| Group |
2009-27 |
Status |
completed |
| Title |
Photovoltaic/Battery Hybrid Row Boat for Montreal-Woodvale Atlantic Challenge |
| Supervisor |
Dr. Sheldon Williamson |
| Description |
The goals of this project include modeling, design, and control of a hybrid energy storage system (ESS) for a row boat and its associated critical loads. The hybrid ESS consists of suitably sized photovoltaic (PV) panels and high energy-density lithium-ion battery cells. The novelty of this project is to efficiently manage the power sharing capability between the PV panels and the Li-ion battery cells, by smartly designing and implementing an on-board control algorithm. Solar energy must be received exclusively by on-board PV cells. The designed boat will be used as part of the Montreal-Woodvale Atlantic Challenge. The rules of this race do not permit using any other form of energy other than solar energy. Hence, other forms of energy, such as wind energy and gas engine power, are not permitted.
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| Student Requirement |
Student Requirements: ELEC 331 and/or ELEC 433 |
| Tools |
MATLAB/Simulink, Control desk (from dSPACE), and Lab-Volt Equipment (used in the power lab experiments).
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| Number of Students |
5 |
| Students |
Naveen Goswamy, Rumi Guzder, Imtiyaj Mahmud, Ignazio Russo |
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