SO WHATS IN IT?
DJANINI MARKOVIC
OK, we started to build the body, but how do we move it? Right, electronics! The car has several vital ‘organs’ which make mobility possible. This month I will elaborate on the essential components of a solar car: the solar panels, its motors, and the battery.
Let’s start with our energy source: the sun. Solar rays from the sun are converted in energy by the solar panels. This is necessary because we cannot take an endless amount of energy with us. The sun provides more energy in one hour than the total energy consumption of the whole earth for a year. So why not use this to drive? Solar panels enable us to use the sun as a range extender and drive further than any electric car ever did. Therefore, we need solar cells with the highest possible efficiency.
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