Solar Assisted Vehicle Electrical System (S.A.V.E.) Tata Motors, Limited

Format:

Conference/Event

Author/Creator:

Sonchal, Sonchal, author.

Contributor:

gajankush, Jaypal

Kulkarni, Anand Vijay

pawar, Sandeep

Conference Name:

SAE 2012 World Congress & Exhibition (2012-04-24 : Detroit, Michigan, United States)

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Warrendale, PA SAE International 2012

Summary:

S.A.V.E. (SOLAR-ASSISTED VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) is amicrocontroller-based closed loop system designed to optimize theduty cycle of alternator in conventional vehicle electrical system.This has been done by integrating a SOLAR PANEL on the rooftop of apopular hatchback. The SOLAR PANEL supplies continuous power tobattery for charging thereby reducing alternator duty cycle.Consequently, in order to optimize/control alternator functioningbased on demand, a microcontroller has been incorporated.S.A.V.E. consists of a microcontroller which senses theinstantaneous electrical load (in terms of current and voltagedrawn) from battery. The controller using the intelligent algorithmkeeps on checking this real-time consumption with the thresholdvalues and decides when to activate/deactivate alternator. Thuswith this controller, a) reduction in actual CO₂ emission andconsequent, and b) 6% improvement in vehicle fuel efficiency hasbeen achieved

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Publisher Number:

2012-01-1058

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