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Communication for Getting Started
 | Battery Box Co-lead: Owen Li When: Anytime remote! |
 | Battery Box Project Manager: Jenna K Note: Please direct all onboarding related questions to other members! When: Good most weekdays/weekends and anytime on Slack Email: jy2kong@uwaterloo.ca |
 | Battery Box Co-lead: Donna Kim Note: In charge of most of the onboarding activities. If confused who to ask onboarding related things about, ask Donna. When: Onsite some weekends, available most weekday afternoons and always available on Slack Email: d28kim@uwaterloo.ca |
 | Battery Box Junior Lead In-Training: Nicole Choe When: Anytime remote, preferably through Slack. Onsite weekdays after 6pm, and on weekends! Email: nfchoe@uwaterloo.ca |
 | Battery Box Junior Lead In-Training: Shem Kim When: Anytime remote on Slack or email. Might not respond before 4:30PM on weekdays. Email: s56kim@uwaterloo.ca |
Where to Go From This Page
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Estimated Time Commitment for Onboarding
Task | Estimated Time Needed (super rough estimate, actual time taken will vary by person and will most likely be shorter!) |
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Attending First General, Mech 101, and first Battery Box check-in | 3.5 hours total |
Working through Intro Project | 4 hours per week for 3 weeks (12 hours total) |
Current Projects
These are the main tasks to be completed from Fall 2023 - onwards. Battery Box Deadlines - MSXV
More details can be found in each task’s Trello card (we’ll introduce the Trello system during our first check-in!!) and by contacting each task’s project lead:
Project | Description | More Information |
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Auxiliary Battery | Smaller battery pack separate from the main batteries. Serves several purposes:
Relevant tasks: | Project Lead: |
Jenna Kong For more information: | ||
Battery Module Manufacturing | Our main battery pack is made up of 9 modules connected in series, with each module being made up of Li-ion 21700 cells in a 4S8P configuration. Relevant tasks:
| Project Lead: Donna Kim For more information: |
BMS (Battery Management System) | Battery packs are dangerous to use without an electrical system that checks its health/state (temperature, current, voltage, charge balance). The BMS actively keeps track of the state of the modules and actively protects the cells while also informing the driver of the state of the pack. Relevant tasks:
| Project Lead: |
Kostubh For more information:
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Enclosure | The enclosure is the box that holds the main battery pack and also the BMS boards. Relevant tasks:
| Project Lead: Nicole Choe |
For more information: |
As you can see, Battery Box is a cool mix of Mechanical, Software, and Electrical engineering, meaning it’s perfect for people of any background + if you’re interested in branching out to other engineering fields, or if you’re just interested in trying everything!
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