An alternative design for the PCB was created. The PCB design files will need to be created on a different computer than on one of the student's because the version does not support the design of a board larger than 26mm x 17mm.
The primary assignment this week was preparing the presentation.
A spot welder for the battery pack is being searched for, or where the team can gain access to one.
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Wednesday, February 19, 2020
29 Febuary 2020
This week, we recieved our litihum ion batteries and start building our cutom battery pack. The next step is to spot weld the batteries into the desirable configuration then start looking into wats to safely charge the battery pack. We were able to determine the open lab time for ME41 lab so we will be meeting there sometime this week to complete the custom battery pack done. We also spent today charging up some of the old universal batteries we had in the facility which we might use to help change our custom battery pack. We will make sure it is safe before using.
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
5 February 2020
Today we spent the majority of today looking for all the parts we need to build our power module. We were able to find a box for the housing of the power module on McMaster that will greatly reduce the overall cost of our project. We also went over the simulations we created last semester to double check all the equations to ensure everything was correct. We also started researching on the different switches we will be using on the power module to gain a better understanding on the fundamental functions of the components that will be making up the power module. All of this research will be used for our next presentation.
29 January 2020
The team met with Ron Swenson, Eric Hagstrom, and Dr. Furman to give an update on the status of the team's progress on the project. Today, the power module from the previous year was disassembled. The supercapacitors that are required for this year's design were taken out and set aside. The polarity of the supercapacitors was verified, as they were not specified on the datasheet, for BCAP0350 E270 T11. Now that the polarity is known, further progress on the design for the PCB can continue.
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