2024-08-18 Power Systems Meeting Minutes

5 Mins

Introduction

@Frank Li

• School is starting in a week !!!

• LHR Grind starts very soon so please be prepared for it.

• We are having a Pickle cleanup / workday on Aug 24th. Please come if you are available. We are having a social afterward!

15 Mins

Future Projects

Everyone

• Embedded Sharepoint

  • Everyone

• Power Board Redesign (2 people)

  • Frank

  • Devin

  • Dylan

• Smart Power Distribution Unit (2 people)

  • Carolyn

  • Devin

  • Watts

• High Voltage redesign (1 person)

  • Carolyn

  • Dylan

• Active Precharge (1 person)

  • Watts

• DC-DC Convertor (1 - 2 people)

  • Changxu

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• Supplemental Monitoring board redesign (1 person - will be working with a BPS member)

  • Changxu

  • Aneri

• Battery Characterization board (1 person)

  • Nathan

  •  

5 Mins

Onboarding

Everyone

Current ideas for presentation content:

• Brief description of current boards under Power Systems jurisdiction

  • Contactor Driver

  • Power board

  • Supp Monitoring board

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• Battery Layout

• HV diagram

  • Important terminology (every definition will be as simple as possible):

    • Contactors

    • Fuses

    • Diode

    • Pre-charge

    • DC-DC Convertor

5 Mins

Conclusion

 @Frank Li