A solar car primer

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A solar car primer

Eric F. Thacher

(Energy science, engineering and technology)

Novinka, Nova Science Publishers, c2010

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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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Details

  • NCID
    BB10373898
  • ISBN
    • 9781608761616
  • LCCN
    2010031169
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    1 v. (various pagings)
  • Size
    28 cm
  • Classification
  • Subject Headings
  • Parent Bibliography ID
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