I Made a Solar Electric Car at Home
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2023
- Hi friends, today I will show you how to make solar car at home. The car's top speed is 45km/h and it runs 50 km per single charge without solar panel and 65km with solar panel .
Here I used a 1000w 60v E bike conversion kit , 225w 12v Loom solar panel and 60v 32Ah li-ion battery. There are many upgradations needed for the car till now.
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i like how most everyone in the comments is some sort of expert. Or wants a parts listing or whatever... people, he posted the video for you to learn. as a starting point. im 100% sure he is aware of the solar panel drag and etc...
just be thankful he posted it for everyone to see.
Bravo! You just rocked the eco-friendly DIY world with your solar electric car creation! ⚡🚗 Innovation and sustainability, a match made in engineering heaven! 🌞🙌
Wow, what a combination of skills, right from fabrication, electricsls and electronics. Great, keep up your good work.
This is awesome! Many skills in one single mind.
I’d forget about the solar panels and install them at a fixed station with the most efficient inclination and build a charging station instead. That’d help reduce the weight. That’s my two cents. Beautifully conceived and executed.
Good Job. Some suggestions from my end. You can use some more smaller panels of same voltage in all the available areas in parallel so that you maximise the amps for charging. Keep one extra battery separately for charging from the panels which can get charged while in the move. A 2 way switch can be used to change the batteries for charging and usage. If one battery is discharged by driving, Just change the switch to the other backup battery which was charged by the panel. Also the wind shield should come above the rear panel to reduce drag. Well done. Well thought and executed...
why have a switch can run the batteries in parallel
Solar panels usual charging is 10am to 3pm. It's not the light it's the heat that charged the batteries. If it's tilted or installed at sides what's the use?
Боковые панели малоэффективны, лобовое стекло правильно обдувает нижнюю часть панелей для большей эффективности
@@EricSmith-qm7xb Not good for battery to charge and discharge at same time
@@anythinganywhere05 You may be driving in different directions at different point of time in a day light. So if you have multiple panels in parallel it helps to capture available light in that direction. Even a minimum amount of ampere helps in charging the battery. That's the point
This is so nice. You made the assembly of the first large pieces look effortless. No need for 5 helpers to hold everything because it fit so well. Very thoughtful. Good job.
So nice
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Such a fun project! Its so easy to get bogged down in a design project, what with specs and drawing and sourcing components. This is the antidote. So much can be learned, and the Mk 5 version is going to be a world-beater!
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The DIY solar car video tutorial presented an exceptional project and effectively demonstrated each step in a clear and organized manner. The camera work was outstanding, providing close-up shots of crucial components and ensuring that the viewer could easily follow along. Additionally, the editing process was exceptional, as it seamlessly combined each component into a cohesive final product. Overall, the video's clean and concise presentation left a strong impression on the viewer, making for an excellent learning experience. Well done to the camera operators and editors involved in this project. One of the best I have seen
Amazing professional work couldn’t be prouder! Keep it coming guys!!
Now that, is what I call DIY! Great job!
12:56 The horn contact ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT !!!!!!!!! I will be using that. Here in sunny hot Florida I also weld in flip flops.
Nice build! i dont know if anyone else commented about this but if you extend the windshield above the solar panel edge you will reduce a lot of wind load and get better speed and efficiency.
O vento que passa por baixo é responsável pelo resfriamento da placa solar...
@@ronaldocorsa I'll give you some wind that passed from underneath
This job is not that easy as shown in the video. Great effort , patience , time and imagination had its place here
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Absolutely. Done a similar trike, just with pedals. Took me a full month.
The first and second piece will always take time. Don't know wether the subsequent piece may take more time if do too many modifications to make it more beautiful
What should you major in at school to learn this? Or what kind of classes?
@@Shana_Fana87 Forget school. Just do stuff, and learn while doing. This way you will learn only useful things.
School is good at low ages when you know nothing, and have no initiative. After you learned the basics, and how to search for what you want to learn, you can do anything by yourself, and asking around when you get stuck.
Great workmanship and marvelous mechanical and Electrical work done. You are the Man a country needs.❤
Any man with a bit of knowledge can make this frame model, but they don't bcz there r traffic rules and roads safety guidelines as per the Motor vehicle act and National green tribunal. This man should apparently be punished taking out this frame on the roads without the permit and patent of the product.
@@wisdom8792 this can be said good craftmenship, but this heavy bulky piece of iron can not be said as Solar electric car
I am also a guy who loves to make things in my garage, and that was a very inspiring video. I would be proud to drive that to work every day. Great job!
Nice build. Except As far as driving it to work is concerned I don’t think it’s street legal
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your work can be simply described as: INSPIRATIONAL, GREAT PLANNING, BRAVO !!! BAVO !!! BRAVO !!!
Impressive from concept, design, trial operation, and a fine example of superb craftsmanship.
True work of a mechatronics engineer. Awesome effort and job well done.
Yes, it's cutting-edge technology! Sustainable and viable for numerous people. This inventor is a genius! 👋👋👋
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maybe, we will be able to see solar-powered cars on the roads in the future but I am not sure petrol exporting companies will like it. Excellent idea, great work indeed. Keep up the good work. Creative minds like you will save the planet.
Excelente, o projeto é muito bom, tá certo que com ele, dá pra se desenvolver melhorias. Principalmente em segurança. Em países onde a combustão é líder, esse veículo venderá muito, só que, passará por vistorias. Parabéns.
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Magnifique, superbe travail. Vous avez réalisé mon rêve 😊
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Well done! Great job! Best wishes to build more innovative products!
सौर पॅनल की ये गाडी, बहुत बडी अदाकारी, करागरी और जरुरत मंद हैं .. इसे बढावां देना चाहिए. एक नंबर.
That is absolutely awesome. They teach kids in school about this climate change, which they can do nothing about. Instead, it is this kind of thing that ought to be being taught in schools. I don't live in India and I am a retired senior citizen, but I could really get into learning how to do stuff like this, especially learning about the solar set up used to keep the battery charged. I have changed batteries out in my solar lighting, and those individual batteries looked familiar to the ones I use. Learning how to build something that creates that much power from those small batteries would be fun.
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What a talented guy to have all those skills at hand. Nice build👍
He is not, he uses carbon fibers instead...
@@ScientificReviewhe is very talented...even the way he is fixing the joint bolts n batteries n welding......
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He doesn't have those skills :at hand:" he has built up his skill set by hours and hours of learning and practice
This video has improved my passion about cars it try just like you did
Whoa !! That's gettin' it ALL done !!
You do have great skills sir! Keep up the good job!
Imprecionante! Muito bom!
Your efforts with patience is not judge by words , that's an next level effort you have.
Few things I would change.
I would find those light weight solar panels and use a bead roller to fix them on to sheet alummiuim. The bead roller will make thin sheets stronger and help reduce weight.
I would also make it 4 wheels and use hub wheels for both sides. This will allow you to make a much wider car around 6 feet wide and 12 ish feet long.
Making the roof flat will give you about enough space for 1kwh to 1.5kwh of solar on the roof. Amount will vary based on the size of the panels and you can adjust the widith wider to fit extra panels on and longer or shorter to fit panels. The project really comes down to how much panels and how light you can make the panel array. These frame less panels can be riveted on and holes cut out to bring wires inside the cab.
Making the frame of the car much like you would find in a golf cart style with bench seats will allow you to have seating for 4 people or more and even some room for cargo. The type of frame is also good to add a very nice coil suspension. Setting up the panels on the roof to run in series would be best and an pwm charge controller. I do not think you would want an mppt charger because it require adjusteing for voltage and that would not work for on the move.
The nose can be flat as you are not going to gain all that much from aerodynamics.
Other than that there are several solar powered unit out there. Just search for them. From solar powered boats with no battery, cars, bikes and everything else. Even a solar powered plane.
The trade of is efficiency of the panel iirc, but at that point wouldn't you have to go through the whole process of encapsulation?
The construction is great. I would recommend fenders and a canvas cover, like on the Velorex :). Photovoltaic is worse - the approx. 200Wp panel does not have the potential to charge the battery while driving even on a sunny day (the 7A in the hangar is nonsense). In addition, the direction changes while driving and the production is from diffused light rather than direct. In an ideal case, the panel could supply approx. 60-80W. The battery has a capacity greater than 200Ah and cannot be charged while in operation, nor does the panel visibly increase the range. Your car is a simple electric car, which is not helped by photovoltaics at all (do the calculation). I recommend removing the panel from the electric car, buying a 4-8 kWp solar array and placing it on the roof of your house. In one day, the battery will be fully charged and you can then use it in the electric car. It is good to have 2 batteries - 1 is charging, 2 is in the electric car. The whole video is more about building a simple car. Photovoltaic was added there only "decoratively", not to help practically.
Летом в июне прошли гонки заезды солнцемобилей по КАЗАХСТАНУ на 3000 км дистанции. Там ехали солнцемобили заряжаемые только от солнца! Посмотрите ролики! Там конечно больше площадь солнечных панелей в несколько раз!!!
Но они реально ехали от солнца по 150 км в день , не меньше. Таково условие заездов было!!!!
@@user-eu1ih2cm4w There are similar competitions in Australia. It requires a horizontal solar panel with a larger area (360-400Wp). A light vehicle (most often made of duralumin or wood). Aerodynamic design. Bicycle wheels. Flat terrain and high Sun. The battery may have a smaller capacity - it charges quickly. Even in this case, most of the route can only be managed by the battery, which you charge at home before the race. The alternating current electric motor used has a very low consumption, which is equal in performance to a motor from a record player. It has to be downshifted to have some pulling power. After meeting these criteria, it is possible to compete in this category with a very light competitor. If the guy in the video is reasonable, after the demo he removed a panel from his car that shouldn't have been there in the first place (the design didn't account for this panel) and was only serving a decorative purpose for fun. The electric buggy apparently had a different purpose than solar propulsion.
An aptera is more on the mark.
I think his point is not to plug it in but to charge it on it's own? Witch it will not!! but to charge it at home just becomes another dirty EV in my opinion 🙂
@@thegrantdanielsband Charging at home with photovoltaics is not dirty. On a car, photovoltaics do not charge the battery or increase the range - that is why there is no production of such cars. Charging from the mains does not solve anything, because the exhaust of an electric car is basically the chimney of a power plant. The division into dirty and clean energy is mainstream and the ideology of uneducated people. Every production of electricity is dirty in its own way (photovoltaic panel must be made with dirty technology).
Simplesmente espetacular. Feito com bastante detalhes. É o fim das grandes montadoras e o começo de um mundo melhor, livre desse maldito petróleo. É praticamente infinita a fonte de energia dessa maquininha. Enquanto voce anda ele recarrega. Esse é o futuro. Parabéns, gostei bastante do vídeo.
Ela gasta cerca de 40 vezes mais do que recarrega. É um começo para depender menos da tomada
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I really enjoyed your creative works. It was amazingly wonderful
@@vladbio8473 I found only one Engineer among all these comments.
Man you are so talented!
I wish to learn few things from you.
You are truly the definition of the "word", Multi-talented.
More inspirations ❤
Tlailam chibai, ka lawm e for the E-video, Pathian bless you.
Cool project!
6:12 It looks like with the angled front suspension you get a huge toe in/toe out depending on the weight of the vehicle. This will greatly impact the efficiency of the vehicle.
i have a clock model. my dad even helped me make the clock
Very awesome . Like a few people have mentioned the placement of the solar panel is creating a lot of drag . I wouldn't more the windshield up though because the solar panel will be more efficient with some cooling instead a roof scoop to direct some air under and otherwise smooth the flow over and around the panel might work really well. Could also reduce all that noise .
The noise was from the follow car - it's not an indication of the noise in the electric vehicle - although I don't doubt that it is noisy.
Greetings from USA, amazing build you guys have done!!
Excellent start. Wish you great success ahead
Excellent job young man, you are born engineer 👏👏👏
Excellent job and I hope our government will appreciate and support this person in building a formal car. . Or some private industrialist can support him.
Que hermoso y dedicado trabajo, gracias por inspirar y compartir.😊
Impressive to see a person with many skillsets, used in one, 20 minute video.
*Very impressive !😃 This is well done 👍🌷*
Faltou terminar aerodinâmica da parte frontal até a placa solar.... top! 👏👏👏
Awesome design and beautiful engineering bro. I appreciate your hard work
Wowww.... Such an astounding creative effort to make dream turned into physical existence... 👏
A really excellent assembly and editing. Congratulations on your achievement and especially thank you for your video sharing.
Great job! I believe that if the windshield were to cover the front of the solar panel you would create less drag and increase the vehicle's speed.
Better still, leave the solar panel at home, with a few more to beef up the output to a useful level, than have a battery charging at home, with another on the car.
This car is simply too small to accommodate enough panels to make a difference, so the best improvement to the driving range would be to remove them altogether and thus eliminate the drag and weight associated with them.
Excellent job, kudo to your hard work and dedication, creative thinking. Well done.
Hats-off to your talent, knowledge and dedication 😍💥🙌
Nicely done! I particularly like the wire template for the chassis. I might use that. Not that I'll be building a car for Britain's speedy streets! :)
I often wonder about the practicality of solar vehicles, so it's nice to see the figures in the description.
I liked your wireframe chassis idea. Very clever.
Very well done, not only because it is solar but because it is a cool design
Amazing bro... bahut hi badhia..... May you build bigger things in life
I hope you fully tightened the screws off-screen or expect some electrical failures soon 🙂
Fantastic job and results anyway !
Such a nice, relaxing and enjoyable video. Amazing engineering and design. I love videos that doesn't bombard you with irritating background music or dumb narration. You have earned a new subscriber!
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How much coast
Parabéns, magnífico trabalho e continue aperfeiçoando e desenvolvendo esse projeto... 👏👏👏👏👏
Молодцы! Вы настоящие инженеры своего дела. Конечно лайк.
Панель торчит навстречу ветру типа для охлаждения?
This guy is genius
He has many knowleges. and initiatives. Congratulations!
Excellent job...RESPECT!
Later you can get solar film and make the entire body and roof generate for you. Fantastic video and build. It makes me want to make one as a velo bike out of PVC🤔🤔
Для реального заряда нужно увеличивать площадь заряда в 3-4 раза и с учетом наклонак солнцу!!!. Сбоку ничего не даст, мало эффективно!!!
I think a huge design modification would be tilting the solar panel to be lesser in height than the wind screen. Then you would decrease the drag co-efficient of the car drastically.
Top speed is 45km/h, no problem. This way there's some ventilation
Looks like that was done to add some head room in the build.
looks super fun to build. nice job. i like how he wears sandals while welding steel things together. lol.
Great work, your project has inspired me. Big up
I think top side of solar panel should have below the wind screen because of Aerodynamic design
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no it's maybe for reduce the heating of solar that wind go under , these country ar hot and heating solar reduce their power
it’s an open frame. I don’t think aero was priority.
Definitely 👍
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Brilliant piece of Indian engineering. How long did it take you to make it? How much did the material and machinery come to?What was the final cost? How much would you sell it for? What is its speed? What is its autonomy? (Here I assume its consumption in power is less than the power provided by the panels which brings me to my next question. How much exposition to sunlight to replenish the batteries? Is there an alternative solution to charge up the batteries in the absence of sunlight? What is the lifespan of the batteries? What were your qualifications? Are you self taught? Your demonstration of its construction is delightful. If you had been wanting to start a factory building these I would invest in you. Unfortunately I am penniless. I do believe your simple vehicle has a future and could be sold worldwide especially in sunny countries and it would ber worthwhile crossing the nullabor in Australia without "refueling", even without batteries if it were possible. I believe wholeheartedly in your invention and its simplicity, even when it comes to access for repairs. I have just realised that you have answered some of my questions in your explanations.
6-7 year lifespan of battery
I really like how the front geometry changes when shocks depressed, really safe ...
Absolutely winning. Hats off to you sir.
And one more suggestion is to add a hand break otherwise you cannot park it or even stop it in a inclined position
What is the battery amperage, top speed and how long to charge based on current set up?
Parabéns pelo projeto. Ficou Top !!!!!!!
Será que eu estou cego !
Cadê o motor elétrico??
Congrichulation Bhai,Very Good Job,i wish you always Happy and Sucessful in life.
very nice build! What was your total budget for this, and how many hours did you spend on this? It's great to see these kinds of projects happening, and easy to see how this will translate into taxis/people movers. Can you imagine when this is cheap enough to leave around the streets and just pick one up like one does a shar
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Awesome but the front windshield needed to be higher than the solar panel for less wind resistance no biggie just need a longer windshield and lower the solar panel. Awesome job WTG nice to see people using the head and hands 🙂
Maybe they want the airflow
fun project, makes me want to build one, you make it look easy to build.
Great job, I would love to own one car of that sort. Commuting to work has been expensive on public transport.
Finally some quality content.
Great idea. I would have done a few things differently though:
1) I would have painted the battery box white to reflect sunlight instead of absorbing it. Batteries get warm by themselves already and they don't need extra heat from the box.
2) Isn't it more comfortable to have the controls for lights and horn on the steering column? Now you have to bend forward to be able to use them while when they are placed on the steering column you can sit relaxed when using them.
But as I wrote: a great job. Congratulations.
EVERYTHING should be white... You're going to leave this in the sun to charge, in India, and then sit on the black seats which will be 100°?? The black frame and metal floor will just transfer all the heat into the battery... This is how things catch fire... Add some heat sinks so the wind cools the battery at least.... Great concept, execution could be improved...
Love your work and am learning from you constantly... Please i need a list of all electrical components used for this project
Great news ,We proud of you !!!!!
What is the cost of the entire setup? Would it be possible to get some sort of list of components/price? (I understand this would vary a lot depending on providers and location, but still it would be quite interesting) And what is the weight and load capacity of the structure? Great video, thanks for sharing!
Excelente trabalho! Obrigado por compartilhar seu projeto e informações sobre ele !
Weldone Bro, Innovative products delivered..keep it up..Good luck
में बहुत खुश होता हूँ जब आप जैसे हिंदुस्तानी आत्मनिर्भर बनकर कुछ कर दिखाते है. जब हम कुद्द को आगे बढ़ने के प्रयास करते है, तो हिंदुस्तान की धरती भी दूसरे देशो के सामने कुद्द को गर्व महसूस करती है. मोदी जी और उनका पुरे टीम को धन्यवादः देश के लोगो को आगे बढ़ने की प्रोत्साहन करते है...
जय हिन्द, भारत माता जी की जय. Made In Hindustan , मोदी जी हैं तो सब मुमकिन है...
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏acredito que o vento sobre o parabrisa na frente, esteja causando uma força contraria quando bate na placa solar. causando uma frenagem no veiculo. deveria diminuir o angulo da placa solar deixando-a mais baixa ou levantar o angulo do parabrisa deixando-o mais alto que a placa.
Concordo .. deveria ter feito um estudo aerodinâmico pra melhorar o corte com o vento. melhorando a economia e desempenho do veiculo.
Great Job! You should be working for @TataMotors as their Electric Car Design Engineer!
Nice work mate ❤
When an electrician becomes welder
Great work 🎉
Good job sir, nice design. Only one advise from me use a solar panel which has a max VOC of above 48 v and above and atleast 300 wats. It is your plan and design and please take it as a development opportunity. Very nice job and build.
Genius!! All the best
Very neat project. A few more body panels and you can have some protection from dirt / mud on the road. Very neat
So many things to go wrong or be crooked, but it wasn’t. Nice job!
The front edge of solar panel catches wind as you drive. Maybe place windshield “over” front edge of solar panel, so air goes “over” solar panel at front, instead of underneath…which tries to lift it up.
I know, it’s hard to think of everything though 👍😊
maybe it's for reduce the heating from solar with help of wind ?
Very good. What is max range of vehicle and time to charge battery pack from solar panel
Awesome! I can see some small space for improvement in the front suspension geometry which has a huge bump-steer. The batteries would surly benefit from some airflow, temperature is the main cause of degradation, let alone fire.
So amazing, great idea❤
No brakes on front wheels 😢
Too much dangerous