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[[File:Soleblaze.jpg|thumb|right|The RVCE Solar Car Team's first prototype - The Soleblaze]]

The '''RVCE Solar Car Team''', Bangalore, India is an entirely student-run group that designs and builds solar electric vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|title=RVCE SOLAR CAR TEAM |url=http://www.solarcar-rvce.in/about.html |website=solarcar-rvce.in |accessdate=19 August 2016 |archivedate=17 August 2015 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817181410/http://www.solarcar-rvce.in/about.html}}</ref> The team currently consists of 40 students from [[R.V. College of Engineering]] (RVCE) pursuing their Bachelor of Engineering in various fields: [[Aerospace engineering|Aerospace Engineering]], [[Mechanical engineering|Mechanical Engineering]], [[Electronics and Communications Engineering|Electronics and Communication]], [[Electrical and Electronics Engineering|Electrical Engineering]], [[Computer Science Engineering|Computer Science]], [[Chemical engineering|Chemical Engineering]] and [[Industrial engineering and management|Industrial Engineering and Management]]. The team was established in 2013, with an objective to primarily help promote the use of [[Solar energy|solar technology]], as well as inspire younger generations to think green. The team represented India in the [[World Solar Challenge]], 2015 and 2017.

== History ==
The RVCE Solar Car team was founded in September 2013, by Vikram R. Nath, a Class of 2016 Mechanical Engineer, along with four of his friends from different departments of RVCE. Guided by Prof. M.S. Krupashankar and Lt. Mahendra Kumar, the 18 member team designed and built their first solar car "Soleblaze" from scratch. The team is now one of the largest and most successful student teams in RVCE. The team made successful collaborations with about 30 leading companies from the industry, including [[Infosys]], [[Tata Consultancy Services|TCS]], [[SunEdison]], [[Wipro]], [[SunPower]], HHV Solar, Reinforced Plastic Industries, [[National Instruments]], [[Altair Engineering|Altair]], Weather Analytics, [[TE Connectivity]], SanE, [[3M]], [[Mahindra Reva]], Tritium, [[Keysight Technologies]], [[Vicor Corporation|Vicor]], [[Molex]], Ikoras Solar, Lapp India, [[Schneider Electric]] and many more.
The team also received personal guidance from industry veterans, including [[Chetan Maini]], founder of [[Mahindra REVA]] and [[N. R. Narayana Murthy|Narayana Murthy]], co-founder of [[Infosys]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/science/bengalurus-solar-car-fails-in-australias-world-solar-challenge/articleshow/49534000.cms |title=Bengaluru's solar car fails in Australia's World Solar Challenge |publisher=The Economic Times |website=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=2015-10-26 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref>

The second generation team made further progress with sponsorship from [[IBM]], Wipro, SunPower, HHV Solar, Rhinokore, SanE, [[Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy|Siemens Gamesa]], ICP, [[Anabond]], 3M, [[Honeywell]], [[Robert Bosch GmbH|Bosch]], [[Microsoft Research]] and many others.

== Projects ==

=== Soleblaze-1 ===

Soleblaze-1 is the first prototype of the RVCE Solar Car Team built by the founding team. The project was launched in October 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/rvce-students-in-world-solar-car-challenge/article6530695.ece |title=RVCE students in World Solar Car Challenge |work=The Hindu |date=2014-10-25 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=ET Bureau Jul 6, 2015, 11.03AM IST |url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2015-07-06/news/64142910_1_nath-solar-powered-car-chetan-maini |title=Solar car designed by RVCE students will be India's entry at Australian World Solar Challenge - timesofindia-economictimes |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date= |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/students-designs-solar-car-to-compete-in-world-solar-challenge/1/449510.html |title=Indian solar powered vehicle Soleblaze to compete in World Solar Challenge 2015 : News |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=2015-07-06 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/RVCE-students-readying-solar-car/articleshow/44903045.cms |title=RVCE students readying solar car - Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=2014-10-22 |accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref> The car represented the country in the [[World Solar Challenge]], 2015. It was one of the few teams that cleared static scrutineering in its initial attempt.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/151027/technology-latest/article/courier-dashes-hopes-bengaluru-students-world-solar-challenge |title=Courier dashes hopes of Bengaluru students at World Solar Challenge |publisher=Deccanchronicle.com |date= 27 October 2015|accessdate=2016-08-19}}</ref> However, the car failed to start in the race itself.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/1486_official_times_2015_bridgestone_world_solar_challenge_inc_avg_speeds.pdf |title=Challenger Class Outright Results|publisher=Bridgestone World Solar Challenge |date=2015-10-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151122232436/http://www.worldsolarchallenge.org/files/1486_official_times_2015_bridgestone_world_solar_challenge_inc_avg_speeds.pdf|archive-date=2015-11-22}}</ref>
[[File:2015 Race Crew.jpg|thumb|At the static scrutineering - WSC'15; Team from right to left: Lalit, Shivaraju, Vikram (Team Lead), Gamini, Sohan, Subbu, Lt. Mahendra Kumar, Prof. Krupashankar, Varun, Vaibhav, Akshar, Sharan, Ashray, Nancy, Nivedha, Aditya, Moiz, Gokul, Pramod]]

[[File:Soleblaze at Darwin.jpg|thumb|The team, working on the car before static scrutineering at WSC'15]]
Specifications:

{| class="wikitable"

|-
| Length || 4485mm
|-
| Breadth || 1790mm
|-
| Height || 1235mm
|-
| Weight || 277 kg
|-
| Suspensions || Double wishbone suspension (Aluminium 6060 T6)
|-
| Steering || Rack and pinion steering system
|-
| Brakes || Dual circuit hydraulic brake system, Regenerative braking
|-
| Chassis || Spaceframe Aluminium 6063 T6
|-
| Body || Carbon fibre 1.5mm shell
|-
| Solar array || 6m2, Monocrystalline Silicon Cells SunPower C60 Cells wired in 3 parallel strings boosted by an MPPT
|-
| Drivetrain || Mitsuba 2 kW, Direct Drive in wheel motor.
|-
| Batteries || 20 kg Lithium Ion Batteries Energy Capacity Estimate-5kWh
|-
| BMS || Tritium battery management system
|-
| Telemetry || National instruments- Compact RIO
|}

Due to logistics related issues, the team could not race in the event.

=== Arka- 1 ===

Arka- 1 is the latest car of the RVCE Solar Car Team. The prototype was entirely designed and fabricated by the second generation of the team. It is a much improved version of the first car and was launched in August 2017. The car was India's lone entry to the World Solar Challenge, 2017.
The team working on the project consists of 25 students from various departments of RVCE.

Specifications:

{| class="wikitable"

|-
| Length || 3500mm
|-
| Breadth || 1600mm
|-
| Height || 1200mm
|-
| Weight || 273 kg
|-
| Suspensions || Double wishbone suspension (Aluminium 6060 T6)
|-
| Steering || Rack and pinion steering system
|-
| Brakes || Dual circuit hydraulic brake system, Regenerative braking
|-
| Chassis || Monocoque, carbon fibre-structural foam sandwich structure
|-
| Body || Carbon fibre 1.5mm shell
|-
| Solar array || 4m2, Monocrystalline Silicon Cells SunPower Maxeon Gen 2 Cells wired in 2 parallel strings boosted by an MPPT each
|-
| Drivetrain || Mitsuba M-2096 D III 2 kW, Direct Drive in wheel motor.
|-
| Batteries || 20 kg Lithium Ion Batteries Energy Capacity Estimate-5kWh
|-
| BMS || Tritium battery management system
|}

== See also ==
* [[Solar car]]
* [[Solar car racing]]
* [[Battery electric vehicle]]
* [[List of solar car teams]]
* [[World Solar Challenge]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Solar-powered vehicles]]

RVCE Solar Car Team - Revision history