Heavy Duty Solar Power System

Researchers at Germany's Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE have started testing the high-voltage solar modules they developed in partnership with industrial clients for heavy-duty trucks, as part of the Lade-PV project launched in April 2020.

A German consortium is testing an 18-ton electric truck covered with a 3.5 kW PV system. The solar modules were designed by scientists at the Fraunhofer ISE and produced by German manufacturer Sunset Energietechnik GmbH. The panels are equipped with a special separation device that is able to disconnect the panels in case of an accident.

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Designed by Fraunhofer ISE scientists, the solar modules were manufactured by Germany-based Sunset Energietechnik GmbH and installed on the truck's roof by vehicle cooling system provider TBV Kühlfahrzeuge GmbH.

The researchers have built the prototype based on the “Work L” small truck, which is manufactured by Germany-based StreetScooter GmbH. The vehicles feature a total area of 15 m2 on which 10 PV modules can be deployed.

Germany's Institute for Solar Energy Research in Hamelin (ISFH) is currently developing a light commercial vehicle prototype equipped with vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV). The researchers have built the prototype based on the “Work L” small truck, which is manufactured by Germany-based StreetScooter GmbH.