PV-powered cars and the parking dilemma

Researchers in Portugal have addressed the so-called 'parking dilemma' of electric cars incorporating photovoltaic modules. They looked into the tradeoff between charging the car and raising its inside temperature. They calculated the critical time as a function of the car's solar capacity. Scientists from Portugal's University of Lisbon have investigated an important issue of vehicles integrating photovoltaic modules - parking a PV-powered car out in the sun to recharge it makes its indoor temperature rise, which demands more power for the air conditioning (AC) to reach comfortable levels ...

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