Introduction:

Solar Energy is one of the inexhaustible sources of energy that comes with a plethora of benefits. Since India is blessed with a copious amount of sunlight,  that could be converted into electrical power by using the latest solar power conversion techniques like using different Solar power panels that enthrall solar energy and transform it into electricity by the photovoltaic (PV) effect. Such energy is also used in electric vehicles. The photovoltaic cells available in the solar panels alters the energy of the sun which is directly used by the electric vehicle.

Solar Panels in Electric Vehicles:

EV Charging Systems and Solar Panels

EV vehicles can be charged by the charge stations powerd by solar panels. There are a lot of advantages of connecting an EV charging system with the solar system, including gas savings, reduction of harmful CO2 emissions, and charging the EV for less.

Installation of a solar panel system for charging electric cars requires to combine the set up with the solar inverters. In order to operate the devices, the energy generated by the solar panels has to be converted from DC (direct current) to AC (alternating current). Similarly fuelling of the EV with solar power also follow the same conversion pattern, wherein the PV cells and silicon semiconductors in the cells absorb it and then transform it into electric energy by the PV effect. This DC power stored in the battery is then transferred to the inverter, which changes it into AC power.  This AC power can now be transferred to homes (V2H) to operate the electrical home appliances as well

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Cost of installing a Solar Panel:

There are two types of Solar panel systems whose value is directly correlated to its size and kind.  Both of which are mentioned below along with their respective prices:

1. Off-Grid panel System:

A 1 kW off-grid system generating 4-5 units of electric power costs between Rs 1 lakh to 1.25 lakh

• Grid-Connected Panel System:

A Grid-connected panel System ranges between Rs 75,000 and Rs 90,000.

The launch of electric cars and lithium-ion batteries have transformed the world of convenience and technology. Tesla is not only working for building convenient technology, but also trying to save the environment by designing highbred cars that are faster than the usual. Tesla is targeting to craft a lithium-ion battery that is capable of running a car or an electric truck for around 16 lakh km. Engineers of Tesla are infatuated with designing the world’s most competent and resourceful electric vehicles for more than a decade.

While other nations across the world are climbing to attain a seamless EV environment, Elon Musk has ensured a perfect deal of effectiveness in the field of an electric vehicle with his famous brand Tesla Motors. Consequently, Tesla cars at present travel beyond the usual on a single charge as compared to any other design of EV in the market.

• Model S, as well as Model X vehicles, are able to travel nearly 600 km or 525 km on a single charge with a 100 kWh pack of battery.
• Model S and Model X are now able to run with 200 kW on V3 Superchargers as well as 145 kW with V2 Superchargers. Collectively, these developments allow users to recharge the batteries faster by 50 percent as compared to the earlier models.

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Why is Tesla Unique?

• The choice of Tesla for the cylindrical cells is what differentiates the brand’s designs with other manufacturers.
• The use of a liquid-cool thermal management system is another key feature used to make sure that the cells are operating in their efficiency as well as optimal ways. It further ensures battery life and performance.
• The lithium-ion batteries use NMC or lithium nickel, manganese, cobalt, and oxide for ensuring positive electrode or cathode of the battery along with the artificial graphite for the battery’s negative electrode or anode.
• Existing Tesla cars are capable of achieving around 8 lakh km from their batteries before they confront with any major issues.

As per the international market research organization, i.e., IHS Markit (China), 20 percent of the entire vehicles’ sales are to secure some type of electrification till the year 2025. On the other hand, France, as well as the UK, has made a proposition to finish the sale of the cars producing greenhouse gases by the year 2040. The key cost element of an Electric Vehicle is the battery pack. Tesla has kept its battery technology as a carefully guarded top-secret, which has surmounted the technology to a great level.

Introduction:

Autodesk Revit is a BIM Software used to create reliable, synchronized and comprehensive Building designs and documentations. This software comes with the advanced features of 3D Visualization, enabling a person to visualize a building before it is constructed.

What is new in Autodesk Revit 2020

The New version of Revit consists of more than 25 new features and enhancements that could link, produce and optimize its users to create more accurate detailed documentation. It could more closely characterize the design extending to detailing and construction.

Features of Autodesk Revit 2020

The new competences of Revit 2020 aims at assisting its users in linking, generating, and boosting their architectural creativities. Other additional features are detailed below:

1. Convert PDF to Revit:

The new Autodesk Revit allows its users to insert a PDF Document that is placed as a 2D object that could be modified like any other image. Also, if the PDF has a vector Data then it could be snapped to the PDF for quick tracing or drawing the line work or walls of the building.

• Publish Cloud Models on Revit home:

This feature allows the users to easily navigate and contact different cloud models. SO whenever Revit starts, the new screen emerges simplifying the access to various cloud models, which in turn boosts the workflow efficiency, enabling the users who don’t have access to Revit to watch and refer the respective model in BIM360

• Create Elliptical and Curtain Walls:

The 2020 version of Revit allows its users to curate Elliptical and curtain walls through the ellipse tool present in the draw panel for walls.

• New structural Rebar tools:

It also includes a set of new fundamental rebar tools, including rebar copy and move logic, multi-rebar explanation to actual faces, and rebar in model-in-place stairs.

• Additional Path to travel Tool:

The additional path to travel tool enables the user to determine the shortest distance between two points in ground planning

• Improved and advanced filters:

The new Autodesk Revit 2020 is a perfect assimilation of a new and improved version of the OR filter functionality, enabling the users to choose a specific OR Filter type and accordingly select a particular parameter.

The new release of the SOLIDWORKS 2020 was announced by its parent company named Dassault Systèmes. The new CAD platform comes with several integral features as well as tools that defines the latest version of the technology and an urge to follow the 3DEXPERIENCE (Dassault’s cloud-based platform).

SOLIDWORKS meet 3DEXPERIENCE

After the introduction of SOLIDWORKS 2020, the difference is not clearer when it comes to the solely independent 3DEXPERIENCE. The latter is a set of cloud-based intended applications that endeavors to give unified integration all over the product development process. However, the goal is now turned into a great challenge as post three years of collaboration, Ericsson (Swedish telecom firm) switched itself off from the platform. Jaguar Land Rover was also unsuccessful in applying the 3DEXPERIENCE model after working for a decade to adjust changes. These issues have now become the turning point for Dassault Systèmes to push SOLIDWORKS to 3DEXPERIENCE. The company hopes to regain faith with SOLIDWORKS to win the battle with 3DEXPERIENCE.

The Portfolio of 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS

Aaron Kelly is the cloud advocacy director at SOLIDWORKS who gave precise details about the release of SOLIDWORKS 2020. Kelly commenced on the demo presented for the software by addressing ten new software which was launched the same year as the 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS portfolio. The advocate director further states that SOLIDWORKS 2020 is a leading application in the 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS portfolio. The 3D Sculptor under the MechDesign is defined as the sectional modeling application xShape, and 3D Creator includes xDesign which is a browser-based parametric modeler. The director of Product Portfolio Management states that ABAQUS has the finest technology for structural simulation in the world. Industry innovation, 3D Component Designer, Change Management, etc. are listed under Data Mgmnt; they aim to bring product data management (PDM) to the SMEs.

Features of SOLIDWORKS 2020

• The application is Make Part Flexible
• Allows bellows, springs, and hinges for showcasing numerous variations in compressed and uncompressed assembly.
• Plastic housing used for positioning two mates
• Detailing mode to open big drawing files quickly
• Edit and add symbols and annotations
• Print and save without opening the drawing
• SOLIDWORKS 2020 assures improvements in data management and electrical design

Building a Bridge

SOLIDWORKS 2020 helps to engulf the loyal users who were looking for a new and advanced system. Certainly, its features, such as enlarged design view, the Make Part Flexible, as well as detailing mode, have extended the parts of improvements. However, the main attention of SOLIDWORKS 2020 is driven to the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Dassault is trying to enhance the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS by adding digital experience to the application. The CEO explains to build a bridge to the platform for users to experience the offerings of 3DEXPERIENCE.WORKS.

Background:

AEC was formulated to enhance the entire process of development of design information, its management and control. Initially, its main focus was on CAD layering settlements, but gradually with the technological development in the design sector, AEC expanded its horizons to shelter the other characteristics of design information development and communication. And that’s when LoD Came into existence.

What is LOD?

The Level of Development (LOD) Specification is an orientation which allows the users in the AEC Industry to specify and illustrates the reliability and consistency of Building Information Models (BIMs) at different stages of the design and construction process.

This robust specification allows the design model creators to outline exactly on what base their models can be relied on for, and also assists the users to clearly understand the usage of the design models they demanded along with its limitations.

LoD comes with six developmental levels to determine the details required in a BIM model. Further the BIM customizes those levels as per the construction and building traders specifications, in terms of different components like Electrical, plumbing, roofing or basements, etc. Below mentioned is a brief overview of these six developmental levels:

1. LoD 100:

Give a generic explanation of the existence of the building elements, excluding their shape, size, or location.

• LoD 200:

 Specifies the approximate quantity, size, dimensions, location, or positioning of the building elements.

• LOD 300:

Unlike Lod 200, LoD specifies the size, shape, location, orientation, and quantity of the elements.

• LOD 350:

Give a brief overview of the definite element and its relation and interconnection with other components.

• LOD 400

Give a detailed explanation of the elements based on their disclaimers in the model.

• LoD 500:

Provides all the post-construction information to the clients for instance: Model number, manufacturer, Date of Purchase, etc.

Why LoD?

Since the users cannot fully trust and easily rely on 3D modeling and BIM results, Therefore LoD with an added feature of numerical Lexicon helps the creators and recipients, overcome this reliability problem. This added feature assists the users to digitally observe, evaluate and note the maturity level of the different components in a model. The maturity level of the elements triggers the mechanism to begin their work.