Design, Construction and Performance Study of a Solar Assisted Tri-cycle

Authors

  • Mahadi Hasan Masud
    Affiliation
    Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
  • Md. Shamim Akhter
  • Sadequl Islam
  • Abdul Mojid Parvej
  • Sazzad Mahmud
https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.10240

Abstract

Solar energy is one of the important sources of renewable energy which can be a feasible alternative to fossil fuels. There are many works has been done in order to incorporate solar energy to everyday transportation including tricycle. However, most of the tricycle develops are expensive and not feasible for developing countries. In this study, a cheaper solar tricycle with more capability of utilizing the solar energy is designed for developing countries. The main content of the tricycle is Solar PV panel, Brushless PMDC motor, controller, and battery. The power transmission of the solar tricycle is also simple. It is found that tricycle serves 24% back up for running, by the solar panel. Also, the total construction cost of the tricycle is only 240$ with near about zero impact on the environment. This paper highlights the advantages of the dual mode of charging, including the economic and environmental feasibility of the tricycle.

Keywords:

tricycle, solar energy, PV Cell

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Published Online

2017-06-16

How to Cite

Masud, M. H., Akhter, M. S., Islam, S., Parvej, A. M., Mahmud, S. “Design, Construction and Performance Study of a Solar Assisted Tri-cycle”, Periodica Polytechnica Mechanical Engineering, 61(3), pp. 234–241, 2017. https://doi.org/10.3311/PPme.10240

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