New Nexus Solar Racing Team Tech Talk NETHERLANDS
Tech Talk New Nexus Solar Racing Team The Netherlands Institution/Organisa Tynaarlo: located in tion Logo province Drenthe Photo of the Team New Nexus IT service provider • Founded in 2007 • 125 IT specialists Country Flag • 4 divisions: • New Nexus IT • New Nexus Mobile Solutions • New Nexus Data Solutions • New Nexus Management & Consultancy.
Tech Talk New Nexus Solar Racing Team Team Institution/Organisa The team consists of employees from the various tion Logo New Nexus divisions. • Erik Rademaker Pilot & Chief Electronics • Inno Vermijs Pilot & Head of mechanics • Harco Dijkstra Designated driver and support team • Jan Schut Technical Advisor and support team • Tymen Steur Tactics & software engineer Photo of the Team • Maarten Hollenga Tactics & software developer • Joren Vermijs Data Analyst & strategist • Sybren Dijkstra Tactics & software engineer • Valentina Dijkstra Financial manager & Country Flag organiser • Bernhard Hoeksta Team & communications manager
Tech Talk Ideas & Inspiration • • Materiaal: Carbon fiber SLS motor controller & smartfuse • • Length: 5,80 m Technology: field-oriented control • • Width: 2,30 m Cooling: internal water circuit • Weight: 220 kg • Max speed: 36,5 km/h • 22 flexibele solarpanels • • Elektrische components Total peak power: 1805 Wp • Module efficiency: 19,3% • • MG Solar Accu Inspiration Boat, Special Peak power voltage (Vmpp): 17,6V Boat photo • • Technology: Lithium-Ion Polymeer Peak current (Impp): 5,7A feature, etc.. • • Nominal voltage: 43,8V Open Circuit voltage (Voc): 20,8V • • Nominal cap.: 40Ah Short circuit current (Isc): 6,2A • • Nominal energy: 1752 Wh Max system voltage: 300V • Max load current: 50A • • Max discharge: 150A 11 MPPT’s • Motor & propulsion • 3 fase brushless DC • Max burst power 30kW • Max rotation: 20.000 rpm • Gear: 1:12
Conception methods, design, optimisation Tech Talk
Production Tech Talk Photo of production Time of production : Materials: • Improvements 6 months • Carbon Fiber • Initial build 6 months • Aluminium Budget : +/- € 10.000 Problems faced: Photo of production • Motor issues Corrosion between motor & pod • Software issues How to find the best ‘ flying ’ speed and cruising speed • Front foil Too much stress on foil • Weight distrub. Weight distribution different than designed
Testing & Results Tech Talk Speed vs Power
Challenge of the Expert Tech Talk The Special Feature(s) • Software Description • #km to go with current speed • Optimal speed for distance left • Flying or cruising • Integrated map with route
Challenge of the Expert Tech Talk
Industrialisation of the Project Tech Talk It’s all about: • Energy demand • Energy supply • Balancing
Community Questions Tech Talk
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