Solar energy has become one of the most promising energy source in the era of rapid growth of interest towards clean & renewable energy and the conventional energy crisis all over the world. This book deals with Stand-alone solar PV system. Battery needs to be efficiently charged for stand-alone systems.Hence, intelligent battery charge controller is designed and implemented in this book in order to safely charge the battery. This book deals with design and implementation of three different PV battery charge controllers.A comparative study among them is also shown in this book.The...

The use of IC engine in the ever increasing fleet of world vehicles has been questioned in recent times due to the increasing concerns of global warming.Battery operated Electric vehicle is the best solution to mitigate this environmental pollution, particularly in large urban and sub-urban areas.In this work, design and development of drive train for an electric three wheeler platform was undertaken.The appropriate rating of propulsion motor, on-board battery requirement and transmission gear ratio were determined considering the Indian Drive Cycle(IDC)and thorough analysis of the vehicle...