IEEE Princeton-Central Jersey Family Event
SOLAR BOAT DEMONSTRATION
TCNJ Solar Boat Team;
Tim Naples, Team Leader.SPONSORS
: IEEE Princeton-Central New Jersey Section and Power Engineering Society ChapterDATE
: October 18th, 2003 (Saturday).TIME
: 1.00PM; Light lunch is providedRSVP
: Please send email to i.santoso@ieee.org (include your name, email and the # of person plan to come)LOCATION
: Princeton Boat HouseDIRECTION: The boathouse is located in Princeton, New Jersey on the campus of Princeton University at Lake Carnegie on the corner of Washington Road (Route 571) and Faculty Road. Use US Route 1 to the Washington Road Circle, one mile west on Washington Road to Faculty Road and the boathouse. Or, use Route 27 to Princeton and Washington Road, one mile east on Washington Road to Faculty Road and the boathouse. (Carnegie Lake map: https://www.clra.com/lakecarnegie.htm)
This is the sixth year that the Department of Engineering at The College of New Jersey has formed a team of students to design and build a solar/electric boat to compete in "Solar Splash", the World Championship, Solar/Electric Boat Regatta.
The team will give a brief presentation on the features of this year design. Afterwards, they will demonstrate the solar boat at Carnegie Lake. The main features of the boat include: an inboard twin-screw drivetrain, twin 9 HP motors for Sprint Configuration, a single 1 HP motor for Endurance Configuration, a "fly-by-wire" steering system, and a state-of-the-art charging system that uses a 1 F "supercapacitor". This year, the team is planning on enhancing the performance of the boat by redesigning the Sprint and Endurance drivetrain configurations, optimizing the weight distribution of the boat, and installing a telemetry system that monitors the performance and health of the vessel.
