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The Sunburner http://solarcar.stanford.edu/about/history.htm Description The Sunburner was a radical new design, incorporating a parabolic mirror to drive a concentrating solar array and a second driver to operate the behemoth. WSC allows 50% more solar array area for 2 person cars, and the strategic models predicted superior pe0rformance for this configuration. This car would break all records and bring home the gold. Halfway through construction, however, the team came to the sad realization that the concentrator just wouldn’t work. It would require precise alignment with the sun, a virtually impossible demand for a vehicle moving upwards of 60 miles per hour. With less than a year before the Sunrayce ’93 the team was struck with the grossly voluminous body, already built and tested. Wind tunnel tests helped the team’s aerodynamicist design the optimal top given the less than optimal bottom. The result was one of the strangest looking solar cars ever built, difficult to visualize given a photo, and even more difficult to describe. |
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| Sunburner Levitation Photo by Dorian West created 11/6/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 01:29:15 AM Alex Tilson and Mark Scheeff show off the lightweight chassis of the Sunburner. | |
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| Unveiling the Sunburner Photo by Dorian West created 4/5/1993 submitted 4/5/2002 01:22:02 PM This photo was taken in the Main Quad at Stanford. It shows the Sunburner during it unveiling ceremony. | |
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| Stanford Sunburner Charging in Australia Photo by Dorian West created 10/30/1993 submitted 4/5/2002 12:26:49 AM The Sunburner charging after a long day of racing in the outback. | |
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| Stanford Sunburner in Australia Photo by Dorian West created 10/25/1993 submitted 4/5/2002 12:25:23 AM The 2 person Sunburner poses for it's pre-race photo during Scruitineering for ASC 93. | |
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| Sunburner Wind Tunnel Model Photo by Dorian West created 6/5/1992 submitted 4/5/2002 01:28:53 AM Alex Tilson uses a wind tunnel to study the flat panel designed to replace the concentrator. | |
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| Working hard on the Sunburner Photo by Dorian West created 4/5/1992 submitted 4/5/2002 01:32:25 AM The carpet in the office at the site performed quite adequately when required. | |
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| Sunburner Finishes WSC 93 Photo by Dorian West created 11/10/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 01:20:05 AM Here is the Sunburner and team at the finish line in Adelaide after completing the World Solar Challenge in 1993. The car placed 14th overall, and 2nd for 2 person cars. | |
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| Sunburner Charging during WSC 93 Photo by Dorian West created 11/6/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 01:25:16 AM Shown here is the Sunburner, fully exposed to the sun, with booster panels along the bottom. This is approximately 15 square meters of solar cells. | |
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| Sunburner Caravan during WSC 93 Photo by Dorian West created 11/6/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 01:27:27 AM A typical scene in WSC. The team has stopped to charge in the middle of nowhere... | |
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| Sunburner WSC Trailer Photo by Dorian West created 11/1/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 08:47:43 AM This custom trailer carried the Sunburner north across Australia before the race. | |
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| Sunburner WSC Trailer Photo by Dorian West created 11/1/1993 submitted 4/6/2002 08:49:43 AM Chris Shaw and Alex Tilson inspect the Sunburner after its 6 week trip across the Pacific. The car is being readied for the 1993 World Solar Challenge. | |
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