Solar Car
Members :
Tan Mao Rong
Vincent
Chai
Abstract
Now, fossil-fuels are decreasing by the days.
 Most transportation need fossil-fuel to run.
 Fossil-fuel was estimated to last for few more decades by
scientist.
 Need alternative sources of energy and renewable to
replace fossil-fuel.
 Solar energy is discovered and invented solar panel as
sources of electrical energy.
 Solar energy is renewable energy, eco friendly and dont
cause any pollution.
 This will reduce the uses of non-renewable energy and
reduce earth pollution.
Objective
To invent ground transportation that use
solar energy.
 To create eco friendly source of energy to
replace fossil-fuel.
 To avoid pollution and improve earth
ecosystem.
 To avoid decrease in fossil-fuel.
 To reduce cost.
 To create new invention out of solar energy.
Solar Car specification
 Motor
and solar panel.
 Aerodynamic shape.
 Strong and Stiff body.
 Strong and Stiff material.
 Traction of wheel.
 Strong axle.
 Good transmission.
Solar panel
The solar panel need light energy to
produce electrical energy
 The solar panel is connected to the
motor in the car
 If the light intensity is high, the power of
motor will be high.
 The relationship between light intensity
is directly proportional to the power of
motor
Aerodynamic shape
 To
reduce air resistance.
 To cut through wind.
 To increase car speed.
Air flow
smoothl
y
Strong and Stiff Body
 To
able to maintain heavy mass.
 Unable to break or bend.
 Use ice cream popsicle stick to increase
stiffness.
Ice cream
popsicle stick to
increase stiffness
and strong
Strong and Stiff material
 Use
Styrofoam.
 Strong and stiff material.
 0.5 cm thick and unbendable when
stack.
Traction of wheel
 Use
sponge material for wheel.
 Have more traction and friction between
surface and surface of wheel.
 Prevent sliding between car and surface.
Strong axle
 Wheel
and axel wont bend.
 Used metal to prevent from bend or
break.
Strong
Axle and
wont
break
easily.
Type of Wire
Use copper as wire.
Cause it have less resistance.
Thick diameter to increase current flow.
Copper wire and
thick in diameter.
Solar car velocity
 Velocity
= distance travelled
Time taken
Solar car
Length  24 cm
Width  11 cm
Height  8 cm