TEAM SOLARIS

TEAM SOLARIS SOLAR RACING CAR

Team Solaris is a community of academicians, young investors and researchers from undergraduate to Ph.D. level, who gathered around the idea of designing/creating a car powered by solar energy and who are motivated by FormulaG, solar car race organized by Bilim ve Teknik Periodical (also TUBITAK- Turkish Science and Technology Research Society) which will be held on August 30th 2005, just after the official opening of Formula 1 Circuit in Istanbul.

Team Solaris team photo

Team Solaris

Through this site, we aim to share the gained knowledge and experiences so any team can improve itself to make better designs of solar cars and to give current information to those who feel like witnessing these developments. Our visitors’ inspiration, opinions and ideas about the development of such applications powered by regenerative energy resources or any ideas from those who pioneered this technology would be greatly appreciated at any stage of the construction of this site.

CAR SPECIFICATIONS

Team: Solaris

University: Dokuz Eylül University - Mechanical Engineering Department

Name of the Car: Erke

Produciton Year2005
Dimensions5.0m x 1.75m x 1.1m

Weight237kg (without driver)

Body and Chassis: Monococ, Carbon Composites – Honeycomb Sandwitch Structure - our own design and production

Number of Wheels: 3
Tyres: Michelin 16’’ low rolling ressistance

Rims: 16’’

Suspensions: Front: Double A / Spring and absorber - our own design and production; Rear: Special Design / Spring and absorber

Batteries: PbZn dry battery 1kWh / Lithium Ion, 1kWh

PV's: Silicon, 800W – Multi Crys.

Charging Unit: 84-100V Input 81 V Output - our own design and production

Motor: 2.5 kW Continuous - our own design and production

Motor Drive Cards: PWM – MOSFET - our own design and production

Solaris II solar racing car front suspension and steering

Solaris II solar racing car front suspension and steering

Our Team

° Dokuz Eylül University / Mechanical Engineering Department - Automatic Control, Mechatronics and CAD Labs.

° GÖVSA Composites

° Ege Vocational School -Industrial Electronics Program

° Ege University / Electrical Engineering Department

Sponsors

° GÖVSA Composites

° TÜBİTAK - The Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey
° Bilim ve Teknik Periodical

° İnci Akü

° MNG Kargo
° Delphi
° Delphi Diesel Aftermarket
° TEPAŞ
° BİSAN
° Michelin

Support

° TanPlast
° Sismak
° İzmir Yarış Pisti

° Fersa Sac İşleme Merkezi

° Öznuray Makina ve Yedek Parça Sanayi

° Altekma İnşaat Dış Tic.Ltd.Şti.

° Gürmak

° Tekno Engineering

° JBSMot.Sports

° YAY-SE Yay & Mak. San. ve Tic. Ltd. Sti

° Ege Tim Ltd. Şti.

° İzeltaş

° Pilci

° Garanti Sigorta

° Chamber of Mechanical Engineers - İzmir

CONTACTS

via e-mail for Sponsorship and more details on Team Solaris.
Tel	+90 232 3883138 - 129 +90 232 3883138 - 127
E-mail	aytac.goren@deu.edu.tr erol.uyar@deu.edu.tr
Group E-Mail	teamsolaris@yahoogroups.com

Solaris 1 electric chain drive wheel

Solaris 1 drive wheel

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