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MS TûRANOR PLANETSOLAR

DiD yOu kNOw ?- The MS Tûranor was designed following the

concept of « wave-piercing » to pierce the waves.

- The ship was built in 14 months by a shipyard in Kiel, Germany.

- By stretching wings, the boat can get an addi-tional solar surface for navigation and can reduce the size of the boat when mooring or increase the hydrodynamics in the event of bad weather.

- The rear wing may move depending on the position of the sun to maximize the angle of interception of sunlight.

- The energy system of the solar panels is opti-mized by MPPT (maximum power point tracker) to collect a maximum energy from the solar cells and to get the best performance from the facility which is specially adapted to the marine environment.

- The solar cells are protected by an innovative encapsulation system ; a layer of glass placed on the panels (for greater resistance as well as for maximum transparency) and a layer of lighter composite materials below.

- Each of the six blocks of lighium-ion-batteries weighs just under two tons, conventional lead-acid batteries of the same campacity would have weighed seven times more and would have had a significant lower life duration.

- The structure of the boat is mainly composed of carbon resin to reduce weight.

- The MS Tûranor PlanetSolar is led by two engines with carbon fiber propellers. The diameter of these propellers is nearly double than what is usually used for a boat of this size.

- The cockpit has two seats for the pilots and a space for communication and rest on the back.

- On the boat showers, lights, fridges etc. are of course powered by solar energy. Only the kitchen operates with gas.

Maximum Power 120 kW

Maximum speed recorded 11,4 knotsabout 21 km/h

6 cabins

2 propulsion systems

2 propellers 5 tapered blades of 2 meters in diameter turning between 100 rpm / max160rpm

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0 Liters of fuel

0 emission of CO2

23 meters overall width

Height of 6,10 meters

4 crew members : 1 Captain, 1 Expedition Leader, 1 Bosco, 1 electrical engineer

64 000 construction hours

537 m2 of photovoltaic cells

or 38 000 cells with a yield of

22,6 % which supply

2,5 tons of electronic control material

and 648 cells of 3,7 volt each for a total of 400 volt

Total weight 85 000 kg including 20 600 kg of fiber carbon and

23 000 kg of epoxy resin material 10 000 kg of material and

food on board during navigation with 500 liters of fresh water and 500 liters of salt water

Average consumption 20 kW(17 KW motor and 3 kW for life on board)

Capacity of 100 peopleon board in port

8,5 tons of lithium-ion batteries

2 engines per propulsion system :1 engine with 40 kW and 1 engine

with 20 kW

40 people can sail aboard

35 meters overall length

Unlimited Autonomy