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In May, 2004, Team Lux competed in the Phaethon 2004 solar car rally in Greece. Yale University finished in 7th place, immediately behind Team Aurora and Team Nuon, the winners of the 2003 World Solar Challenge. For race updates and pictures, please visit the Updates from Greece section.

 

Currently, Yale's efforts are focused towards modifying their car for competition in the 2005 North American Solar Challenge. NASC2005 will take place in July, 2005, on 2600 miles of public roads from Austin, TX to Calgary, Alberta. Check out the updates section.

 

 

 

The John Lee



Project Overview -
Initial Construction time: 1.5yr Cost: ~$400,000

Dimensions

Length: 5m
Width: 1.8m
Height: 1.03m
Weight: 358lb (162.7Kg) w/o driver

Array

Cell type: Spectrolab GaAs 23% avg eff
Cell coverage (active area): 88.58% (7.97m^2) (3051 cells)
Theoretical output: ~1900W (based on measured efficiency from SunWise Technologies)
Real world theoretical output: ~1833W Max power to date: 1410W

Batteries

Type: 650 LG Chem Li Ion cells
Capacity: 60Ahr
Max current draw: 480A
Battery protection circuitry: Proprietary custom circuitry (Worley circuitry available as backup)


 

Chassis/Suspension

Type: Titanium/Carbon fiber space frame
Front suspension: Aircraft style telescoping upright with Bridgestone Ecopia on an NGM aluminum rim. (single shear)
Rear suspension: Aluminum trailing arm with Bridgestone Ecopia tire on NGM aluminum rims (rear left wheel is driven by NGM motor). (single shear)

 

 


 

 

Lux Millenia

Specs:

Array: 17% eff. monocrystalline silicon cells - 800W
Batteries: 8 12V deep cycle lead-acid Optima batteries
Drivetrain: 1999 NGM in wheel motor driving NGM Al rims w/ Bridgestone Ecopia tires
Frame: Aluminum space frame
Body: Carbon fiber lower shell; Kevlar upper shell
Suspension: 4 wheel double wishbone front suspension with trailing rear suspension
Race Weight: 800lbs. (364kg)

 


 

Lux Millenia

 

 

Lux Millenia served as a testbed for the technologies that would eventually evolve into the John Lee (JL). LM provided valuable experience in composite and mold design and manufacture as well as a proving ground for new electrical systems. Most importantly, most of the LM team became the JL team, keeping the valuable knowledge we gleaned from LM in our collective mind's eye.

 

While LM has never raced, it has made appearances at events such as Ecofest and at local highschools. It also was no stranger to the race track. In May of 2002, LM was put to the test at Summit Point Raceway in West Virginia where it was put through two days of track testing.



Lux Perpetua

Specs:

Array: 13.5% efficient laser cut monocrystalline silicon cells
Batteries: 8 12V lead acid batteries - 96V nominal bus voltage
Drivetrain: 1999 NGM in wheel motor driving NGM Al rims w/ Bridgestone Ecopia tires
Frame: Aluminum space frame
Body: Carbon fiber lower shell; Kevlar upper shell
Suspension: 4 wheel double wishbone front suspension with trailing rear suspension
Race Weight: 750lbs. (340kg)

 


 

Lux Perpetua

 

 

Created in 1999, Lux Perpetua, Yale's second solar venture, has competed in Formulasun and Sunrayce '99, taking 15th place out of a field of 55 in Sunrayce. LP has also made appearances at various alternative energy events around the country including at Epcot center in Disney World and at the US capitol in Washington DC.



Lux Aeterna

Specs:

Array:
Batteries: 8 12V lead acids - 96V nominal bus voltage
Drivetrain: NGM '97 motor driving standard dragster rim with goodyear tires.
Frame: Aluminum-ceramic matrix space frame
Body:
Suspension: 3 wheel double wishbone front suspension with trailing rear suspension
Race Weight: 1200lbs. (544kg)

 


 

Lux Aeterna

 

 

LA competed in Sunrayce '97, taking 9th place overall and claiming the prize for the top rookie team competing that year.

 

 

CONTACTS:


Team Lux
10 Hillhouse Ave, DL 222
New Haven, CT 0652

Email:
teamlux@solar.eng.yale.edu

Team Lux - Yale University

 

 

 

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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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