In the past week, we have completed our simulations that predict the behavior of the supercapacitor system. Due to our lack of experience in this subject, we will meet with an expert on in the coming weeks to confirm our findings. Our simulations concluded that quickly charging our system is achievable. Since we are only using 16 series and 1 parallel configuration, we predict that an inrush current of 35.1 Amps is needed to achieve fast charging. Referencing to our current charger from Howland Technology, the charger is able to output 36V and 33 Amps. Therefore, we conclude that fast charging is achievable.
We also created a simulation that predicts the discharge and power output of the supercapacitors. We found our power output to be around 1200W. Therefore, we decided that a motor with a power rating bigger than this number is needed. Next, we considered if this power output is enough to move our system. We used electric scooters as a reference. An electric scooter usually uses 1200W of power. Since the weight of our systems will weigh less than a human being, we determine a motor with a power rating of 1500W is sufficient for this project. Lastly, we present our findings to the whole team. The presentation is attached below. Simulations are also provided inside the presentation.
Presentation 2 from Steven Goh
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