Design and analysis of vehicle mounted on solar and wind power system

Abstract

This thesis aims to investigate the development and performance analysis of a four-wheeler car powered by renewable energy sources, specifically solar and wind energy. The research focuses on designing and implementing a sustainable transportation solution that can reduce reliance on fossil fuels and mitigate environmental impacts. The study includes the design and integration of solar panels and wind turbines into the car’s architecture, along with evaluating the car’s performance and efficiency. The findings of this research contribute to the growing field of sustainable transportation and provide valuable insights for the future development of renewable energy-powered vehicles. This paper discusses the technical aspects of designing a vehicle-mounted solar and wind power system, including considerations such as weight, size, power output, battery design, various control systems, and the connection of solar and wind power circuits. Additionally, the potential benefits of this system, such as improved fuel efficiency, reduce polluted gases and decrees energy dependency, are discussed. The paper concludes with a discussion of the analytical result of the experiment and the future scope of vehicle-mounted renewable energy systems and their possible effects on the automobile industry and the environment. For the wind and solar analysis ANSYS Workbench of CDF and CFX model and Steady-State-Thermal model has been used, respectively. MATLAB Simulink model is used for solar panel analysis. From the analysis find that the efficiency of solar panel is 15.18% and the power coefficient of the solar panel 0.26 at 60 km/h relative speed of wind and turbine blade with 25° tilt angle of blade. Total energy production for this hybrid electric vehicle system is 3.83 kW. A battery source of about 7.95 kW is required for the Maruti Eeco car to run for an hour at 60 km/h. Finally, it is claimed that this solar- and wind-powered hybrid electric vehicle can travel about 29 km per day without the help of a conventional energy system.