Open AccessCharging the Electric Vehicle from the Photovoltaic Minicarport
Author(s) -
Arkadiusz Małek,
Iwona Filipowicz
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
autobusy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2450-7725
pISSN - 1509-5878
DOI - 10.24136/atest.2018.343
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , electric vehicle , automotive engineering , traction (geology) , electrical engineering , electric cars , engineering , power (physics) , environmental science , computer science , mechanical engineering , physics , quantum mechanics
The article discusses the process of charging an electric vehicle from a photovoltaic mini-carport. In order to carry out the research, a solar minicarport with a peak power of 1 kWp was designed and built as part of the didactic classes. A small, two-seat city vehicle with electric drive was used for the tests. On the basis of the conducted tests, current parameters of both photovoltaic carport and electric vehicle were determined. Based on them, the method of connecting an electric vehicle to a solar carport was specified in order to charge the vehicle's traction batteries.