Places second in the Silicon category
Thursday, October 2009, completed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solar Electric Vehicle Team Challenge World Solar in Australia, and finished second in the category of Silicon – a racing car with off the shelf, 372772-001 and ground-grade silicon and solar cells – and the fifth year of 25 competitors.
The team rushed from the latest cars, Eleanor, a total of 3,021 km from the northern city of Darwin to Adelaide in South Australia, in five days. Eleanor is the way that the 10th solar MIT Solar Electric Vehicle team has built and raced since 1984. Car performance in the competition this year ranked among the best team in the finishes.
Designed and manufactured by SEVT in 2008 and 2009, and the car, weighing 430 pounds without a driver, is a solar car, fully electric built high-tech composite materials containing the latest state of the art in electronics – power hp Pavilion DV5000 battery, hp Pavilion dv6000 battery .
Power is provided by a group of six square meters of silicon solar cells that outputs a maximum of 1200 watts – less than most hair dryers. Despite this, a car with a driver can maintain high speeds throughout the day. Array charges the battery pack designed by Genasun, a company founded by a graduate SEVT, consisting of 551 extremely high energy density lithium-ion cells donated by Panasonic. Package is able to force the car without recharge from Boston to New York.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Solar Electric Vehicle Team is a student-run organization that designs, builds, tests, and races a car on solar energy for a two-year design cycle. Composed mainly of university students, the team competes in local competitions and international levels. SEVT and operate with the support of sponsors, including the Infinesse Corp., MIT Edgerton Center, and Ford, hp battery and Panasonic