Design and Implementation of Hybrid Electric Vehicles Using Renewable Energy Sources

Energy and environmental issues are among the most important problems of public concern. Wind and solar energy may be one of the alternative solutions to overcome energy shortage and to reduce greenhouse gaseous emission. Using electric cars in cities can significantly improve the air quality there. The basic principle of solar based electric vehicle is to use energy that is stored in a battery to drive the motor and it moves the vehicle in forward or reverse direction. The DC voltage from the PV panel is then boosted up using a boost DC-DC converter, and then an inverter, where DC power is converted to AC power as well as AC power is generated by using wind turbines, ultimately runs the Brushless DC motor which is used as the drive motor for the vehicle application. This paper focuses on the design and implementation of the various components, namely: solar panel, wind turbine, charge controller, battery, DC-DC boost converter, DC-AC power converter (inverter circuit), arduino processor and BLDC motor for the vehicle application. This idea, in future, may help protect our fuels from getting extinguished.