Organic photoelectric-supercapacitor power source of electric vehicle

• Main Authors: Rahman, Mohammed Ataur, Kaw, Myo Aung, Ahmed Khan, Shaheer
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Mattingley Publishing Co., Inc. 2020
• Subjects: TL Motor vehicles. Aeronautics. Astronautics
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/79923/7/79923_Organic%20photoelectric-supercapacitor%20power%20source%20of%20electric%20vehicle.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/79923/; http://www.testmagzine.biz/index.php/testmagzine

The drawbacks of the electric vehicle are: battery pack increased weight, limited range and required additional electricity generation source to charge the batteries. The contribution of the coal plant to the production of electricity is 57% and emissions 1.4 kg / kWh, while gasoline 35% and 1.2 kg / kWh respectively. Thus, the development of an energy-boosting system for EVs is inevitable. The purpose of this study is to present a laboratory scale organic photovoltaic-supercapacitor (OPSC) power cell model as the mobile renewable energy source of electric vehicle. The laboratory scale organic photoelectric-supercapacitor (OPSC) has been developed using C-ZnO / CuO doped polymer and carbon fiber to generate electricity from solar-heat and storage. The OPSC has considered as the roof panel of EV and it has tested at a solar temperature of 300C. The test results show that the energy conversion efficiency (ηec) of 19%, voltage (Voc) 2800 mV, current density (Jsc) 522 mA/cm2, capacitance (C) 20.15 μF/cm2, energy density (Ed) 120 Wh/kg, and power density (Pd) 29 kW/kg. It would be able to reduce EV battery size by 15%, weight 7.5% and battery charging power 9%. Furthermore, the OPSC-EV roof panel would contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission 25% and help transport the population with a low level of carbonization.