the project aim is met i.e. becomes commercially available.
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| early version of the car |
The prototype called SERVe (solar electric road vehicle) which is designed with mobility and commercial viability, weighs about 590kg and its a two seater car which can reach up to 60kmph with a top speed of 30kmph.
It is a joint project involving the Manipal University, and Tata Power Solar- India's largest solar company.
It also includes an High End Battery System consisting of a Li-ion Battery pack which allows a speed of 150km on a full charge, and a Battery Management Monitor which ensures proper health and safety.
With all these in place, we can only say "good job" to the students and hope the project aim is met i.e. becomes commercially available.
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