Simulation and Analysis of Hybrid Solar E-Rickshaw Using MATLAB

Volume 3 - Issue 1

Rohit Kumar* and Ravi Saxena

Received: November 28, 2020;   Published: December 14, 2020

DOI: 10.32474/ARME.2020.03.000151

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Abstract

Global efforts towards minimizing greenhouse gas emissions are required to reduce the environmental issues caused by conventional combustion engine vehicles. Alternate clean and green modes of transportation such as electric vehicles are required in place of conventional vehicles. As a cheaper version of electric vehicle, electric rickshaws (popularly known as E-rickshaws or tuk-tuks) are most popular in India. This work deals with the modeling of popular e-rickshaws in MATLAB/Simulink. Software simulations are much helpful for quickly analyzing the distinct features of the electric vehicle, such as aerodynamic design, battery energy density, motor output, curb weight, etc and to visualize the effects on its performance due to variation in various parameters. Therefore, simulations were performed with Simulink model of hybrid solar e-rickshaw and conceptual solar e-rickshaw model with heterogeneous battery packs. The simulation results favor the possibility of implementing simultaneous battery packs at a reasonable cost price.

Keywords: Solar hybrid E-rickshaw; MATLAB; Simulation; Tuk-tuk

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