03988nam a22004935i 4500 978-3-319-17494-5 DE-He213 20210617125218.0 cr nn 008mamaa 150702s2015 gw | s |||| 0|eng d 9783319174945 978-3-319-17494-5 10.1007/978-3-319-17494-5 doi TJ807-830 THX bicssc TEC031010 bisacsh THV thema 621.042 23 Thacher, Eric Forsta. author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut A Solar Car Primer [electronic resource] : A Guide to the Design and Construction of Solar-Powered Racing Vehicles / by Eric Forsta Thacher. 1st ed. 2015. Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015. XXV, 466 p. 195 illus., 36 illus. in color. online resource. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Introduction -- Interactions with the Atmosphere and Road -- Interaction with the Sun -- Storing Electric Energy -- Electric Motor Drives -- Electric Power Conversion and Distribution -- Instrumentation -- Solar Racer-Specification -- Solar Racer-Concept Generation and Selection -- Solar Racer-Detailed Design -- Solar Racer-Construction -- Testing -- Energy Management -- Fund Raising and Public Relations -- A Solar Car-Based Learning Community. ·         Teaches readers to fund, design, and build a competitive solar race car ·         Draws on real experiences of successful teams to emphasize cost and energy efficiency ·         Enables a complete understanding of the application of solar power to vehicles, from underlying physics to practical implementation ·         Includes pivotal information on recent advances such as the World Solar Challenge’s addition of a "Cruiser Class" allowing multiple occupants   This exciting primer on Solar Racing literally starts from the ground up, describing how the interactions of a vehicle with its environment circumscribe its ultimate success, from aerodynamics to resistance and propulsion. By demonstrating how to mathematically model these underlying physical phenomena, the author helps solar racing competitors carefully select key characteristics of the vehicle ,such as weight  and shape, to produce optimal speed. Energy conversion and demand are given particular attention, followed by chapters  devoted to examining  solar racers’ design, manufacture and testing using a structured problem-solving process to keep projects on track and on schedule.  A chapter devoted to energy management strategies provides invaluable tips on maximizing average speed during a race. Complex issues such as ventilation system analysis and performance simulation are covered in dedicated appendices. The financial aspect of project design is not neglected, as both fund-raising and cost estimation are given in-depth consideration. Renewable energy resources. Automotive engineering. Energy systems. Renewable and Green Energy. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/111000 Automotive Engineering. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/T17047 Energy Systems. https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/115000 SpringerLink (Online service) Springer Nature eBook Printed edition: 9783319174952 Printed edition: 9783319174938 Printed edition: 9783319373157 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-17494-5 ZDB-2-ENE ZDB-2-SXEN Energy (SpringerNature-40367) Energy (R0) (SpringerNature-43717)