Photovoltaic Charging of

Electric Vehicles

Bill Young
Florida Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition
c/o Florida Solar Energy Center/UCF
1679 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, FL 32922
(321) 638-1443
www.clean-cities.org
Why are we doing this ?
 Future Car

Is she driving an Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV)?

 Energy and Emission Issues

Clean Cities Program

Nationwide initiative to encourage the use of

alternative fuels, infrastructure and vehicles
through local voluntary government and
industry partnerships.

It is a coordinated effort to meet requirements

and promote technology implementation.
 Clean Cities ….

¾ Increases public awareness

¾ Provides educational opportunities
¾ Provides more fuel choices
¾ Develops clean corridors
¾ Expands refueling infrastructure
¾ Supports regulated fleets
 Clean Cities also Promotes…

¾ Idle reduction
¾ Fuel economy
¾ Conservation activities
¾ Mass Transportation
¾ Share a ride
¾ Hybrid/electric
Fueling (charging) Station Locator
 SC3 Supports…

EVs, HEVs and Plug-in HEVs charged by clean energy

The Florida Space Coast

Clean Cities Coalition is facilitated
By the Florida Solar Energy Center® .
It encompasses stakeholders from
A 9-county area: Brevard, Indian River,
Lake, Osceola, Okeechobee, Orange,
Seminole, St Lucie and Volusia.

www.clean-cities.org
 National Effort

A voluntary,
locally based
government-
industry
partnership
designed to
advance
alternative fuel
technology in the
marketplace
 Possible Renewable Energy Charging

Solar electric power as photovoltaic (PV) system

32 BP Gasoline Stations in central Florida with grid-tied PV

system to offset electricity for powering gasoline fueling pumps
 Photovoltaic charging

On-Board solar
¾ Completely powering vehicle
¾ Power assist – charging
¾ Battery maintenance
Stationary power
¾ Grid-tied daytime energy offset
¾ Utility interactive charging
¾ Utility interactive with battery storage
charging
¾ Utility-battery interactive
¾ Stand-alone charging
 Renewable Energy (PV) Charging
Charge at night:
– 1 or 2 cents/mile to power
Archey EV (at 9 cents/kWh)
vs.
– 13 cents/mile for gasoline
(at $2.50 gallon)

A 2 kW rooftop PV array
provides all the electricity
for typical 12,000 miles/year
– $12-$15,000 upfront cost
– 180 - 260 square feet
– 6- to 8-year payback
– >20-year life
 Grid-tied PV system charger

Photovoltaics (PV)

One of the PV buildings in the Million Solar Roofs Program

charges an electric vehicle in New Smyrna Beach.
 Solar cars are real

The start of 7th SunDay Challenge 1999 with FAMU/FS solar EV

Large Photovoltaic Array - Parking
Carport in New Mexico

Sandia
 Florida Solar Energy Center

CitiCar EV being charged by Photovoltaic array at old FSEC site

at Flexable Test Facility – PV powered building 1991.
 Florida Institute of Technology

FIT solar car at 1990 Sunrayce starting in Orlando, Florida

 Racing Solar Car in Florida

Photovoltaics providing on-board charging of

battery pack on university electric vehicle racer
 Florida Solar Energy Center

ARPA DOD Plug-in Hybrid CNG-Electric Vehicle with

EV1 inductive Charger and Photovoltaic disaster trailer
 Hawaii

Golf cart facility with PV for charging Electric Carts

 MCB Camp Pendleton

Miles OR70 Electric Vehicle at grid-tied PV charging carport

 Mobile PV charging an EV

Dr. Stonerock’s house with demonstration of GreenPeace mobile

trailer PV power system charging a Toyota Rav4 EV
 Tallahassee Government Center 1996

EV parking carport with 18 kw of grid-tied PV

for offsetting electricity generation for charging of EV’s.
 University of South Florida

EV parking carport with 20 kw of grid-tied PV for charging

EV’s under the DOE Field Site Operator Program 1991.
 Contact:

Questions?

Bill Young
Florida Space Coast Clean Cities Coalition
c/o Florida Solar Energy Center/UCF
1679 Clearlake Road
Cocoa, FL 32922
(321) 638-1443
www.clean-cities.org