Fabrication and Development of Solar Powered Cart

Electric vehicles (EVs) are becoming increasingly popular due to their eco-friendliness and low operational costs. However, the use of fossil fuels to generate electricity to charge these EVs undermines their sustainability goals. Combining solar energy with EV charging can create a sustainable and clean transportation system, which can reduce our dependency on non-renewable energy sources. The overall objective of the project is to develop and fabricate an optimized, efficient solar powered electric cart charging with bi-directional smart inverter control that can be used on campus in transporting and carrying Stationery loads. Subsystems such as the frame, drive train, power, suspension, Brakes and Steering that are modeled and analyzed through quantitative methods are purchased and fabricated. The cart is fabricated as per its design for 250kg load carrying capacity, acceleration of 1.2 m/s2 and maximum achievable speed of 15km/h with a power rating of about 1.5kW. Secondary support software such as Excel, and solar analyzing software were used to assist in the planning of the various subsystems as well as data collection and assortment. The proposed model provides the IOT-based smart solar energy consumption analysis and control model by using solar photovoltaic micro grid. The proposed IOT design must meet product and process requirements.