Revision as of 21:27, 28 January 2019

Use 300W panels - dimensions of 1650x99ox38 mm panels
Neighborhood hybrid human vehicle, capable of 45 mph max, 35 cruising at 1000W/m2 sun.
Telescopes for more power, from 16' to 30'. 8' wide. 9.14 m x 2.4 m. For untelescoped - 4.9m
16' is the length of a mid-size car
Bottom-monted panels for low center of mass in windy conditions
19kg per panel above
Flexible panels - [1] - $1/watt for 200W, 109x80x3 cm
Flex panels are 75% lighter. Ex - 100W is 4 lb. Makes sense. [2]
This is great news for the solar car. Just need to mount them in an effective way on the car.
Can fit - 2 across and 11 long for telescoped, and 6 untelescoped. 22 and 12. Subtract 2 for the driver - so have 20 or 10 panels - or 2 kw in the extended form.
Can fit a Honda 2kW generator for backup. Motor by itself can get you? mpg?
Basic weight: 4 lbxs 20 = 80 lb for panels. 10 kg motor. Capacitor bank - light weight for extra power, pumped by human generator for passing. 5 minute human generator at 100W yields a 2kW boost every 5 minutes for 15 seconds of passing power.
Cycling Power and Speed Calculator - power to attain a certain speed on a bicycle, given frontal area and wheel friction

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 *Can fit a Honda 2kW generator for backup. Motor by itself can get you? mpg?
 *Basic weight: 4 lbxs 20 = 80 lb for panels. 10 kg motor. Capacitor bank - light weight for extra power, pumped by human generator for passing. 5 minute human generator at 100W yields a 2kW boost every 5 minutes for 15 seconds of passing power.
-*[[Cycling Power and Speed Calculator]]
+*[[Cycling Power and Speed Calculator]] - power to attain a certain speed on a bicycle, given frontal area and wheel friction
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+https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1By0GBUudqYwnG9HAmtOo6ZxJtpCblDXwipBiSV6i0Fk/edit#slide=id.g45ed589c64_0_0