I meant while it's movingI know it is theoretically possible but has anyone actually hooked up a pv system to an electric vehicle?
Yes, you theoretically could, but it would need to be a very efficient to be worthwhile.Should have googled it first Lol.
Yes, you theoretically could, but it would need to be a very efficient to be worthwhile.
For instance, if you were to put a 500 watt solar panel on the top of a Tesla 1 hour of sunlight might get you another mile of travel.
But then you also have a gigantic solar panel on your roof which is ruining your drag coefficient, so you're probably at a net loss due to the extra air resistance.
To do this on an e-bike would be the same thing, you would end up in the same situation with a lot of extra air resistance.
You could get away with buying folding/collapsing/flexible panels that you could deploy while you were parked and weren't writing it, but it still wouldn't be worth it.
You would be hard-pressed to ride a bike comfortably with a single solar panel above your head, let alone and EIGHT by EIGHT ft area of panels.Idk man, a solar panel is only like an inch thick. So a 8x8ft array of panels on top of an bike might be close enough to be self powered.
Balancing and parking is a whole another issue
You would be hard-pressed to ride a bike comfortably with a single solar panel above your head, let alone and EIGHT by EIGHT ft area of panels.
Do some research on how many watts it takes to propel an ebike.
Via the laws of physics you couldn't produce enough wattage with solar panels to equal the normal power output of an e-bike.
Could you get an e-bike to be propelled forward by solar panels alone?
Absolutely, on flat ground I'm sure you could make it work.
But you could literally only do it in direct sunlight and it wouldn't put out enough wattage for you to go up any hills or to gain any meaningful amount of speed.
A very very low end eBike uses 500 Watts.
A 500 Watt solar panel is 7.5Ft by 4Ft.
Imagine trying to ride a bike with a full sheet of plywood above your head?
As supplemental power, sure, but they still have batteries.On YT I've seen ebikes pulling trailers with PV panels on them. Check it out!
This solves some of the problems with aerodynamics and size limitations and it really helps if you're riding in a sunny place in daytime.
48V @ 2A is 96W. Charger is using 89W. That seems to stack up pretty close.Well, as it happens, over here only 250W bikes are legal and that's what I own. I'm charging it now and the charger is consuming 0.6A at 89W on 238VAC. The maths don't actually stack up and the charger output says 48V at 2.0A.
A well-trained fit cyclist can put out 1 horse power for 30 seconds to a few minutes or more, that is 750 watts. 500 watts for long periods is pro level area. That cyclist can ride a long way on 1/2 hp or 325 watts. That gets you up hills, though not super fast. You can ride around on flat ground at 12mph probably with 100-200 watts, you can research this as is all from my memory and not exact.I know it is theoretically possible but has anyone actually hooked up a pv system to an electric vehicle?
I know it is theoretically possible but has anyone actually hooked up a pv system to an electric vehicle?
Not to mention the effect of a cross breeze and the surface area of the panel and its affect on balancing a bicycle.Balancing and parking is a whole another issue
Sure, definitely not practical but ya know this is a solar forum not an aerodynamic one.Not to mention the effect of a cross breeze and the surface area of the panel and its affect on balancing a bicycle.
I don't know if I am smarter than your but my ebike has a 250 Watt motor but at 10 MPH on flat ground it does not take that much power to move me. If it were not raining outside I would ride around the block and give you a more acurate number.I'm just hoping someone smarter than me.....