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DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF SOLAR BOAT
Harshal S . Kulkarni
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, Krunal V. Wani
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, Gaurav D. Sonawane
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, Chinmayi P. Bhoi
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Manish Mahale
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Electrical Engineering, G.H Raisoni institute of Business Management, Jalgaon.
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(Electrical Engineering, G.H Raisoni institute of Business Management, Jalgaon.
3
(Electrical Engineering, G.H Raisoni institute of business Management, Jalgaon.
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(Electrical Engineering, G.H Raisoni institute of Business Management, Jalgaon.
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(Assistant Professor (Electrical Department)G.H. Raisoni Institute of Business management ,Jalgaon.Email :
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Abstract - The aim of this project is to design a Solar-
Electric Boat for tourists & 39 transport along the coast, in the
rivers, in the lakes. In our project, the boat is powered by Lead
Acid/Lithium Ion batteries that can be charged at any time by
the photovoltaic modules placed on a flat top structure with
the help of battery management system or charge controller.
The project is designed for brief trip around rivers and lakes,
where the public transport becomes very polluting during
summer. Starting from the consideration that this boat is
employed during sunny weather, it's possible to understand
the boat & 39; energy demand and proceed with the planning
of a electric boat and of the energy storage/management
system.. With this management, we have optimized the use
and prolonged the time of life of the batteries during the
navigation and the control of the rea l autonomy of it. In
addition, batteries, we are putting one Wind
mill(demonstration) over the boat at the front side. The boat
will be controlled over wireless communication.
Key Words: (solar, Arduino uno, LM298, Nodemcu)
1. INTRODUCTION
The rapidly diminishing fossil fuel reserves are,
today, one of the biggest challenges facing the planet. In
order to secure the future for ourselves and generations to
follow, it is widely accepted that we must act now to
reduce energy consumption and substantially cut
greenhouse gases, such as carbon dioxide. For many years,
fuel has been the first source of energy. However, there's a
limited supply of those fuels on Earth and that they are
getting used far more rapidly than they're being created.
Eventually, they will run out. In addition, due to safety
concerns and waste disposal problems, renewable energy
is certainly the answer since such technology is "clean" or
"green" because they produce few if any, pollutants. The
world trend nowadays is to seek out a clean source of
energy. The most effective and harmless energy source is
probably solar energy, which for many applications is so
technically straight forward to use. In addition, due to
safety concerns and waste disposal problems, renewable
energy is certainly the answer . As the cheapest way of
transportation , the maritime sector has great significance
in the large scale implementation of renewable energy
technologies. The paramount reduction of the pollutions
caused by the fossil fuel powered vessels can be achieved
by this. The spot of our consideration is Ashtami lake, from
which endangered species like "syzygium travancocicum"
is enlisted by IUCN. Thus the introduction of a solar
powered boat gains more ecological importance. With
annual average irradiation of 6kwh/m 2a so lar boat has
great potential over this area.The development of a
methodology of simple calculation, step by step, for solar
boat is shown here, taking in account the use of clean
energy. The major factors under consideration includes
boat weight; sheet specification material utilized
appropriate propulsion necessary quantity of solar panels;
quantity of batteries; adequate engine until to the final
commercial price.
Students from the engineering area, as an important
part of their education and training, enroll during their senior
year in a design course as required by ABET (American Board
of Engineering and Technology) The main goals of the senior
design project are for the student to develop skills and
abilities such as engineering problem solving, creative
reasoning, innovation, inventive design, team work,
multidisciplinary work, and self-learning, also as using
computer software to assist within the design of innovative
prototypes. Tecnolo´gico de Monterrey is the largest private
university system in Mexico, it is accredited by the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the
engineering programs at Campus Monterrey are accredited
by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET. In our
School of Engineering, the senior design course has consisted
recently in developing diverse projects that include the
building of prototypes that help students develop skills
valued by the automotive, aeronautic, and naval industry.
Among these prototypes we can mention: an off-road vehicle
for the BAJA SAE Me´xico competition; a RV-10 aircraft was
assembled using Active Learning and Reverse Engineering
techniques as well as numerical tools to perform structural
and aerodynamics analysis of the aircraft; and a ship
powered with solar power to compete within the Solar Splash
Event. This article presents the experiences and the work of
engineering students from Tecnolo´gico de Monterrey
(ITESM) during the past two years in developing the concept