2024 - 2026 Power Generation Overview

Projects

MPPT Hardware & Software

Blackbody (A & C) Hardware & Software

Solar Array Design

Eclipse Software & Server & Database

Curve Tracer

Heliosphere & Light Stand

Lamination Machine*

MPPT Test Stand*

*means new projects that have yet to been done before

System Diagram (important)

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

Open

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 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).

Heliosphere Documentation

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.