2 October 2019

This past week, the team continued researching for supercapacitors, and how they can be combined with batteries.  Further discussion of system specifications was considered, such as how much current the system will need to reach 48V to power the bogie to accelerate the bogie and get it to cruising speed, and the optimal resistance value for the system.  Also, the integration of PCBs and their design was discussed.  More research will be conducted in the coming week.  

The team met with the Power Wayside team to discuss the power charger that last year's team received last minute.  It was concluded that the power charger would be the responsibility of the Wayside team since it had more applications with them.  The platform for carrying the arm and the power modules was also discussed, but no definite specifications have been made, other than the length of the third rail, which has been said to be 20ft but is subject to change.