Panasonic HIT® Solar Cells and High-Capacity Batteries to Support Tokai University's Solar Car Team
24 Agosto 2011 - 12:30PM
Business Wire
Panasonic Corporation (NYSE:PC)(TOKYO:6752)("Panasonic") today
announced its sponsorship of Tokai University's solar car team, the
defending champion for the 2011 World Solar Challenge (WSC) in
Australia, one of the largest solar-powered car races in the world.
Under the sponsorship agreement, Panasonic will supply the Japanese
university team with its HIT®*1 solar cells boasting the world's
highest level*2 of energy conversion rate, as well as high-capacity
lithium-ion batteries.
"Tokai Challenger" (Photo: Business
Wire)
The solar car race, first held in 1987, sees many teams from
universities, corporations and other groups around the world
competing to race 3,021 km through central Australia from Darwin in
the north to Adelaide in the south. The Tokai University team, who
won the last race held in 2009 with its solar car using Panasonic
lithium-ion battery cells to store its solar generated power, will
look for its second straight win at 2011 WSC, which will be held
from October 16 to 23.
Panasonic HIT solar cells are hybrids of single crystalline
silicon surrounded by ultra-thin amorphous silicon layers. With
high conversion efficiency, excellent temperature performance and
high energy output per unit area, the cells are ideal for obtaining
maximum power within a limited space, such as the rooftops of
private homes. HIT cells are also suited for solar cars competing
in the WSC because the WSC regulations limit the total area of
solar cells installed on the body.
The batteries Panasonic is providing are cylindrical 18650-type
(18 mm diameter, 65 mm length) high-capacity lithium-ion battery
cells having the company's proprietary nickel-based positive
electrode. They will be mounted in arrays within a storage battery
module. Featuring the industry's highest level of energy density,
the battery cell is light, high capacity and long-lasting and
enables making battery module lighter. As the WSC also limits the
weight of the rechargeable battery module mounted on the solar car,
the high capacity and lightweight Panasonic battery cells are
favored by many contenders. This year, Panasonic will provide the
high-capacity lithium-ion battery cells to five other solar car
teams including Delft University of Technology and University of
Twente from the Netherlands, Stanford University and University of
California from the U.S.A., and Nanyang Technological University
from Singapore.
By providing energy solutions to create electricity from
sunlight and store excess power using a combination of its
high-efficiency HIT solar cells and high-capacity lithium-ion
batteries, Panasonic will support the students' challenge in the
solar car race that will be run under harsh weather conditions.
Notes:
*1 HIT stands for Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin-layer.
*2 As a mass-produced, home-use solar generation system, based on
Panasonic's survey (as of March 2011) *
Videos of Tokai University team joining
2011 WSC shot by Panasonic are available at Panasonic News Portal,
YouTube, Facebook Fan Page, and Twitter.
About Panasonic
Panasonic Corporation is a worldwide leader in the development
and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of
consumer, business, and industrial needs. Based in Osaka, Japan,
the company recorded consolidated net sales of 8.69 trillion yen
(US$105 billion) for the year ended March 31, 2011. The company's
shares are listed on the Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya and New York
(NYSE:PC) stock exchanges. For more information on the company and
the Panasonic brand, visit the company's website at
http://panasonic.net/
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