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Kansas State University

Photo of Kansas State team. The KSU Solar Car Racing Team was formed in 1995 and the first car, Solution, was raced in Sunrayce 97 and placed 24th out of 36 teams. The second car, Apollo, was raced from Washington D.C. to Orlando in Sunrayce 99 and placed 9th out of 32 teams. CATalyst, the third and newest car, raced to a fifth place finish in the 2001 American Solar Challenge in a field of 30 teams. Both Apollo and CATalyst were raced in the 2002 Formula Sun Grand Prix where Catalyst finished 3rd in open class, 3rd overall and Apollo finished 1st in stock class, 6th overall.

TEAM DETAILS
Team Name: KSU Solar Car Racing Team
Address: 261 Rathbone Hall
EECE Department
Telephone: 785-532-5506
Fax: 785-532-1188
City: Manhattan Website: http://www.engg.ksu.edu/solarcar
State/Province: KS E-Mail: jmn3333@ksu.edu
Zip/Postal Code: 66506 Team Leader: Nightingale, Jay
Country: USA Media Contact:  

Vehicle (# of Passengers): *1

BATTERY

  • Type: Lithium Ion
  • Manufacturer: LG Chemical
  • Capacity: 4.8 kwhr

SOLAR

  • Cell Type: Silicon
  • Cell Manufacturer: RWE Solutions
  • Array Peak Rating: 1200 W

MOTOR

  • Manufacturer: New Generation Motors
  • Type: Brushless 3 phase axial flux

*(including driver)



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