PV CELL REQUIREMENT FOR DIFFERENT VEHICLES

Multiple kinds of materials are used to create a solar cell and the efficiency of solar cell depends on the same. The efficiency of a solar cell is defined as its capability to convert a certain amount of sunlight into electricity. Solar cells available in the market are of various efficiencies: 4%, 8%, 12%, 14% and 16%. The size of a Solar PV module required will depend on output and efficiencies:

Roof Area Needed in Sq. Ft.

PV Module Efficiency (%)	PV Capacity Rating (Watts)
	100	250	500	1,000	2,000	4,000	10,000
4	30	75	150	300	600	1,200	3,000
8	15	38	75	150	300	600	1,500
12	10	25	50	100	200	400	1,000
16	8(0.75)	20(1.8)	40(3.71)	80(7.43)	160(14.86)	320(29.7)	800(74.32)

For example, to generate 2000 watts from a 12% efficient system, you need a 200 sq ft of roof area.i.e 74.32 sq meters

Vehicle name	HP rating/Kw rating	Roof Area requirement of PV ARRAY in 〖mt〗^2
Yamaha FAZER	14HP/10.43KW	77
Maruthi SHIFT	85HP/63.3KW	464
FORD car	200HP/149KW	1107
VOLVO BUS	370-450HP/325KW	2400