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University Of Texas Solar Vehicles Team
The University of Texas Solar Vehicles Team (UTSVT) is a student-driven effort to design, build, test, and race solar vehicles for the purpose of reinforcing skills learned in the classroom, raising awareness of solar power, and bringing solar power closer to practicality. To accomplish this task, a multidisciplinary group of students from various disciplines in the Cockrell School of Engineering, and from other schools across the University of Texas, such as the College of Liberal Arts and the College of Natural Sciences come together to design and construct the most efficient vehicle as possible. The vehicles are completely powered by the sun and are entered in competitions against universities from across the United States and internationally. The team serves as the host for American Solar Challenge (ASC) and Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP). In addition to participating in races, the team participates in outreach events to educate the general public and K-12 students about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Solar Vehicle
A solar electric vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by direct solar energy. Usually, photovoltaic (PV) cells contained in solar panels convert the sun's energy directly into electric energy. A concentrated solar vehicle uses stored solar energy to run a heat engine, such as Rankine, Stirling or Brayton cycle, of the piston and crank type directly powering the vehicle or free-piston linear generator (FPLG)powering a hybrid electric car system. The term "solar vehicle" usually implies that solar energy is used to power all or part of a vehicle's propulsion. Solar power may also be used to provide power for communications or controls or other auxiliary functions. Solar vehicles are not sold as practical day-to-day transportation devices at present, but are primarily demonstration vehicles and engineering exercises, often sponsored by government agencies. However, indirectly solar-charged vehicles are widespread and solar boats are available ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Solar Challenge 2010
The 2010 American Solar Challenge (ASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on June 20–26, 2010. The event was won by the University of Michigan. It was the 10th American national championship solar car race held. Route *Day 1: Sun, June 20: Start in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma; must reach Neosho, Missouri checkpoint. *Day 2: Mon, June 21: Finish in Topeka, Kansas. *Day 3: Tue, June 22: Start in Topeka, KS; must reach Jefferson City, MO checkpoint. *Day 4: Wed, June 23: Finish in Rolla, MO. *Day 5: Thu, June 24: Start in Rolla, MO; must reach Alton, Illinois checkpoint. *Day 6: Fri, June 25: Finish in Normal, IL. *Day 7: Sat, June 26: Start in Normal, IL; finish in Naperville Naperville ( ) is a city in DuPage and Will counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. It is a southwestern suburb of Chicago located west of the city on the DuPage River. As of the 2020 census, its population was 149,540, making it the state's ..., IL Results Overall Stage 1 * teams with conditio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Solar Challenge 2008
The 2008 North American Solar Challenge (NASC) was an intercollegiate solar car race on July 13–22, 2008. The event was won by the University of Michigan. It was the 9th American national championship solar car race held. Route *Day 1: Sun, July 13: Start in Plano, Texas; must reach McAlester, Oklahoma checkpoint. *Day 2: Mon, July 14: Finish in Neosho, Missouri. *Day 3: Tue, July 15: Start in Neosho, MO; must reach Topeka, Kansas checkpoint. *Day 4: Wed, July 16: Must reach Omaha, Nebraska checkpoint. *Day 5: Thu, July 17: Finish in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. *Day 6: Fri, July 18: Start in Sioux Falls, SD; must reach Fargo, North Dakota checkpoint. *Day 7: Sat, July 19: Finish in Winnipeg, Manitoba. *Day 8: Sun, July 20: Start in Winnipeg, MB; must reach Brandon, MB checkpoint. *Day 9: Mon, July 21: Must reach Regina, Saskatchewan checkpoint; finish in Medicine Hat, Alberta. *Day 10: Tue, July 22: Start in Medicine Hat, AB; Finish in Calgary Calgary () is a major cit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CompactRIO
CompactRIO (or cRIO) is a real-time embedded industrial controller made by National Instruments for industrial control systems. The CompactRIO is a combination of a real-time controller, reconfigurable IO Modules (RIO), FPGA module and an Ethernet expansion chassis. Hardware The CompactRIO system is a combination of a real-time controller chassis, reconfigurable IO Modules (RIO), an FPGA module and an Ethernet expansion chassis. Third-party modules are also available, and are generally compatible with NI-produced chassis controllers. CompactRIO real-time controllers include a microprocessor for implementing control algorithms, and support a wide range of clock frequencies. Controllers are only compatible with National Instruments C Series I/O Modules. I/O modules are hot swappable (can be connected/disconnected while the unit is powered up). The FPGA Module may be used to implement high-performance data processing on reconfigurable fabric. Such data processing may be performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SunPower
SunPower Corporation is an American provider of photovoltaic solar energy generation systems and battery energy storage products, primarily for residential customers. The company, headquartered in San Jose, California, was founded in 1985 by Richard Swanson, an electrical engineering professor from Stanford University. Cypress Semiconductor bought a majority interest in the company in 2002, growing it quickly until SunPower went public in 2005. TotalEnergies, a French energy and oil company purchased a controlling interest in SunPower for billion in 2011 but disengaged progressively until reaching 32.5%. The company previously developed and manufactured photovoltaic panels, before spinning off that part of its business in 2020 as Maxeon Solar Technologies. The company had also previously marketed its products to commercial and industrial customers before agreeing to sell that business line to TotalEnergies in February 2022. SunPower filed for chapter 11 bankruptc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Events January * January 4 – The New York Stock Exchange opens its first permanent headquarters at 10-12 Broad near Wall Street, in New York City. * January 13 – American Civil War: Second Battle of Fort Fisher – Union forces launch a major amphibious assault against the last seaport held by the Confederates, Fort Fisher, North Carolina. * January 15 – American Civil War: Union forces capture Fort Fisher. * January 31 ** The Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (conditional prohibition of slavery and involuntary servitude) passes narrowly, in the House of Representatives. ** American Civil War: Confederate General Robert E. Lee becomes general-in-chief. February * February 3 – American Civil War: Hampton Roads Conference: Union and Confederate leaders discuss peace terms. * February 6 – The municipal administration of Finland is established. * February 8 & March 8 – Gregor Mendel reads his paper on ''Experi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromoly
41xx steel is a family of SAE steel grades, as specified by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). Alloying elements include chromium and molybdenum, and as a result these materials are often informally referred to as chromoly steel (common variant stylings include ''chrome-moly'', ''cro-moly'', ''CrMo'', ''CRMO'', ''CR-MOLY'', and similar). They have an excellent strength to weight ratio and are considerably stronger and harder than standard 1020 steel, but are not easily welded, requiring thermal treatment both before and after welding to avoid cold cracking. While these grades of steel do contain chromium, it is not in great enough quantities to provide the corrosion resistance found in stainless steel. Examples of applications for 4130, 4140, and 4145 include structural tubing, bicycle frames, gas bottles for transportation of pressurized gases, firearm parts, clutch and flywheel components, and roll cages. 4150 stands out as being one of the steels accepted for u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeLorean Time Machine
In the ''Back to the Future (franchise), Back to the Future'' franchise, the DeLorean time machine is a time machine, time travel vehicle constructed from a retrofitted DMC DeLorean. Its time travel ability is derived from the "flux capacitor", a component that allows the car to travel to the past or future (though not through space). This occurs when the car accelerates to 88 miles per hour and requires 1.21 #"Jigowatts", gigawatts of electricity. In 2021, the time machine was added to the Library of Congress's National Historic Vehicle Register. Operation The control of the time machine is the same in all three films. The operator is seated inside the DeLorean (except the first time, when the remote control is used), and turns on the time circuits by turning a handle near the gear lever, activating a unit containing multiple Fourteen-segment display, fourteen- and seven-segment displays that show the destination (red), present (green), and last departed (yellow) dates and time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samsung Austin Semiconductor
Samsung Group (; stylised as SΛMSUNG) is a South Korean multinational manufacturing conglomerate headquartered in the Samsung Town office complex in Seoul. The group consists of numerous affiliated businesses, most of which operate under the Samsung brand, and is the largest (business conglomerate) in South Korea. Samsung has the world's fifth-highest brand value. Founded in 1938 by Lee Byung-chul as a trading company, Samsung diversified into various sectors, including food processing, textiles, insurance, securities, and retail, over the next three decades. In the late 1960s, Samsung entered the electronics industry, followed by the construction and shipbuilding sectors in the mid-1970s—areas that would fuel its future growth. After Lee died in 1987, Samsung was divided into five business groups: Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, Hansol Group, and JoongAng Group. Key affiliates of Samsung include Samsung Electronics, the world's largest information techn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North American Solar Challenge 2005
The 2005 North American Solar Challenge (NASC) was an intercollegiate solar car racing, solar car race on July 17–27, 2005. The event was won by the University of Michigan, with the University of Minnesota Solar Vehicle Project, University of Minnesota finishing less than 12 minutes behind them, in what was both the longest and most closely contested race in the history of the event. The race was notable for being the first solar car race to cross an international border. It was the 8th American national championship solar car race held. Route *Day 1: Sun, July 17: Start in Austin, Texas; finish in Weatherford, Texas, Weatherford, TX. *Day 2: Mon, July 18: Start in Weatherford, TX. *Day 3: Tue, July 19: Must reach Broken Arrow, Oklahoma checkpoint. *Day 4: Wed, July 20: Must reach Topeka, K ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
