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AIR HYBRID TRICYCLE Abhishek Gaikwad1, Rajatchavan2, Omkarshinde3, Tushar Padalkar4, Prashant Ingle5 International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 382 AIR HYBRID TRICYCLE Abhishek Gaikwad1, RajatChavan2, OmkarShinde3, Tushar Padalkar4, Prashant Ingle5. B.E. Students, Department of Automobile Engineering, Saraswati College of engineering, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India1234 Associate Professor, Department of Automobile Engineering, Saraswati College of engineering, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai, India5 ABSTRACT The air hybrid tricycle system is a regenerating power from systems project that pedaling energy ( human energy incorporates two different ways ) and solar energy and charging of charging lithium-ion battery: it in the battery. solar power and alternator, Compressed air filled by which is usedIJSER to power an air electricity through battery using compressor running tricycle. a compressor. The electricity It will be having regenerative requirement for compressing air charge system (alternator) and has to be considered while solar panel which enables computing overall efficiency. substantially longer distance Nevertheless the compressed air power assistance cycling by tricycle will contribute in reducing air pollution and tend to zero pollution level and promoting great environment. IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 383 KEYWORDS: Eco-friendly of research worldwide. It has use, tricycle. zero emission and is ideal cycle on temperature for city driving condition. INTRODUCTION This air hybrid tricycle uses two types of energy for driving the In present scenario, with vehicle that is one is solar energy increase in number of which will be conserved by using automobiles the need for solar panel and then it will be petroleum products is reaching stored in the battery which will the peak point. This petroleum be further used in driving the air products are non-renewable compressor. And the other sources, and it has danger of source is using the alternator exhaustion in future, so it is which will store the energy of better to move an alternate rotation in the battery and then energy sources. The price of will be further used for the crude oil has increased compressor. significantly overIJSER the past few years and there seems to be no turning back. The environment has also been more of a focus throughout the world in past few years and it seems that cleaner alternatives have been steadily LITERATURE SURVEY on the rise with no end in sight. • MADELINE R. HICKMAN It is hard to believe that PRESENTS A PAPER ON compressed air can be used to “POWER ASSIST FOR drive vehicles and that is true TRICYCLE RICKSHAWS IN and air tricycle as it popularly INDIA”. knows has caught the attention IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 384 Bicycle rickshaws impose effective assist, and which significant physical burdens on methods of assist can achieve their drivers. Used throughout that while staying within the cost India for transportation, these constraint and other constraints rickshaws are not designed for on the design. The lack of driver comfort and safety. gearing system and high gear Instead, traditional rickshaws are ratio on the current Rickshaw only single-speed, with an Bank model make pedaling extremely high gear ratio that passengers incredibly difficult for makes it difficult for drivers to rickshaw drivers. There are a pedal with large loads. number of potential solutions to Particularly in India, many this problem, ranging from an rickshaw drivers are under- improved gear ratio to a power nourished, and the physical assist to aid the driver. Thus exertion required to pedal he presents an overview of the passengers over rough roads and various ways to improve on the uneven terrain leads to serious current single- speed rickshaw health consequences.IJSER A power design, with various gearing and assist could go a long way assist options like fixed gear towards improving rickshaw ratios, changing gear system, comfort and ease of use for two chain system, power assist, drivers by easing the burden on electric assist, mechanical assist. the driver. Despite this, the cost and other constraints on modifications to the rickshaw • RAVIKUMAR KANDASAMY severely limit which solutions PRESENTS A PAPER ON are feasible. Measurements and “DESIGN OF SOLAR analysis from the test setup will TRICYCLE FOR help determine how much HANDICAPPED PERSON”. power is needed to develop an IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 385 Solar plays a vital role in our day which use 100% electric power, to day life. So they have use electric motors instead of an developed the solar tricycle internal especially for handicapped Combustion engine to provide person of ANANDVAN motive force. Solar-powered organization started by Mr. Baba vehicles (SPVs) use photovoltaic Amate in Warora taluka of (PV) cells to convert sunlight into Maharashtra state (India). This electricity. The electricity goes organization is working for the either directly to an electric leprosy affected people. In this motor powering the vehicle, or paper they have discussed that to a special storage battery. PV how solar tricycle will help to cells produce electricity only reduce the effort of handicapped when the sun is shining. Without person. All the designs sunlight, a solar- powered car specification they have depends on electricity stored in considered are after analyzing its batteries. the problems from the handicappedIJSER person. Comfort of the person in the tricycle is an • MOHAMMED SHARIF important and PRESENTS A PAPER ON They have given importance to “FABRICATION ON it. The main content of the COMPRESSED AIR BIKE”. tricycle is Solar PV panel, The compressed air bike is an Brushless PMDC motor, Charge eco-friendly bike that uses controller and battery. Thus in compressed air as the source of this paper they discuss about the energy .Fossil fuels (i.e., main idea of this project and to petroleum, diesel, natural gas get a larger picture on what is and coal) which meet most of the problem in the current the world's energy demand technologies. Electric vehicles, today are being depleted rapidly. IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 386 Also, their combustion products extend as its exhaust is nothing are causing global problems, but cool air. such as the greenhouse effect, ozone layer depletion acid rains and pollution which are posing • DARSHIL G. KOTHARI great danger for environment PRESENTS A PAPER ON and eventually for the total life “HYBRID TRICYCLE”. on planet. These factors are In present scenario, with leading automobile increasing number of manufactures to develop cars automobiles the need for fueled by alternatives energies. petroleum products is reaching Hybrid cars, Fuel cell powered the peak point. These petroleum cars, Hydrogen fueled cars will products are non-renewable be soon in the market as a result sources and it has a danger of of it One possible alternative is exhaustion in future, so it is the air powered vehicle. Air, better to move to an alternate which is abundantly available energy sources. The price of and is free fromIJSER pollution, can be crude oil has increased compressed to higher pressure significantly over the past few at a very low cost, is one of the years and there seems to be no prime option since atmospheric turning back. The environment pollution can be permanently has also been more of a focus eradicated. Whereas so far all throughout the world in the past the attempts made to eliminate few years, and it seems that the pollution has however to cleaner alternatives have been reduce it, but complete steadily on the rise with no end eradication is still rigorously in sight. The Hybrid Bicycle pursued. The concept of System is a systems project that compressed air bike in practice incorporates three different reduces the air pollution to large ways of charging a lithium-ion IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 387 battery: the 220VAC wall outlet, weight vehicles. Every regenerative braking, and solar automotive industry is looking to power; which is used to power reduce the weight of the vehicle an electric hub motor running a as it helps in the better handling bicycle. In this electric hybrid of the vehicle and increases the bicycle, the front wheel has a efficiency of the vehicle. Today, compact & light weight hub the heavy vehicles are known for motor. It will be having producing a large amount of regenerative charge system and harmful gases like CO2, SO2 etc. solar panels, which enables which act as the major source substantially longer distance for global warming. So research power assist cycling by is going on to find a light weight regenerating power from vehicle which does not pollute pedaling energy (human energy) the environment. One of the and solar energy and charging it alternatives is the use of in the battery. compressed air to generate power to run an automobile. Due to the unique • SAURABHIJSER PATHAK And environmental friendly PRESENTS A PAPER ON properties of air, it is considered “COMPRESSED AIR as one of the future fuels which VEHICLE”. will run the vehicles. So in this paper, Saurabh Pathak has took efforts to study the extent of research done and the potential advantages and disadvantages of the compressed air technology. The latest trend in the automotive industry is to develop light PROJECT OBJECTIVE IJSER © 2018 http://www.ijser.org International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research Volume 9, Issue 5, May-2018 ISSN 2229-5518 388 The main objectives of this in a minimum cost so that this project is to construct a air tricycle can be affordable to hybrid tricycle for physically every handicapped person.
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