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A student UPCT studying the feasibility of building an EV in college to promote the use of electric vehicles (13/07/2015)

There are just two months to deliver its definitely Arturo Rodriguez Final Year project, but the idea of ​​building a parking EV on the campus of the Sea Wall at the Polytechnic University of Cartagena (UPCT) and is well advanced.

For this project, calling them "exciting" with the help of professor of Electrical Engineering, Juan Martinez Tudela, that was precisely who encouraged him to study the feasibility of building a service station for electric cars in the university .

Both make it clear that this project "will not be carried out", but that has been taken as reference a physical space of the university, "because I always encourage my students to submit projects that have a real basis and try to solve a problem existing "said Martinez Tudela.

"This encourages me more in research", says the student.

Rodriguez raised the EV occupy about 200 square meters of parking Campus Muralla del Mar, near the old bullring, and would have ten parking spaces for electric vehicles could recharge your batteries.

Of those seats, five are contemplated for cars, 3, and 2 motorcycle bike.

Furthermore, according to the student, the EV would be equipped with charging points at different speeds.

"Depending on the power of the shot, the vehicle could be charged in an hour or, for example, about 15 or 30 minutes," he explains.

According to Rodriguez, the electric "cars usually get a 40% charge to recharge the battery, it is most recommended.

If that burden, the point at which plug is about 16 amps, may take about 4 or 5 hours to fully charge.

Therefore it is important to point various speeds for the user does not have to wait so if you hurry. "

The rationale of this project, says Rodriguez, is also a way to promote sustainable transport.

Recalls that the mass consumption of oil leads to depletion of known reserves and therefore its rise, which negatively affects the economies of the countries for their development and mobility show a strong dependence of this energy product, so it is necessary look for other, cheaper, cleaner and especially indigenous alternative energy sources in order to reduce external dependence, reduce production costs and improve mobility reducing pollution.

One of these sources of renewable energy is solar photovoltaics, which is the one used in electric vehicles, but its drawback is the lack of autonomy in the longhaul.

"I remember it was a test with a car that brought the United States and took a trip from Madrid to Santander, a distance about 400 or 500 kilometers and the car ran all the way.

Is a demonstration of what can be done and how much they could move these vehicles, "he said.

Although it not yet economically endowed the project, estimated to cost about 120,000 euros in total.

For it has been based on the estimated costs of EV Alcala de Henares, which has an installed power of approximately 20 kW and has had a cost of 20,000 € would therefore € 1,000 kW of installed capacity.

"In our project the installed capacity of about 120kW so could be estimated at roughly a cost of € 120 000 if we use the same criteria for the installation costs of Alcala de Henares," have targeted.

It also warns that facilities such as this would mean a "significant benefit" to the region because it would stimulate the purchase of electric vehicles in this area indicates that "there is considerable ignorance, and that ultimately the profitability of these cars is greater than the conventional ".

Source: UPCT

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