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1. SOLAR TRAIN
By: Dilip Kumar
Prince Kumar
Rohit Ranjan
Shankar Sahu

2. Introduction
 Fossil fuel has limited availability and that lead to shortage
and hike in fuel price
 There is a need for reduction in carbon emission
 Public transport must be more eco friendly .
 Solar plane on roof of train will provide much of the required
power

3. Power generation in India
Coal 59%
Hydro 17%
Natural gas 9%
Nuclear energy 2%
Oil 1%
Renewable energy 12%

4. Indian electricity market outlook
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Capital cost in million US$
Capital cost in million
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5. Why Solar Powered Train ?
 It’s cleaner and more environment friendly .
 In fact, zero emission.
 It can lead to considerable reduction in green house gas
emission for each KWh of energy produce by traditional;
plant a reduction of 750 gm CO2.
 It will cheaper because no expensive overhead wiring
system.

6. How It Works

7. Block Diagram

8. Component List
 Solar Panel
 Battery
 Motor
 Chassis
 Wheel
 Railway Track
 Electronics Circuit
 Sensor

9. Solar Array
 Collect the energy from the sun
and converts it into usable
electrical energy.
 The power produced by the solar
array varies depending on the
weather, the sun's position in the
sky, and the solar array itself.

10. Solar Cell
 It converts solar energy to electrical energy.
 Photons in sunlight provide the energy that moves electrons from
one layer of a semi-conducting metallic wafer to another.
 The movement of the electrons creates a current.
 The most common solar cells function by the photovoltaic effect.
 Photo- means light and -voltaic means electrical current or
electricity.

11. Design Overview
 Solar panel rating-
 Solar panel efficency = 15%
 Solar panel power = 150W per meter squire .
 Solar panel seize 12×8 inch
 out put voltage of solar panel = 12V

12. Design Overview
 Chassis ratings-
 Aluminium Chassis with impact protection.
 Size of chassis = 10×5”
 Thickness = 1 mm
 Weight = 250 gm

13. Design Overview
 Lithium-Ion battery –
 Voltage = 12v.
 Capacity = 1.2 Ah
 Dc motor ratings
 Input = 12V DC
 Speed = 200 rpm each

14. Working
 The basic principle of solar train is to use energy that is stored
in a battery during and after charging it from a solar panel
during sunlight.
 Photovoltaic effect convert solar energy into electrical energy.
 The charged batteries are used to drive the motor which serves
here as an engine and moves the train in forward direction.

15. Working
 The anti collision device is a self acting microprocessor based
data communication device.
 When installed on locomotive along with a auto breaking unit
(ABU), it prevent high speed collision.
 The ACD is used both radiofrequency. The train is
automatically brought to halt if the track ahead is not clear.

16. Project Model

17. Analysis
 Power requirement for a non-ac coach for auxiliary purpose=
4.5 kw
 Power available in one solar panel = 150 watt/ square meter
 Length of Indian railway coach = 21.3 meter
 Width of Indian railway coach = 3.05 meter
 Maximum power that can be produced per coach by solar
panel= 10kw
 Cost of one panel = ₹15000

18. Advantage
 Solar energy is renewable and freely available. Unlimited life of
Solar Modules, fast response and high reliability.
 Fuel source for Solar Panel is direct and endless so no external
fuels required.
 Inherently short circuit protected and safe under any load
condition.
 Minimum Maintenance.
 Less noise as there are less moving parts.

19. Advantage
 No AC to DC conversion losses as DC is produced directly.
 No transmission losses as installed in the vicinity of the load.
 Suitable for remote, isolated and hilly places.
 Solar energy does not cause pollution
 It provides zero% carbon emission.
 It is estimated that the world’s oil reserves will last for 30 to 40
years. On the other hand, solar energy is infinite (forever).

20. Disadvantage
 Initial cost is high
 It has no self-storage capacity.
 Climatic condition, location, latitude, longitude, altitude, tilt
angle, ageing, dent, bird dropping, etc. affect the output.
 To install solar panel large area is required.
 Solar collectors, panels and cells are relatively expensive to
manufacture although prices are falling rapidly.

21. Conclusion
 The vehicle use solar energy as source of power to drive the motor,
and the motor power is transmitted to the wheels and the vehicle to
move.
 Use of ACD enhance the modern advanced traffic safety.
 The solar trains are used at very low scale, at present.
 Though they have been around for about few years only, the
technology is still in the developmental stages.
 So here is the conclusion that the challenge lies in making it a viable
means of transport.