ADDITION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) OPTION TO AN ELECTRIC GOLF CAR

摘要

Electric vehicles are powered by electricity rather than by using a fossil-fuel based engine. With efficient utilization and storage of available energy supplies, solar-electric cars using lightweight materials can operate indefinitely with no fuel source other than sunlight. One conventional application of solar technologies is to power an electric golf car. As a class project for a portion of a laboratory in physical chemistry, we applied principles of electrochemistry and photochemistry to convert an electric golf car to solar-electric operation. The car is being used on and near The College of Mount St. Joseph to complement other examples of sustainability and to assist in demonstrating types of sustainable living practices.