Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Commercially available Sunpower cells. Panels will not work.
Well, they could. Some of Sunpower's panels are flexible. They also sell
the cells separately, but using them is a LOT more work (the sort of
things that the solar raycer teams will do). Sometimes the
Re safety.
My original solar prius used 15 series panels to get to 240 VDC to parallel
into the HV DC system.
Worked great... BUT after a few years, I noticed that while washing the car
in the sun, I'd get little shocks each time my sponge went over the edge
between adjacent fiberglass solar panel
The naysayers can always argue against anything that doesn't fit the usual
paradigm of heavy = safe. But if you put the solar on your roof you are limited
to that area and you can't gain energy while driving. What gives me hope
instantly is 4 generations of this vehicle have be built and were wi
jkenny23 via EV wrote:
I think what you're looking for is the Lightyear One. https://lightyear.one/
A modern, amazingly efficient EV, with solar roof. But since it's so niche,
as described before, it will cost you around $170k :)
Maybe more... or maybe less. It all depends on how many they can
I think what you're looking for is the Lightyear One. https://lightyear.one/
A modern, amazingly efficient EV, with solar roof. But since it's so niche,
as described before, it will cost you around $170k :)
As for the original question of "faking out EV to accept solar input while
driving" the ea
From: EVDL Administrator via EV
> Lawrence, you really seem to be pining for a Stella Lux... It's clearly
> a technical tour de force, and I'd love to see it go into to production.
> However, I doubt very much that you or I will ever be able to buy one,
> or anything similar.
I agree with David,
I generally agree with David on the points below, but could think of a
few ways the Stella Lux could be brought to market:
1) A niche/specialty product, sold to a small number of (rich) early
adopters willing to pay $100,000 for a super environmental (and
exclusive) vehicle.
2) If Tesla (or
Lawrence, you really seem to be pining for a Stella Lux. I've lost count of
how many times you've brought it up. Not that there's anything wrong with
that, mind you.
It's clearly a technical tour de force, and I'd love to see it go into to
production. However, I doubt very much that you or I
Commercially available Sunpower cells. Panels will not work.
https://sinovoltaics.com/technology/stella-lux-winner-of-world-solar-challenge-visits-shanghai/
The cells are tightly spaced and the car is designed to be a platform for the
cells. It is also more aerodynamic than any sedan or hatch
Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
>> Cars can carry 1,500 watts of solar using Sunpower cells. That means
>> every spot. Hood, top and trunk...
Alan Arrison via EV wrote:
Where are you getting your cells, from NASA? You couldn't get 1500 watts
even if you covered the sides and all the windows too.
Where are you getting your cells, from NASA? You couldn't get 1500 watts
even if you covered the sides and all the windows too.
On 7/22/2020 1:23 AM, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
Cars can carry 1,500 watts of solar using Sunpower cells. That means every
spot. Hood, top and trunk. Not panels b
Cars can carry 1,500 watts of solar using Sunpower cells. That means every
spot. Hood, top and trunk. Not panels but individual cells. Encapsulated by
hand. When you add a light and long trailer, why not include living quarters.
Lawrence Rhodes
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On 21 Jul 2020 at 21:06, Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote:
> I was thinking directly hooking into the output of the regen system might be
> the best way for an EV pack to accept energy from other sources rather than
> the normal charging system.
IIRC, that's how most of the plug-in Prius hacks (Engin
On my two solar prius and the Frankenvolt,(http://aprs.org/my-EVs.html)
about the most solar panels that will fit are about 240 watts. Since the
volt is said to consume over 500 watts *just-being-on" the more interesting
question is where is all that going. Are the CPUs all powered from the 12v
b
I was thinking directly hooking into the output of the regen system might be
the best way for an EV pack to accept energy from other sources rather than the
normal charging systemthat is...unprotected. I want to put panels on my
roof and on a pop trailer as long as allowed by law...and don't
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