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Ing. Luciano Giol
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ACHIEVEMENTS
First
french sunracer ever to enter the World Solar Challenge (Darwin to Adelaide
: 3,000 Km Solar-Electric Race, Australia), in October 1996 - 3rd place in the
category “Silicon/Lead-acid batteries” (out of 27 competitors)
BUDGET
US$
350,000 direct cost + free contributions : US$ 250,000 circa
[1996 US$]
INNOVATION
Specific
custom-made DC brushless wheel-motor and controller ; innovative general layout
increasing solar electricity generation by 15% under World Solar Challenge conditions
-all other things being equal- ; body-chassis shell made of carbon-epoxide composite
materials ; self-orienting wheel-fairings
TECHNICAL
Three-wheeler
(side-car motorcycle type layout), body-chassis shell made of carbon-epoxide
composite material ; removable wing tilted at 2O° (with bearing wheel) and
attached to the right or the left side of the main section ; on-line data acquisition,
data and voice radio-transmission ; maximum solar speed 75Km/hr
CHASSIS
- BODY
• Length : 5400mm, Width : 2000mm,
Height : 1000mm
• Wheelbase : 2400mm, Track : 1000 mm, Weight : 290Kg
• Front area : 0.90m2 ; Drag Coefficient : 0.12 (theoretical)
• Custom-made telescopic suspensions with oleopneumatic adjustable spring/dampers,
redundant hydraulic brakes (rim calipers), custom-made aluminium wheels (double
disk)
• 65/80-16 radial tyres (510kPa), ultra-low rolling resistance
ELECTRICAL
SYSTEMS
•
Specific custom-made DC brushless wheel-motor and controller,
nominal power : 1200W at 800rpm, global efficiency : 92%
• Batteries : Lead-acid, 2.2kWh, 77Kg
• Photovoltaic generator : 7.9 m2, silicon cells (16.5%), 8 Solectria
Maximum Power Trackers, theoretical power : 1128W at 1000W/m2 (measured peak
power : 1430W)
World Solar Challenge
1996
