A solar car primer
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Bibliographic Information
A solar car primer
（Energy science, engineering and technology）
Novinka, Nova Science Publishers, c2010
Available at 1 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book has both an environmental and an educational purpose. A pollution-free, sustainable transportation system must be established. The sun is a sustainable energy source. To educate students in the application of solar energy to transportation, including both limitations and advantages, the book first presents the underlying physics of a solar racing car. Then, using the structure of the problem-solving process, it presents the design, construction, testing, and financing of an actual car. The book discusses the advantages of education through learning communities centred on solving actual problems, such as creating a solar car, and how these advantages could be institutionalised.
Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Interactions with the Atmosphere & Road
- Interaction with the Sun
- Storing Electric Energy
- Electric Motor Drives
- Electric Power Conversion & Distribution
- Instrumentation
- Solar Racer-Specification
- Solar Racer-Concept Generation & Selection
- Solar Racer-Detailed Design
- Solar Racer-Construction
- Testing
- Energy Management
- Fund Raising & Public Relations
- A Solar Car-Based Learning Community
- Index.
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