Solaris Power Cells, Inc. tested the attributes, performance and feasibility of its Passive-Electron-Storage-Array (PESA) on a golf cart, turning the ordinary cart into a vehicle run on solar energy.
In testing the company converted an EZ-GO RXV golf cart by exchanging the existing Trojan batteries for a Solaris Smart-Cell power storage array and replacing the roof with a Solaris Solar Power roof.
In one test, the Solaris Sun Cart was used for daily utility and human transportation in the Palm Springs, California (US) iHub business campus over extensive 6-8 month period. The Sun Carts cart was driven during every business day of operation. The Sun Carts is rated for a range of 2 miles and is able to charge from empty to full in the sun in about fifteen minutes. Over the past 6 to 8 months of daily use, the cart has not suffered any mechanical failure with performance speeds in excess of 20MPH.
In another test the Solaris Sun Carts were driven with a slightly larger PESA array for residential use. This Sun Cart was rated for six plus miles and could solar charge via the Sun from empty to full in a little less than an hour. Three to five times a week, this cart was run from full energy to empty in the neighbourhoods surrounding the Palm Springs Airport. It also included the PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router. Results for the PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router are listed in the last paragraph.
In a third test, Sun Carts were used on a golf course. Testing for this setup included the playing of golf with the cart at multiple courses throughout the Palm Springs area. Predominate testing was done at Escena Country Club and Golf Course located in Palm Springs and results showed the cart could handle 18 holes of golf at the rate of a typical foursome with enough energy to return to the clubhouse with plenty of power to spare. This cart could be charged by the sun in about 90 minutes and from a 120V outlet in about 15 minutes and it used the PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router.
PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router: Initial data analysis shows that the converted EZ-GO RXVs did not exhibit any loss in performance and that the Solaris PESA (tm) Storage Solution will be easily scalable for multiple uses. With no solar panel, the PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router increased the range by an average of 71.0% and on an 80 degrees plus Fahrenheit day in the spring, the PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router increased the range by an average of 59.6%. The PAL Bi-Directional Electron Router and proprietary circuitry included are all part of the total Solaris Power Cells patent-pending solution.
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