Jonnathan Francisco Saquicela Moncayo

Mr. Jonnathan Francisco Saquicela Moncayo

Ingeniería Eléctrica, Universidad Católica de Cuenca, Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador
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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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11 April 2023 in Energies
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DADarwin Alexander Angamarca Avendaño
Darwin Alexander Angamarca Avendaño
JMJonnathan Francisco Saquicela Moncayo
Jonnathan Francisco Saquicela Moncayo
BCByron Humberto Capa Carrillo
Byron Humberto Capa Carrillo
JCJuan-Carlos Cobos-Torres
Juan-Carlos Cobos-Torres
Electric vehicles are environmentally friendly and more efficient than conventional combustion vehicles. However, from the point of view of energy vectors, they may use energy produced by less efficient and more polluting means. In this paper, an applicative methodology is used to develop a charging equalizer for an electric vehicle that makes it possible to efficiently use the energy produced by a 350 W photovoltaic panel to intelligently charge the five batteries of the vehicle. In addition, using a quantitative methodology, an analysis of the different physical and electrical parameters obtained by a series of sensors installed in the vehicle is presented, and the efficiency of the system is determined. Different routes were travelled within the city of Cuenca with and without the load equalization system, which made it possible to determine an increase in vehicle efficiency of up to 27.9%, equivalent to an additional travel distance of approximately 14.35 km. This is a promising result, since with small investments in solar panels and electronic materials, the performance of low-cost electric vehicles can be significantly improved.