Nuna 6

The Nuna 6 is the 2011 model solar-powered racing car in the Nuna series built by the Dutch Nuon Solar Team.[1][2] Nuna 6 has been built by students who are part of the Nuon Solar Team at the Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands. Nuna 6 weighs 145 kg, and is therefore lighter than the previous 5 cars.[3]

solar racer
Nuna
Nuna 6

In October 2011, Nuna 6 finished second in the 11th World Solar Challenge in Australia.[4]

World Solar Challenge 2011 - New regulations

The 2011 regulations are comparable to those from 2009 (the year Nuna 5 raced). The major change was that the solar panel of 6 m2 has to be made from silicon solar cells or has to be limited to 3 m2 for other high grade solar cells like the previously used triple junction GaAs solar cells which are mostly used in space.[5]

Nuna 6 will use 6 m2 of monocrystalline silicon cells which will be about 22% efficient (high grade cells might be up to 35% efficient).

Technical specifications
Technical stats on Nuna 6 [6]
Measurements Length: 4.44 m Width: 1.75 m Height: 0.94 m
Weight (excluding driver) 139 kg
Driver weight Minimum 80 kg (using added weights)
Number of wheels 3
Number of solarcells 1690 cells (Monocrystalline silicon solar cells)
Solarcells surface 6 m² (maximum for silicon cells)
Efficiency solarcells 22%
Maximum speed unknown
Engine InWheel Direct Drive Electric Engine (Efficiency: 98%)
Battery 21 kg Lithium-ion battery
Body Carbon fiber (textreme) with Twaron (aramidfibre) for parts that need extra driver protection / Titanium rollbar
Front wheel suspension Double wishbone of carbon fibre / Metal springs which incorporate shocks / Carbon fiber shock absorber/ Aluminium rims / Ceramic bearings
Rear wheel suspension Aluminium trailing arm with metal spring+shock absorber
Front brakes Custom ceramic brakedisc / Aramid breaklines
Rear brakes Regenerative brake
Tyres (profiled tyres)
Rolling resistance 10 times less than an average car
Air resistance 12 times less than an average car
Telemetry WiFi to support car

See also

References
  1. "Dutch students on track to build world's fastest solar car | Video | Reuters.com". uk.reuters.com. 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  2. "Nieuwste zonneauto Delft gepresenteerd — Binnenland | Het laatste nieuws uit Nederland leest u op Telegraaf.nl [binnenland]". telegraaf.nl. 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  3. Palmer, Jason (29 July 2011). "BBC News — Solar car put to wind tunnel test". BBC. Retrieved 21 August 2011.
  4. Jeroen Haringman (20 October 2011). "Nuon Solar Team finishes second in 2011 World Solar Challenge". Netherlands: solarwebsite.nl. Retrieved 20 October 2011.
  5. "Technical Regulations WSC 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-11. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  6. Facts and Figures page on Nuna 6 (dutch) Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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