Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West Africa
Electric tricycles are one of the most promising options for reducing CO2 emissions in sub-Saharan Africa, with lower energy requirements. They are also suitable for transporting passengers and goods in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, where urbanization is rife. The lack of recharging infrastruct...
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| author | Thiam Ababacar Ndiaye Serigne Mourtalla Ndiaye Mouhamadou Fadilou Ka Ibrahima |
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| description | Electric tricycles are one of the most promising options for reducing CO2 emissions in sub-Saharan Africa, with lower energy requirements. They are also suitable for transporting passengers and goods in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, where urbanization is rife. The lack of recharging infrastructure is holding back the development of tricycles. This paper proposes a methodology for the design of a photovoltaic (PV)-battery stand-alone fast charging station for electric tricycles in Thienaba, Senegal. An ultra-fast charging station powered by photovoltaic panels was designed, modelled and simulated using the Matlab/Simulink platform. The results of this work gave a photovoltaic array with a peak power equal to 45 kW. At least, eight tricycles can be charged between 11 am and 2 pm. At the same time, the storage system can be charged up to 70% of its total charge. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-984f3586a82148afac06b591745686032025-02-05T10:46:25ZengEDP SciencesE3S Web of Conferences2267-12422025-01-016010007410.1051/e3sconf/202560100074e3sconf_icegc2024_00074Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West AfricaThiam Ababacar0Ndiaye Serigne Mourtalla1Ndiaye Mouhamadou Fadilou2Ka Ibrahima3Efficiency and Energetics Systems Research Group, Alioune Diop UniversityEfficiency and Energetics Systems Research Group, Alioune Diop UniversityLaboratoire Eau, Energie, Environnement et Procédés Industriels, Ecole Supérieure PolytechniqueEquipe de recherche Energie, Mécanique, Matériaux et Aérospatiale, Ecole Polytechnique de ThièsElectric tricycles are one of the most promising options for reducing CO2 emissions in sub-Saharan Africa, with lower energy requirements. They are also suitable for transporting passengers and goods in rural areas of sub-Saharan Africa, where urbanization is rife. The lack of recharging infrastructure is holding back the development of tricycles. This paper proposes a methodology for the design of a photovoltaic (PV)-battery stand-alone fast charging station for electric tricycles in Thienaba, Senegal. An ultra-fast charging station powered by photovoltaic panels was designed, modelled and simulated using the Matlab/Simulink platform. The results of this work gave a photovoltaic array with a peak power equal to 45 kW. At least, eight tricycles can be charged between 11 am and 2 pm. At the same time, the storage system can be charged up to 70% of its total charge.https://www.e3s-conferences.org/articles/e3sconf/pdf/2025/01/e3sconf_icegc2024_00074.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Thiam Ababacar Ndiaye Serigne Mourtalla Ndiaye Mouhamadou Fadilou Ka Ibrahima Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West Africa E3S Web of Conferences |
| title | Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West Africa |
| title_full | Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West Africa |
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| title_short | Design of a photovoltaic fast-charging station for electric three wheelers vehicles in West Africa |
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