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Presented by:-
M. MAQBOOL SOFI
78124004 (A3)MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
SEMINAR ON
SOLAR IMPULSEHB-SIB
AN IDEA BORN IN SWITZERLAND
Switzerland is considered now the most innovative
country in the world
WHY SOLAR IMPLUSE IS SWISS?
The two creative spirits of the pilots are Swiss
Switzerland protects the environment and plays a
leading role internationally in that matter.
Many leading Swiss companies supports Solar
Impulse financially and many high-tech Swiss
companies have mobilized their expertise and
technical innovation to build the planes.
The four engines of solar Impulse are Swiss
WHY AN IDEA ABOUT SOLAR IMPULSE
(The purpose)
To fly around the world without fuel, this is the challenge Bertrand Piccard set himself following the first successful non stop round the world balloon flight in 1999 with Brian jones.
The challenge for Bertrand was therefore to design a manned solar airplane capable of flying day and night.
That is when the real adventure begin, immediately raising the host of questions
What shape will the plane have?
Will solar panels be sufficient?
How will it be able to fly at night?
Why solar energy?
Infinity
Availability
Inexpensive
No pollution
No preservation cost
High power-to-weight ratio
دانشگاه صنعتی اصفهان-دانشکده برق و کامپیوتر
Feasibility study
In 2002 after discussing his project with
energy and aerospace specialists Bertrand
Piccard presented it to the Ecole
Polytechnique Federale de Leusanne
(EPFL). Together they launched a
feasibility study in 2003, managed by
Andre Borschberg, an engineer and former
Swiss air force pilot.
3rd and the Final Model
(HB-SIA)
SOLAR AIRCRAFT
Bertrand Piccard and
50 aeronautical engineers, physicists and technicians
80 technological partners
Main partners (Solvay, Omega, Schindler )
100 advisers
and
suppliers
Cruise speed: 70 kilometres per hour (43 mph)
Endurance: 36 hours (projected)
Service ceiling: 8,500 m (27,900 ft) with a maximum
altitude of 12,000 metres (39,000 ft)
Problem on the spar
In the summer of 2012, during the final structural
test of the wing spar, a problem was encountered
and the spar broke. After the initial shock, the
team got together, analyzed the problem and
concluded that an additional year was gained for
new Solar Impulse adventures.
The construction of Solar Impulse 2 or
HB-SIB started in 2011, incorporated much
lessons learned from the previous HB-SIA, but
with more spacious cockpit enabling the pilot to
fully recline during flights of 4-6 day duration. It
will have an increased payload, isolated electrical
circuitry to enable flights in rain, and improved
reliability through system redundancy.
2003: Feasibility study at
the École Polytechnique
Fédérale de Lausanne
2004–2005: Development of the
concept
2006: Simulation of long-haul
flights
2006–09: First prototype (HB-
SIA)
2009: First flight of prototype
2009–11: Manned test flights with
prototype
2011–12: Further test flights
through Europe and North
Africa in 7 legs
2011–13: Construction of
second prototype (HB-SIB)
2013: Continental flight
across United States(Mission
Across America)
2014: First flight of HB-SIB (2
June)
2015: Planned world tour in
several stages
The historic moment on 8 July 2010
resulted in, not one, not two, but three world
records for HB-SIA and its pilot! The prototype
aircraft was awarded records (in “Solar-Powered
Aeroplane” category) for “Gain of Height”
(8744m), “Duration” (26h 10min 19s) and
“Absolute Altitude” (9235m).
2015 will be the year Solar Impulse
has been working towards: the attempt of
the First Round-The-World Solar
Flight. Bertrand Piccard and André
Borschberg, the two Pilots and Founders,
fly around the world with no fuel, rising up to
technical, human and operational
challenges that have never been faced
before.