Midnight Sun’s Battery Box Team is in charge of giving the car power to move (as well as helping with electrical integration later on). Our main battery pack is essential for two functions:
Store excess energy collected from solar cells
Provide supplemental power for our vehicle
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on days with minimal sunlight, or when we want to go fast, or when we drive up a hill (or all three at once)
We assemble hundreds of lithium-ion battery cells into a battery pack that provides the necessary voltage and current for our motors to power MSXVMS(XV)!
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Member Responsibilities
Depending on whether you’re onsite (in the bay) or offsite (remote), you will gain exposure to different elements.
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