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