A solar car primer / Eric F. Thacher.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A SOLAR CAR PRIMER -- A SOLAR CAR PRIMER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ENVIRONMENTAL PURPOSE -- EDUCATIONAL PURPOSE -- BACKGROUND ASSUMED -- USE OF THIS BOOK -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INTRODUCTION -- SOLAR RACING -- ORGANIZATION -- CHARACTERISTICS OF DESIGN -- REFERENCES -- INTERACTIONS WITH THE ATMOSPHERE AND ROAD -- INTRODUCTION -- EQUIVALENT INTERACTIONS -- COORDINATE SYSTEMS -- AERODYNAMIC INTERACTIONS -- FRICTION DRAG -- PRESSURE DRAG -- ESTIMATING DRAG -- VENTILATION DRAG -- LIFT -- PITCH -- ROAD AND GRAVITY INTERACTIONS

GRAVITYROLLING RESISTANCE -- TRACTIVE FORCE -- FORCE BALANCE -- ACCELERATION -- STEADY MOTION STUDIES -- WIND AND DRAG -- UNSTEADY MOTION STUDY -- REFERENCES -- INTERACTION WITH THE SUN -- INTRODUCTION -- THE SOLAR SOURCE -- SOLAR TIME -- ANGLE OF INCIDENCE -- SUNSET HOUR ANGLE AND DAY LENGTH -- DAILY AND HOURLY TOTAL RADIATION -- EFFECTS OF THE ATMOSPHERE -- HOURLY BEAM AND DIFFUSE RADIATION -- DESIGN METHOD -- BEAM AND DIFFUSE ON A TILTED SURFACE -- HOURLY TMY DATA -- TRANSMISSION THROUGH GLAZING -- TRANSMITTANCE -- DIFFUSE RADIATION

OPAQUE FLAT PLATE UNDER A COVER SYSTEMGLAZED ENCLOSURE -- ABSORBED SOLAR RADIATION -- SOLAR CELLS -- SOLAR CELL ARRAYS -- MAXIMUM POWER POINT TRACKING -- ARRAY TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION -- REFERENCES -- STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY -- INTRODUCTION -- TERMS AND UNITS -- BATTERY STORAGE -- OPERATION AND CONTROL -- WIRING AND TESTING -- REGENERATION -- REFERENCES -- ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVES -- INTRODUCTION -- ELECTRIC MOTOR -- LOSSES -- EFFICIENCY -- MOTOR TYPES -- SPEED REDUCTION -- I-V CURVES -- SOLAR-ELECTRIC DRIVE OPERATION -- REFERENCES

ELECTRIC POWER CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTIONINTRODUCTION -- POWER SUPPLY -- LOADS -- BASIC INTERCONNECTIONS -- EFFICIENCY AND VOLTAGE -- MASS -- WIRING -- SWITCHES AND FUSES -- GROUNDING -- WIRING DIAGRAM -- FINAL THOUGHT -- REFERENCES -- INSTRUMENTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- VOLTAGE -- TEMPERATURE -- SPEED -- BATTERY CHARGE -- INSTRUMENT PANEL -- TELEMETRY -- REFERENCES -- SOLAR RACER-SPECIFICATION -- INTRODUCTION -- PRELIMINARY DESIGN -- PROJECT PLANNING -- GENERAL OBJECTIVE -- SPECIFICATION -- SAMPLE SPECIFICATION -- REFERENCES

SOLAR RACER-CONCEPT GENERATION AND SELECTIONINTRODUCTION -- CONCEPT SKETCH -- THE TABLE TOP -- TABLE TOP DRAG ESTIMATE -- THE SHARK -- SHARK DRAG ESTIMATE -- SHARK WEIGHT AND CENTER OF GRAVITY -- ROLL OVER AND SKID -- SIDE GUST -- DRIVE -- BATTERY CONCEPT -- ENERGY RATE AND RANGE -- ARRAY CONCEPT -- DRIVER INTERFACE -- TRANSPORT INTERFACE -- CONCEPT SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- SOLAR RACER -- DETAILED DESIGN -- INTRODUCTION -- PROCUREMENT -- WHEELS -- LARGE STEERING ANGLES -- DRIVE -- BATTERY -- BATTERY VENTILATION DETAILS -- BRAKING

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