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Alternative Fuel Vehicle Garage
Generating
power for the electric vehicles and the facility are 24 128W integrated
Uni-solar photovoltaic laminate installed on structural standing seam
metal roofing panels for a total power of approximately 3kW. This 48
volt DC system can be run through an inverter to supply AC power for
vehicle charging and facility power or connect to an electrolyzer that
will create hydrogen for use in a fuel cell system. The facility is
also equipped to export extra electricity to the grid or import utility
power to supplement the Photovoltaics in meeting the load. A picture schematic of the PV system
shows all of the interconnected components.
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Adjacent to the Solar House at
NC State University’s McKimmon Center is
the Alternative Fuels Vehicle Garage, a facility where visitors can
learn about alternative fuels such as biodiesel, ethanol, compressed natural gas, electric, hybrid, and hydrogen
vehicles. Demonstration displays show biodiesel and ethanol production,
along with a CNG conversion kit and distribution unit. Alternative fueled vehicles include a manufacturer designed
electric truck, a student converted electric car, and a gas-electric
hybrid. 
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| Email questions or comments to cleantransportation@ncsu.edu | |
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| Clean Transportation at the NC Solar Center is under the College of Engineering at NC State University | |