Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype

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Autor(a) principal: Correia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues
Data de Publicação: 2015
Tipo de documento: Dissertação
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/6508
Resumo: In this dissertation all steps to characterize the performance of an electric prototype road vehicle of high energy-efficiency are portrayed. The AERO@Ubi team from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, developed a vehicle that competed in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Shell Eco-Marathon®, which took place in Rotterdam. The team presented a prototype that stands out for its innovative methods of movement and design. Among these innovations is a distinguished aerodynamic body, that differs from the conventional form of water drop, and instead uses a turning that consists in tilting the prototype with only one wheel at the front and employs radial tires as well as ceramic bearings. The prototype was subjected to several tests in order to characterize the aerodynamic drag coefficient, the rolling friction coefficient and the lift coefficient in order to quantify the losses related to friction and aerodynamic drags.These tests, which will be described in detail in Chapter 3 can be divided into three stages: a preliminary stage, which included topographic measurements of corridors and respective launch ramps at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Beira Interior as well as of roads with different slopes at Tortosendo Industrial Park were carried out; an initial stage, where the car components were tested separately , without or with minimal influence from other components or weather conditions; a final stage, where the prototype was tested, as a whole, through downhill roads in order to verify different terminal velocities down different slopes. The results are analyzed and compared with results obtained in other studies. In the initial stage the results were encouraging as the prototype revealed a rolling friction coefficient value of 0.002 leading to a foreseen total of 2 N of rolling friction force for a 1000 N of the prototype with the pilot weight. In the final stage of testing, the results increase significantly to 9 N and this may suggest an unidentified feature of the prototype. The prototype obtained a result of 331 km/kWh, reaching the 19th place for prototypes with electric battery in the Shell Eco-Marathon® Europe.
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spelling Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car PrototypeCoeficiente de Arrasto AerodinâmicoCoeficiente de Atrito de RolamentoShell Eco-Maratona®Velocidade TerminalDomínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e TecnologiasIn this dissertation all steps to characterize the performance of an electric prototype road vehicle of high energy-efficiency are portrayed. The AERO@Ubi team from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, developed a vehicle that competed in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Shell Eco-Marathon®, which took place in Rotterdam. The team presented a prototype that stands out for its innovative methods of movement and design. Among these innovations is a distinguished aerodynamic body, that differs from the conventional form of water drop, and instead uses a turning that consists in tilting the prototype with only one wheel at the front and employs radial tires as well as ceramic bearings. The prototype was subjected to several tests in order to characterize the aerodynamic drag coefficient, the rolling friction coefficient and the lift coefficient in order to quantify the losses related to friction and aerodynamic drags.These tests, which will be described in detail in Chapter 3 can be divided into three stages: a preliminary stage, which included topographic measurements of corridors and respective launch ramps at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Beira Interior as well as of roads with different slopes at Tortosendo Industrial Park were carried out; an initial stage, where the car components were tested separately , without or with minimal influence from other components or weather conditions; a final stage, where the prototype was tested, as a whole, through downhill roads in order to verify different terminal velocities down different slopes. The results are analyzed and compared with results obtained in other studies. In the initial stage the results were encouraging as the prototype revealed a rolling friction coefficient value of 0.002 leading to a foreseen total of 2 N of rolling friction force for a 1000 N of the prototype with the pilot weight. In the final stage of testing, the results increase significantly to 9 N and this may suggest an unidentified feature of the prototype. The prototype obtained a result of 331 km/kWh, reaching the 19th place for prototypes with electric battery in the Shell Eco-Marathon® Europe.Nesta dissertação são descritas todas as medidas para a caracterização do desempenho de um veículo terrestre protótipo elétrico de alta eficiência energética. A equipa AERO@Ubi da Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilhã, desenvolveu um veículo que competiu nas edições 2014 e 2015 da Shell Eco-Marathon®, que teve lugar em Roterdão. A equipa apresentou-se com um protótipo que se destaca em diversos métodos inovadores de movimento e design. Entre estas inovações estão presentes um corpo aerodinâmico distinto, que difere da forma convencional de gota de água, a utilização de um método de viragem que consiste na inclinação do protótipo com apenas uma roda na frente e o uso de pneus radiais bem como rolamentos de cerâmica. O protótipo foi submetido a vários testes de forma a caracterizar o coeficiente de arrasto aerodinâmico e o coeficiente de atrito de rolamento a fim de quantificar as perdas relacionadas a atritos. Estes testes serão descritos em pormenor no capítulo 3 e podem ser divididos em três fases: a fase preliminar, que incluiu medições topográficas de corredores e respetivas rampas de lançamento na Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade da Beira Interior, bem como estradas com diferentes inclinações no Parque Industrial do Tortosendo; uma fase inicial, em que os componentes do carro foram testados separadamente, sem ou com mínima influência de outros componentes ou condições meteorológicas; uma fase final, em que o protótipo foi testado como um todo, através de descidas de estradas, a fim de verificar as diferentes velocidades terminais atingidas para diferentes inclinações de estradas. Os resultados são analisados e comparados com os resultados obtidos noutros estudos. Na fase inicial, os resultados foram encorajadores com o protótipo atingindo um valor de coeficiente de atrito de rolamento de 0,002 levando a um total previsto de 2 N de força de atrito de rolamento para 1000 N de peso do protótipo com piloto. Na fase final do teste, as perdas aumentaram significativamente para os 9 N o que indica uma característica não identificada do protótipo. O protótipo obteve um resultado de 331 km/kW.h, alcançando o 19º lugar para protótipos com propulsão a bateria elétrica na Shell Eco-Marathon® Europa.Silvestre, Miguel Ângelo RodriguesuBibliorumCorreia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues2018-11-27T11:11:26Z2015-10-52015-11-032015-11-03T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesisapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/6508TID:201644185enginfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-12-15T09:45:03Zoai:ubibliorum.ubi.pt:10400.6/6508Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-20T00:47:13.092863Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
title Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
spellingShingle Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
Correia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues
Coeficiente de Arrasto Aerodinâmico
Coeficiente de Atrito de Rolamento
Shell Eco-Maratona®
Velocidade Terminal
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
title_short Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
title_full Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
title_fullStr Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
title_full_unstemmed Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
title_sort Experimental Study of the Performance of a Low Consumption Electric Car Prototype
author Correia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues
author_facet Correia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues
author_role author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Silvestre, Miguel Ângelo Rodrigues
uBibliorum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Correia, Alexandre Manuel Domingues
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Coeficiente de Arrasto Aerodinâmico
Coeficiente de Atrito de Rolamento
Shell Eco-Maratona®
Velocidade Terminal
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
topic Coeficiente de Arrasto Aerodinâmico
Coeficiente de Atrito de Rolamento
Shell Eco-Maratona®
Velocidade Terminal
Domínio/Área Científica::Engenharia e Tecnologia::Outras Engenharias e Tecnologias
description In this dissertation all steps to characterize the performance of an electric prototype road vehicle of high energy-efficiency are portrayed. The AERO@Ubi team from the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, developed a vehicle that competed in the 2014 and 2015 editions of the Shell Eco-Marathon®, which took place in Rotterdam. The team presented a prototype that stands out for its innovative methods of movement and design. Among these innovations is a distinguished aerodynamic body, that differs from the conventional form of water drop, and instead uses a turning that consists in tilting the prototype with only one wheel at the front and employs radial tires as well as ceramic bearings. The prototype was subjected to several tests in order to characterize the aerodynamic drag coefficient, the rolling friction coefficient and the lift coefficient in order to quantify the losses related to friction and aerodynamic drags.These tests, which will be described in detail in Chapter 3 can be divided into three stages: a preliminary stage, which included topographic measurements of corridors and respective launch ramps at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Beira Interior as well as of roads with different slopes at Tortosendo Industrial Park were carried out; an initial stage, where the car components were tested separately , without or with minimal influence from other components or weather conditions; a final stage, where the prototype was tested, as a whole, through downhill roads in order to verify different terminal velocities down different slopes. The results are analyzed and compared with results obtained in other studies. In the initial stage the results were encouraging as the prototype revealed a rolling friction coefficient value of 0.002 leading to a foreseen total of 2 N of rolling friction force for a 1000 N of the prototype with the pilot weight. In the final stage of testing, the results increase significantly to 9 N and this may suggest an unidentified feature of the prototype. The prototype obtained a result of 331 km/kWh, reaching the 19th place for prototypes with electric battery in the Shell Eco-Marathon® Europe.
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