PHAETHON 2004

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The Event

 

"Phaethon 2004" will constitute of two independent events, a circuit race event in a racetrack and a rally race. Starting point for the rally will be the Olympic Stadium in Athens. The race will then lead the cars towards the port city of Patras, then to Ancient Olympia in Southwest Greece, then to Itea and Delphi and then back to Athens.

 

 

Duration

 

From 22nd of May 2004, till 29th of May 2004 included

Characteristics


"Rally" Characteristics

  • Number of Legs: Five (5)

  • Total Distance: 803 km

  • Special Stages: Ten (10)

  • Total Distance of S.S.: 63 km

  • Rules applicable: FIA - FIA Alternative Energies Cup

"Circuit Race" Characteristics

  • Two hours of racing divided in two heats of sixty (60) minutes each (Solar cars). For Solar-Electric cars total distance is 36 km (predetermined number of laps race).

  • Rules applicable: FIA - FIA Alternative Energies Cup

 


 

 

Eligible Vehicles

 

Eligible vehicles will be those powered by energy produced by solar cells (S) according to the technical rules. A second category (SE) is accepted for cars using mixed energy from solar panels and grid, or from solar panels and other renewable energy sources on indirect mode. Entrants can be private or corporate entities.

 

Vehicles of Category I Solar-powered vehicles, according to the FIA Technical Regulations.

  • Class 1: Vehicles with a weight up to 150 kg

  • Class 2: Vehicles with a weight of over 150 kg and up to 300 kg

Note: Prototype Vehicles (single seaters) which, through a traction battery, obtain their power directly from on-board solar generator and which have at least 3 wheels and a weight up to 300 kg. The output power of the solar generator is free but the total surface area of all solar arrays must not exceed 8 sq.m.

 

Vehicles of Category II, III and III A

Solar and/or electrically powered converted, modified, prototype and series production vehicles, according to FIA Technical Regulations.

  • Class 2-4: Vehicles with a weight over 150 kg and up to 750 kg

  • Class 5-7: Vehicles with a weight over 750 kg and up to 1500 kg

Note: Vehicles built for competition with road-using and research purposes, used for testing systems and components and series production vehicles. Minimum height from the lowest part of the windscreen to the ground must be 750 mm. In order to participate in "Phaethon 2004" vehicles must be equipped with an onboard solar array of minimum 80 Wp output power and/or to present a conclusive evidence of possession of an installed system of electric power supply from such a solar array or a hydro-power or a wind generator installation connected to a grid of minimum 600 Wp output power.

 

 


 

 

Regulations

 

The race follows the FIA Technical Regulations.

 

 

 

Participants



Futura II, Italy

Rives, Italy

Team Sunlake, Japan

Ashiya University Solar Car Team, Japan

Osaka Sangyo University Solar Car Team, Japan

Tamagawa University, Japan

Salesian Polytechnic, Japan

Team Tokai Falcon, Japan

University of Patras - Hermes, Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Helios 2004, Greece

Yale University, USA

Aurora Vehicle Association, Australia

FH Bochum / London SBU, Germany / UK

Southern Taiwan University of Technology, Taiwan

Nuon Solar Team - Nuna II, The Netherlands

Principia University, U.S.A.

Heliodet, Germany

University of Sao Paolo, Brazil

 

 

 


 

 

 

Promoter

Organizers

 


 

 

 

Solar Cola - the healthier alternative

 


 

 

ORGANISATION A-Z

CAR'S NAME

TEAM NAME

Aristotle Uni of Thessaloniki, Helios

Helios

Faculty of Engineering

Arizona Solar Racing Team - USA

Arizona Solar Racing Team

Auburn University

Sol of Auburn

Sol of Auburn

Aurora Team, Australia

Aurora

Aurora Vehicle Association

Bochum Solar Car Team

Das SolarCar der Fachhochschule

California Poly S University

SLO Burn  Sidewinder

San Luis Obispo

Clarkson Uni Solar Car Team, USA

The Solar Knights

Delft University - Holland

NUNA I & II 2003

Dell Winston School

The Hunter

Solar Car Challenge

Desert Rose, Northern Territory Uni

FUJI DESERT ROSE

Drexel SunDragon Home Page

École de technologie supérieure Quebec

Eclipse V (5)

Éclipse Vehicular Solaire 

École Polytechnique de Montréal

Esteban

Eko-Auto  Poland

Eko-Auto

Electron Analytic Corporation

Dark Horse

EAC Skunkworks

George Washington University

George Washington Uni Solar Car

Georgia Institute of Technology

Solar Jackets

Solar Jackets

Heliodet, Germany

Heliodet

Heliodet, Solar Car Team

Helios - Lille, France

Hélios IV

Hautes Etudes d'Ingénieur

Honda Car Company

Honda

Illinois State University

Surya, Ratha, Mercury

Illinois State University Team

Iowa State University

Fusion

Team PrISUm

Jonasun  Japan

Orbit

Solar Car Paviion

Kansas State University

Paragon

Solar Car Racing Team

Los Altos Academy of Engineering

Los Altos Solar Car Team

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tesseract

MIT

McGill University Monteal, Canada

iSun

Team iSun

McMaster University

Phoenix

McMaster Uni Solar Car Project

Messiah College Grantham, Penns

Genesis II

Genesis II Solar Racing Team

Michigan State University

 

Solar Racing Team

Michigan Technological University

Solar Car Team

Minnesota S Uni-Mankato/Winona S Uni

Minnesota Solar Car Team

North Dakota State University

The Double Deuce

Sunsetters - Solar Race Team

Northwestern University

N'Uvation

Northwestern University

Nuon Solar Team, Netherlands

Nuon 3

Het Nuon Solar Team

Osaka Sangyo University, Japan

OSU model S

Solar Car Team

Prairie View A&M University

Solaris

Sun Panthers

Principia College

RA 6

Principia College Solar Car Team

Purdue University

SPOT 2

Purdue University Solar Racing

Queen's University Canada

Radiance  Gemini

Queen's Solar Vehicle Team

Red River College 

Red River Raycer

Red River College Solar Car Team

Rice University

Rice University

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rose-Hulman Solar Car Team

Southern Illinois Uni Edwardsville

Cougar Cruiser

Southern Illinois University

South Bank University, UK

Mad Dog

South Bank Mad Dog Team

South Dakota School Mines & Tech

Solar Motion

South Dakota Solar Motion Team

Southern Taiwan University Tech

Southern Taiwan Solar Team

Stanford University

Solstice

Stanford Solar Car Project

Tamagawa University - Japan

Tamagawa Solar Challenge Project

Team Futura, Italy

FUTURA 2

Team Futura

Team SunLake - Japan

Phaethon model

Team SunLake TOYOBO

Texas A&M University

Columbia Sunraycer

Texas A&M Motorsports Team

The Power of One  - Toronto

Xof1

The Xof1 solar car team

Tufts University

ANNE E. B. II

Nerd Girls

University of Alberta

University of Alberta Team

University of Arizona

Drifter

Solar Racing Team

University of Calgary

 

UC Calgary Solar Car Team

University of California-Berkeley

CalSol 

California Calsol Team

University of Kansas

Solution, CATalyst

KSU Solar Car Racing Team

University of Kentucky

Gato del Sol II

Solar Car Team

University of Massachusetts 

Spirit of Mass 413

Lowell Solar Racing Team

University of Michigan

Momentum

University of Michigan

University of Minnesota

Borealis III

U of M Solar Vehicle Project

University of Missouri Columbia

Suntiger VI

The Mizzou Solar Car Project

University of Missouri Rolla

Solar Miner V

Solar Minor Car Team 

University of North Dakota

Subzero 3

Team SubZero

University of Ontario Institute of Tech

UOI Solar Vehicle Team

Uni of New South Wales SCR Team

UNSW Sunswift III

New South Wales SCR Team

University of Patras, Hermes

Solar Car Team

University of Pennsylvania

Keystone

Penn Solar Racing

University of Queensland

Sunshark

Queensland Solar Team

University of South Australia

Ned  KELLY

SA Solar Car Consortium

University of Texas at Austin

Solar Steer

Solar Vehicles Team

University of Texas at El Paso

 

Solraycers

University of Toronto

Blue Sky

Blue Sky Solar Racing

University of Toulouse

Heliotrope

Heliotrope Solar Car Team

University of Utah 

 

Vehicle Design Team Utah

University of Virginia

 

UVa Solar Car Team

University of Waterloo

Midnight Sun VIII

Midnight Sun Solar Race Team

University of Western Ontario

Sunstang

Sunstang USP Solar Car Team

USP Solar Car Team

USP Solar Car Team

Western Michigan University

Sunseeker 05

W Michigan Solar Car Team

Yale University

The John Lee

Team Lux

 

 

 

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1. Chassis - and seating

2. Mechanics - suspension, steering, brakes

3. Motor and drive train

4. Motor controller

5. Solar Array - usually part of body

6. Batteries or fuel cells

7. Electrical System - and instruments

8. Driver Controls - switches, lighting, etc

9. Bodywork - Screen, etc

 

 

 


 

 

 

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