Design of Solar Powered Bicycle (VL1b-11)

Student Name:
Supervisor Name:
Lau Chun Wing
Professor Vincent Lau
Poon Kit Ling Grace

Introduction Product Description Business Plan

Nowadays, the price of oil keeps on increasing. People want to use In the 1990s, the electric bike industry progressed. The demand
electricity instead of oil to operate transport. In China, the industry of keeps on rising significantly. The GDP per capita in China was
electric bikes has grown rapidly in these 10 years. The design of last reported at 2425 US dollars in December of 2010,
electric bikes trends to more environmentally friendly. Solar energy is according to the World Bank. This means more people can
one of a new ways to replace electricity. The energy from the sun can afford for an electric bike in the future.
be used to run electronic devices.
In this project, a solar powered bicycle was designed. The materials
used are more environmentally friendly and the cost is much lower
than the existing solar powered bike. The maximum speed of the
bike is 20km/hr. The charging time by using electricity is 2-3 hours
Frame Material Magnesium Alloy
and 4-6 hours by using solar energy. The design fulfills the
requirements of China’s government. Also, our target market is
Solar Panel 24W 18.7V 1.24A
China. We have analyzed the market for of electric bikes to
understand the needs of its citizens. The target customers want to
Motor Power 200W 36V 300RPM
have an electric bike with a light weight and don’t need to recharge
frequently. They also care about the safety of the bike.
Battery Type Li-ion battery

Battery Specification 36V 8Ah

Tire Size 20” 1.75

Load Capacity 75kg

Conclusion
Galaxy can improve the lifestyle of bicycle user and aim at
Maximum Speed 20km/h convenience and environmental friendly.

Vehicle Weight 26kg After we did the research, we conclude that Solar Bike can work on
it. First, as the resource is exhausting, the world trend must be
Charger 36V 2.5A developed to use green power to reduce the speed of losing
resource, and also those green powers are more environmental
Charging Time 3-4h friendly. Second, if we want to get more market shares in the China
market, our product need to have great quality and do the safety
Objective Controller 36V 15A well.
For further development, we need to improve the solar panel
1) To lower the cost of solar powered bicycles Cycle Life 1000 times efficiency. That can improve the advantage of the solar bicycle.
2) To promote an environmentally friendly design