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NETHERLANDS Tech Talk New Nexus Solar Racing Team

The Netherlands

Tynaarlo: located in province Drenthe

New Nexus

IT service provider

• Founded in 2007
• 125 IT specialists
• 4 divisions:
• New Nexus IT
• New Nexus Mobile Solutions
• New Nexus Data Solutions
• New Nexus Management & Consultancy.

Tech Talk New Nexus Solar Racing Team

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Team

The team consists of employees from the various New Nexus divisions.

• Erik Rademaker

Pilot & Chief Electronics

• Inno Vermijs

Pilot & Head of mechanics

• Harco Dijkstra

Designated driver and support team

• Jan Schut

Technical Advisor and support team

• Tymen Steur

Tactics & software engineer

• Maarten Hollenga Tactics & software

developer

• Joren Vermijs

Data Analyst & strategist

• Sybren Dijkstra

Tactics & software engineer

• Valentina Dijkstra

Financial manager &

• rganiser
• Bernhard Hoeksta Team & communications

manager

Tech Talk New Nexus Solar Racing Team

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Tech Talk Ideas & Inspiration

• Materiaal:

Carbon fiber

• Length:

5,80 m

• Width:

2,30 m

• Weight:

220 kg

• Max speed:

36,5 km/h

• Elektrische components
• MG Solar Accu
• Technology:

Lithium-Ion Polymeer

• Nominal voltage: 43,8V
• Nominal cap.:

40Ah

• Nominal energy: 1752 Wh
• Max load current: 50A
• Max discharge:

150A

• Motor & propulsion
• 3 fase brushless DC
• Max burst power 30kW
• Max rotation:

20.000 rpm

• Gear:

1:12

Boat photo Inspiration Boat, Special feature, etc..

• SLS motor controller & smartfuse
• Technology:

field-oriented control

• Cooling:

internal water circuit

• 22 flexibele solarpanels
• Total peak power:

1805 Wp

• Module efficiency:

19,3%

• Peak power voltage (Vmpp): 17,6V
• Peak current (Impp):

5,7A

• Open Circuit voltage (Voc):

20,8V

• Short circuit current (Isc):

6,2A

• Max system voltage:

300V

• 11 MPPT’s

Tech Talk Conception methods, design, optimisation

Tech Talk Production

Materials:

• Carbon Fiber
• Aluminium

Time of production :

• Improvements 6

months

• Initial build 6 months

Problems faced:

• Motor issues Corrosion between

motor & pod

• Software issues How to find the best ‘flying’

speed and cruising speed

• Front foil

Too much stress on foil

• Weight distrub.

Weight distribution different than designed Budget: +/- € 10.000

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Tech Talk Testing & Results

Speed vs Power

Tech Talk Challenge of the Expert

The Special Feature(s)

• Software

Description

• #km to go with current speed
• Optimal speed for distance left
• Flying or cruising
• Integrated map with route

Tech Talk Challenge of the Expert

Tech Talk Industrialisation of the Project

It’s all about:

• Energy demand
• Energy supply
• Balancing

Tech Talk Community Questions