Bi Facial Solar Photovoltaic Panel Based E Rickshaw with Prismatic Lithium Ferro Phosphate Battery
International Journal for Research in Engineering Application & Management (IJREAM), 2021
7 Pages Posted: 20 May 2021
Date Written: April 24, 2021
Abstract
Global warming, air quality depletion, look for higher energy efficiency, crisis of fossil fuel, urban congestion etc, has forced to look for alternate urban mobility solutions and has fast tracked technological development on every aspects. Adaptation and popularity of E rickshaw is an important step to address towards these challenges and found very effective across globe including India. The present E rickshaw predominantly uses lead acid batteries with individual or shared electric charging infrastructure, the need for autonomous and more efficiency is explored in different methods and methodologies like solar charging- both at charging stations and vehicle top, swappable battery infrastructure, improved vehicle and component design, etc. In all related available research work and studies, monofacial solar photovoltaic panel is used in vehicle rooftop, while it is unambiguously accepted that bifacial solar panel is having higher efficiency for the same size as compared to monofacial. Similarly lithium ferro phosphate batteries are having better performance, energy and power density, life and reliability in comparison to lead acid batteries. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview and explores possibilities on certain technical parameter & check feasibility of conversion of existing conventional type e rickshaw with lead acid batteries to bifacial solar panel based e rickshaw with lithium ferro phosphate batteries for making it more autonomous.
Keywords: bi facial solar photovoltaic panel, electric rickshaw, e mobility, lithium ferro phosphate batteries, lithium battery, renewable energy, solar photovoltaics
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