SERVE

SERVe (Solar Electric Road Vehicle) was designed in 2015, making it India's first passenger solar electric vehicle prototype. It is a two-seat, four wheel solar electric passenger car. The top is covered by a curved solar panel which powers the battery pack; which in turn runs the motor. The solar car is capable of a top speed of 65 km/h and has a range of about 250 km. The key features of the car is that SERVe is, like Freyr-1, it also uses clean and free fuel with zero emissions and zero noise pollution. It is built with AISI 4130 Chromoly steel chassis which gives it high strength to weight ratio and GFRP body making it lightweight. It has an aerodynamic and aesthetic design obtained from the cut section of a tear drop - the most aerodynamic shape. Solar panels are used with a 6m2 area for increased energy generation at 20% efficiency. Focus is laid on improved driver ergonomics. With SERVe, SolarMobil entered and excelled in various competitions, most notably, being the winner of QuEST Global's annual pan-India innovation contest – QuEST Ingenium 2015. Among the shortlisted 10 teams, SolarMobil from Manipal Institute of Technology was adjudged as the winning team. Besides an enticing cash prize, SolarMobil team members have been sponsored by Airbus to fly to Europe on a facility tour of its Stade & Bremen facility in Germany. SERVe also secured the 3rd Place Prize at CII India Innovation Challenge amongst 1500 entries in 2014.

Technical specifications of SERVe

Body Work-  Fiber Glass reinforced Plastic,Aerodynamic design and good Aesthetics

Chassis-  Steel Space frame

Suspension systems-  Push rod-Rear double wishbone-Front

Brake system-  Hydraulic line system

Motor-  Permanent magnet DC motor

Solar Panels-  Custom made by Tata Power Solar

Data Acquisition & Telemetry-  Single Board Computer•Controller Area Network ,Smart 7" LCD Display

Li-Ion Battery Pack-  High Energy Density•Range of 115–150 km