Solar PV based electric vehicle

Abstract

The aspect of the locomotive trade is being restructured by concerns over oil deliveries, international guidelines and fuel rates. Consequently the vehicle technology should be adaptive to these concerns. The projected paper describes solar PV powered Electric Vehicle,that solves the key downside of fuel and pollution. It is an initiative in implementing eco-friendly transportation in the world to build a green environment. In general, an electric vehicle uses a battery that is charged from an external power supply, but solar PV modules are used to charge a battery by means of absorbing radiation from the sun and converting it into electrical power (Photovoltaic Effect) by proposed method. The electrical power to batteries obtained from solar PV modules which might be associated either in series or parallel and charge controllers. To traverse the ultimate power point in the solar panel, in addition Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) controller is used. The Buck-Boost converter boost up the DC voltage generated from the solar PV panel and then its output fed to a voltage source inverter. Voltage source inverter convert to the AC power from a solar DC power and ultimately tracks the Brushless DC motor which controls the vehicle application. This planned model has Buck-Boost convertor which is used to control the battery from the prime possible power generation using a solar PV system fixed on the vehicle. An effectiveness of the proposed system have been modeled and its results, verified in MATLAB/SIMULINK.