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specs

Vehicle mass ~ 300 kg (with driver)
Occupants 1 (driver)
Car Length 5.0m
Car Width 1.8m
Car Height 0.90m
Ground clearance 0.40m
Weight distribution 65% front, 35% rear
Wheel track 1.2m
Wheelbase 2.0m
Wheel configuration 3 (two front, one rear)
Wheel design & mftr, material XOF1 custom, aluminium
Tire model, inflation pressure SLR93, 90PSI,  IRC (rolling resistance ~ 2.5kg per 1,000kg)
Chassis construction Polyurethane foam covered in Fiberglas and reinforced with carbon fiber
Body construction (upper shell) Light foam covered in Fiberglas
Front suspension Double A arm - fully adjustable
Rear suspension Double A arm
Steering XOF1 custom (Tank steer style)
Power control - dead man switch Active power control (no cruise control for safety)
Mechanical brake (front) Hydraulic disc brakes
Electrical brake (rear) Regenerative braking (motor)
Battery mftr, chemistry, capacity EP Kokam, Li-Ion Polymer, each cell 3.7V-40Ah (27 cells) = 3.996Kwh
Battery Pack Voltage 96V
Battery monitoring system (BMS) XOF1 custom
Motor type, operating voltage, weight, mftr Brushless DC, 84-108V, 20kg, NGM Corporation
Solar cell type, efficiency, number of cells, mftr Mono-crystalline, 15%, 893, SolarWorld
Solar placement, material, mftr Double sided HVP foam tape, Specialty Tapes
Encapsulation method Conformal
Total array area (cell surface) 7.144sq m
Maximum array output ~900 Watts
Number of power trackers, type 4, booster
Rear view Micro camera, image displayed to driver via portable viewer
Max speed 120 kmh
Frontal Area 0.723m^2


design

Concept design created by Marcelo da Luz.
Computer graphics created by Shawn Walker and Humberto Garcia.
Concept design of the chassis created by Shawn Walker.
Concept design of front, rear suspension and steering by Humberto Garcia and Marcelo da Luz. .

Computer graphics by Humberto Garcia.


car



Frontal area .723m2.
Length 5m
Width 1.8m
Projected speed 140kmh
Weight 300kg including driver (estimated).
Lift 500gr @ 27kmh / 200kg @ 200kmh

Body and parts by Acsion Industries (Canada).
The fluid analysis (wind tunnel test) by RWDI (Canada).
Body work (paint) by Michael & Michael (Canada).


solar array


Solar cells by Shell Solar (USA).
LASER cutting of solar cells by BrantMetals (Canada).
Diodes by International Rectifiers (USA).
Flat wire by Ulbrich (USA).


electric / electronics


Lithium Ion Polymer batteries by Kokam (Korea).

26 cells of 3.7 volts at 40Ah each.

Motor and controller provided by New Generation Motors Corporation (USA).
Data-Linc Group Wireless Ethernet Radio Modem (USA).
Globalsat (USA)
LED lights by Osram Sylvania (Canada).


mechanic


Tires by IRC (Japan)
Finite Element Analyses by Tresca Engenharia (Brazil).
Shocks and brake system by Magura (Germany).
Bearing and rod ends supplied by Canadian Bearings (Canada).


construction of molds


EPS foam used to fabricate the molds by Plasti-Fab (Canada).
Fiberglass mold (female) by Clarkson (Canada).
Body composite construction by team members and Acsion Industries


miscellaneous


Solar car trailer Built by Unicell (Canada).