Silber für das Team der HTA Fribourg am 39. Shell Eco-marathon
Baar - Das Team der Hochschule für Technik und Architektur aus Fribourg erreichte den sensationellen 2. Rang in der Kategorie Urban Concept.
Das Team Fri-Style Engineering, bestehend aus zehn Maschinenbau- und Elektotechnikstudenten im zweiten und dritten Jahr des Bachelorstudiums reisten mit einem klaren Ziel an den regionalen Wettbewerb in Nogaro (F). Nachdem im letzen Jahr das nötige Glück für einen gültigen Wertungslauf gefehlt hatte, war das Team bereit mit dem verbesserten Fahrzeug Eta-One zu zeigen, woran sie und ihre Vorgänger seit 4 Jahren tüfteln.
Vom 19. bis 24. Mai 2024 nahm Eta-One zum zweiten Mal in Folge am Shell Eco-marathon teil, der auf der Rennstrecke Paul Armagnac organisiert wurde und über hundert Teams aus ganz Europa und Afrika zusammenbrachte. Ziel dieses Wettbewerbs ist es, ein Fahrzeug zu entwickeln, das so wenig Energie wie möglich verbraucht, indem sowohl das vom Motor verbrauchte Benzin als auch der für das reibungslose Funktionieren des Autos nötige Strom berücksichtigt werden.
Der Wettbewerb besteht aus mehrerer Kategorien, darunter die Kategorie "Urban Concept". Diese Fahrzeuge müssen so gebaut werden, dass sie menschliche Bedürfnisse wie Fahrerkomfort und Platz für Gepäck berücksichtigen. Zusätzlich kommen strassentaugliche Spezifikationen wie vier Räder, Scheibenwischer und Rückspiegel dazu. Zu beginn der Woche galt es die technische Inspektion des Fahrzeugs vor Ort zu bestehen. In der Folge fanden zahlreiche Tests auf der Strecke statt, um die Mechanik und den Verbrauch zu testen. Eta-One erreichte eine Distanz von 315 Kilometer mit 1 Liter Benzin. Das entspricht einem Verbrauch von 0,31 Litern auf hundert Kilometer. Unter den Bedingungen, die eine Stadfahrt simulieren, resultierte damit ein sensationeller 2. Platz in der Kategorie Urban Concept. Der Wettbewerb endete mit einem Rennen, bei dem die drei besten Stadtfahrzeuge mit batterieelektrischem, Brennstoffzellen- (Wasserstoff) und konventionellem Verbrennungsmotor gegeneinander antreten. Das Ziel des Wettkampes ist weiterhin möglichst sparsam aber diesmal auch möglichst schnell unterwegs zu sein. In diesem letzten Rennen belegte Eta-one den vierten Platz.
Das Team kehrte am Samstag nach einer lehrreichen und intensiven Woche motiviert aus Frankreich zurück und hat sogleich die nächsten Verbesserungen geplant. Neue Studenten aus dem zweiten und dritten Jahr werden die Grenzen von Eta-One erweitern und das Design eines umweltbewussten Fahrzeugs fortsetzen.
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