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Link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1qeGQOsE0jX7ZZDblvPGq7tPPw4-bvaR5/view?usp=sharing

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Blackbodies A and C

Blackbody A - gets input from the irradiance and rtd sensors and outputs it through can to the rest of the car. sensor data is specifically used for mppt algorithm and telemetry

Blackbody B - irradiance sensing off the car. Blackbody C (lowkey a misleading name) - literally just the irradiance sensor + a resistor + a capacitor. simply just to hold the irradiance sensor and then connected through i2c to the blackbody A

Heliosphere & Light Stand

A solar simulator equipment to test and characterize individual solar cells without the need to physically stand under the sun (around hopefully 12 pm peak sun).

https://utexas.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/28278790/pages/220169245/

Eclipse Software & Server & Database

The Eclipse software simulates various components of the solar array subsystems, including the following:

  • Solar Array

  • DC-DC Converter

  • MPPT

  • Load (Kinda)

Additionally, this simulator also can simulate the source properties of solar cells. All results are then backed up to a local database.