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What do you recommend for the number of cells in series and parallel, and why did you choose those numbers - we’re looking for an answer in the form of XPYS, where X is the number of cells in parallel and Y is the number of cells in series, along with a justification.

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Draw a diagram of the cells, how they are connected together, and where the main battery terminals are for the battery configuration calculated for Step 2.

Step 4

Now that you should know how to design a battery pack, we’ll get you to run through the process of choosing a battery configuration for a car, given the following parameters (chosen to loosely represent Midnight Sun XIV):
If you think there’s info missing here, message Micah Black on slack and I’ll first make sure I didn’t make a mistake in the info provided, and then help you out to make sure you’re on the right track!

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What do you recommend for the number of cells in series and parallel, and why did you choose those numbers - we’re looking for an answer in the form of XPYS, where X is the number of cells in parallel and Y is the number of cells in series, along with a justification.

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Submit your answer to the Battery Lead (Micah Black ) through Slack and then we can discuss some more in detail about your answer. I’ll make sure that you understand what you will be contributing to this term!

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