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Photovoltaic Generation Potential for Vehicles with Solar Panels

Abstract:

Ecuador, due to its geographical location, has a high amount of direct energy from the sun. This makes it a country with high potential for the use of renewable and clean energies. Here is exposed as a case study the city of Cuenca that receives constant solar radiation and without significant variations throughout the year. This research consists of the development of a measurement system to obtain the average radiation, through the installation of photovoltaic solar panels on a mobile unit (vehicle) for the analysis of radiation in transport trajectories in the city of Cuenca - Ecuador. The system is capable of performing radiation profiling in a database. This will allow to record accurate information to design mobile solar installations taking into account the incidence of solar radiation on a photovoltaic panel installed on vehicles. This study allows to have a real conception of the opportunities of the implementation of photovoltaic panels on vehicles. Existing studies consider only fixed panels on buildings, but as evidenced in this study, having panels moving on the streets of the city, the situation is different from the above mentioned. Electric mobility is accompanied by new challenges for sustainable energy, this article proposes a new methodology to address photovoltaic systems in vehicles.